Cape Buffalo

I like this Richard. That is one large set of horns on this guy. I might try to pull some more detail from the blacks. The buffalo in the background are a bit of a distraction, but not a deal breaker. Well done.

Well, he may not show much expression but the look on this guy says a lot. Certainly seems to create a bit of an attitude for him.. Staying in the vehicle seems wise. I like the comp of this one, but as Jerry point out those other ones behind him do muddy thing a bit. I'd like to see if you could pull a bit more detail from his black fur. That might keep the eyes on him and not start to wander to quickly. Thanks for getting me as close to one as I want to be.

Happy New Year Richard !

These guys have so much character ! And I feel this image has some great potential !

I am working from my small screen notebook and maybe not the best to view this but ..... I really like this , it shows very interesting , Detail seems quite good. The image is very cool , (White balance) temperature, maybe warm up and more detail willappear in darker areas ? is this full frame or cropped ? In your techs... Why did you use -1.3 meter compensation ?
Like the grass from its mouth hanging there , relaxed. Enjoy the chin whiskers!
Tone down the top of its head area where the horns separate , this will bring out detail better there, I think this area is at the fringe of DOF and a small toning there would really help. I don not mind seeing the others in background and do not feel a distraction.

A very good capture here !

Cheers

bill

Thanks guys for the comments. I've opened the dark mass of the hair and have toned down the brighter parts of the horns. Bill, I shot with this much neg EC because it was quite dark and the animal, which nearly fills the frame is almost entirely black. Richard

I think you did a fine job composing this with animals in the background and I agree that usually other individuals are a big issue, whereas here the depth of field control and comp make them part of the scene setting. I like the techs of the repost best, but in both examples the image seems slightly over-cool to me, so I would warm it a little to reduce the blue cast.

I like the head angle in this and the grass hanging out of the mouth Richard.I do agree with others about the image looking a bit cool. I am also confused about the -1 1/3 exp. You had the right thought process about wanting to make sure your shutter stayed open longer to properly expose all the blacks; however, you actually accomplished the opposite. When you decrease your exposure...you are not decreasing the darks...you are decreasing the amount of exposure TIME, so the shutter stays open for a less amount of time. As a result, you underexposed the image. Hope that helps.

Thanks guys for the comments. I'm away from home now, so can't do any further post work. @Kurt: I shoot in Manual and Auto ISO. Shutter speed and aperture are fixed, leaving ISO as the only variable. When neg EC is applied, the ISO is lowered. Workis a treat. Richard