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Pre-orbital Gland
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Pre-orbital Gland

by Ken Watkins

Gallery: WildlifePosted December 3, 201480 views2 comments
Here is a Dikdik, using its pre-orbital gland to mark a piece of grass in its territory, this always looks painful to me.
Taken in Ruaha National Park, Tanzania a fine place for Dikdik.
EOS 1D MkIII
70-200mm F2,8 MkII at 200mm
F5
ISO 400
1/1600

Comments

2 comments
Comment posted by Lon Sharp on December 3, 2014 at 12:26 PM
Nice pose and excellent timing in capturing the behavior. A little more DOF would be enhancement, imo.
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Comment posted by Ken Watkins on December 4, 2014 at 10:54 AM
Lon,
I think you are quite correct in suggesting more DOF , I had plenty of shutter speed , bit I always think that starting at F2,8, that F5,6 should give me plenty.
I now tend to use a higher F stop, now that higher ISO's are available that work OK. :toast: :toast:
Registered on December 15, 2010, 1537 Posts, 4877 Comments