Red Hardebeasts

Gallery: WildlifePosted July 29, 2014342 views5 comments

2014:05:22
Etosha Park, Namibia

D800
500mm
1/400 sec, f/14
Mode: Av
Metering: Spot
ISO: 400
White balance: Auto
Flash: Off

Comments

5 comments

Comment posted by Gary Gulash on July 29, 2014 at 12:13 AM

This is really nice Sandy, excellent composition with three subjects interacting. I get a good sense of the hot still conditions of the landscape through the contrasty light and vegetation.

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Comment posted by Ken Watkins on July 29, 2014 at 2:30 AM

Sandy,
You have dealt with the almost "standard" Etosha harsh light very well here, perhaps helped by the grass eliminating the reflection from the white rocks.

By the way they are Hartebeest, which has nothing to with the shape of their horns as some would have you believe. Hart is an old dutch word meaning Deer. So there you have it Deer Animal such imagination

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Comment posted by Jerry Austin on July 29, 2014 at 7:29 AM

I love the fact that all three set of horns are clearly framed by open sky. Nice look at these odd antelope.

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Comment posted by Richard Teller on July 29, 2014 at 10:09 PM

Very nice composition and you did really well working with the harsh light.

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Comment posted by Lon Sharp on July 30, 2014 at 1:04 PM

Nice capture. My wish would be one of those "in a perfect world" kind of things...to not have the horizon line running (bisecting) through all three faces. I am sure repositioning was not a possibility.

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