Posers

Gallery: WildlifePosted November 7, 2014114 views7 comments

Two Hyenas seem more interested in posing than feasting on this dead Hippo.
Taken in Kwando concession Northern Botswana
EOS 1D MkIIn
28-300mm F3.5 at 220mm
F6.3
ISO 400
1/2500

Comments

7 comments

Comment posted by Richard Sandor on November 7, 2014 at 12:40 PM

Wow, talk about unique. Techs are fine, and where to begin about the uniqueness of this photo. It's the most unusual animal behavior I've ever seen. Glad you had a camera with you. Richard

Registered on January 12, 2014, 453 Posts, 1625 Comments

Comment posted by Ken Watkins on November 8, 2014 at 5:58 AM

Richard,

Thanks for your appreciation

Registered on December 15, 2010, 1537 Posts, 4877 Comments

Comment posted by Richard Teller on November 8, 2014 at 11:23 PM

Interesting behavioral shot. The eye of the animal looking right at the screen pulls my eye right to the image.

Registered on August 23, 2010, 1162 Posts, 6692 Comments

Comment posted by Brad Hill on November 9, 2014 at 8:44 AM

Hi Ken,

That's quite the poses/faces they're pulling - almost hard to not think they're posing for you! Given the content matter here, my strongest desire would be for a tighter view of what's going on. On the technical side, focus and exposure looks fine, but the image seems pretty flat tonally and feels like it needs more contrast (I thought the same thing with the other image - pair of cheetahs posing on top of that mound - you posted recently using that same camera/lens combo).

Cheers...

Brad

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

Comment posted by Nate Chappell on November 11, 2014 at 4:26 PM

Those are some hilarious poses for sure Ken, it would have been nice to zoom in to 300mm to get those great poses a bit closer.

Registered on February 1, 2006, 1158 Posts, 19528 Comments

Comment posted by Lon Sharp on November 17, 2014 at 12:14 AM

Wow, Ken. I agree...zoom in a bit if you have the pixels. Striking.

Registered on December 9, 2007, 258 Posts, 9892 Comments

Comment posted by Ken Watkins on November 17, 2014 at 2:51 AM

Thanks for the further comments, taken so long ago I have no idea why I did not zoom in closer

Please remember that this had an image size of 8.2 megapixels, the lens was recommended to me by Andy Rouse, it was good at the time

Registered on December 15, 2010, 1537 Posts, 4877 Comments