Zebras

Gallery: WildlifePosted June 27, 2014428 views10 comments

2014:05:23
Etosa Park

D800
80-400mm @ 230mm
1/150 sec, f/6.3
Mode: Av
Metering: Spot
Exp comp: +2/3
ISO: 500
White balance: Auto
Flash: Off

Comments

10 comments

Comment posted by Brad Hill on June 27, 2014 at 1:27 PM

Hey Sandy,

Have to say I really like this one - very cool almost "high key" look to it. This one has a strong graphic appeal that works well for me. While I find the pano thing (and a lot of the "crop to match the subject" stuff) quite overdone these days, this is one image where it works really well (and I think your cropping here and positioning of the subjects is also really well done - perhaps a slight sliver off the right - and added to the left - might be a little more pleasing to me, but the framing is really strong as presented). I'm not advocating converting this one to B&W (because I like it as is), but it probably would convert well to B&W if you wanted to play around a bit. And...definitely a shot where the larger version really shines. Really well done.

Cheers...

Brad

Registered on May 29, 2007, 431 Posts, 6061 Comments

Comment posted by Jim Zablotny on June 27, 2014 at 2:27 PM

Very cool! The long format helps with this shot and have you thought of posting a black and white version of this photo?.......................Jim

Registered on January 17, 2004, 705 Posts, 3594 Comments

Comment posted by William Bickle on June 27, 2014 at 4:04 PM

hello Sandy

As Brad said.."".Have to say I really like this one - very cool almost "high key" ... I totally agree.

Like it with the touch of colour!

Bill

Registered on June 13, 2011, 183 Posts, 1702 Comments

Comment posted by Karen Kane on June 27, 2014 at 10:57 PM

Hi Sandy, as the others have already said - the pano works so very well with this. My 2-cents on the B&W idea would be to convert the BG but leave that touch of colour in the FG, as that adds quite a bit of appeal for me (whereas the brown, particularly in the ULC is less appealing). Overall though, I really like this one

Registered on August 4, 2012, 66 Posts, 726 Comments

Comment posted by Krunal Janani on June 28, 2014 at 1:30 AM

The composition is really working Sandy,
I too wud love to see an B/W conversion on this

Registered on September 16, 2010, 60 Posts, 1370 Comments

Comment posted by Daniel & Loana on June 28, 2014 at 5:59 AM

Wonderful shot, Sandy. I like the pano cut.

Very well done!
D&L

Registered on October 7, 2008, 166 Posts, 3044 Comments

Comment posted by Paul Breitkreuz on June 28, 2014 at 10:07 AM

This works very well in the pano style presentation here, Sandy. I really like the line up of the water guzzling "Z's".....

Registered on February 25, 2006, 525 Posts, 8448 Comments

Comment posted by Morkel Erasmus on June 29, 2014 at 11:52 AM

Great sense of "Etosha" here, and lovely high key effect with effective crop/presentation as mentioned, Sandy.
I too think this would make a smashing candidate for B&W conversion!

Registered on March 22, 2011, 385 Posts, 2068 Comments

Comment posted by Mike Ramy on July 4, 2014 at 10:13 AM

Love the Pano choice on this one Sandy,
Congratulations on the WP . . .

Registered on June 16, 2012, 567 Posts, 2809 Comments

Comment posted by Jagdeep Rajput on July 6, 2014 at 1:18 AM

Congrats Sandy!
A great line-up here!
Jagdeep Rajput

Registered on April 29, 2008, 686 Posts, 2857 Comments