Gallery: WildlifePosted December 9, 201493 views7 comments
This youngster sat undisturbed with his mum on the shore of Lake Kariba. Matusadona National Park, Zimbabwe.
EOS 1D MkIV
500mm F4
F8
ISO 400
1/1000
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7 comments
Comment posted by John Tobias on December 9, 2014 at 8:45 AM
Other than being a little tight on the mom, this is a fine photo. Fine detail and color. As I have previously mentioned this image brings back yet another zoo experience, when I was involved with hand raising a hippo! Thanks for sharing.
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Comment posted by Jerry Austin on December 9, 2014 at 10:16 AM
Cute factor HIGH!. I agree with John on the tightness of the mom. Nice capture regardless.
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Comment posted by Alberto Patiño on December 9, 2014 at 10:22 AM
I agree with John & Jerry - we would like to see more of mom. But baby is a beauty!
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Comment posted by Nate Chappell on December 9, 2014 at 3:50 PM
I haven't seen many shots of baby hippos out of the water, so it's a neat capture and I think your comp is fine. Light on youngster is great, not as nice on momma but not much you could do about that.
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Comment posted by Jim Zablotny on December 9, 2014 at 5:09 PM
Hi Ken,
The cuteness factor is there for sure! A little bit more of mom would be nice, but overall, the composition is good. The size of mother hippo's head compared against the size of the baby is amazing...............Jim
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Comment posted by Ken Watkins on December 10, 2014 at 3:30 AM
Thanks everybody, since receiving your comments, I have remembered that we were actually behind a bush and needed to stand up take a few shots and sit down very quickly
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Comment posted by Brad Hill on December 11, 2014 at 9:14 AM
Ken,
Like the others, I find the youngster cute. But I'm not really sure if the pano crop works for me in this instance (and would agree with the others about wanting to see more of mom).
Brad
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7 commentsThe cuteness factor is there for sure! A little bit more of mom would be nice, but overall, the composition is good. The size of mother hippo's head compared against the size of the baby is amazing...............Jim
Like the others, I find the youngster cute. But I'm not really sure if the pano crop works for me in this instance (and would agree with the others about wanting to see more of mom).
Brad