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Running Red Lechwe
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Running Red Lechwe

by Ken Watkins

Gallery: WildlifePosted January 14, 2015105 views9 comments
I have been visiting the flood plains of the Kwando River in Northern Botswana since 2001 and in all that time have always wanted to get a reasonable image of a running Lechwe, this might have worked, plus I have more :biggrin:
EOS 1DX
200-400 mm F 4 at 307 mm
ISO 800
F 7.1
1/3200

Comments

9 comments
Comment posted by Luke Ormand on January 14, 2015 at 9:21 AM
Awesome action - I really like the habitat
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Comment posted by Jagdeep Rajput on January 14, 2015 at 9:22 AM
Love that leap n love that splash too !
Action packed frame, very nicely executed!
You may place the buck slightly lower in the frame.
Jagdeep Rajput :toast:
Registered on April 29, 2008, 686 Posts, 2857 Comments
Comment posted by Jerry Austin on January 14, 2015 at 10:43 AM
The brown reed tops accent the Waterbuck's color. Nice splash. Great capture.
Registered on January 6, 2012, 651 Posts, 3448 Comments
Comment posted by Allen Brooks on January 14, 2015 at 10:58 AM
Nice action scene with the splashing water and water droplets. Good detail in the animal and nice complimentary background.
Registered on July 27, 2011, 262 Posts, 2597 Comments
Comment posted by Mike Ramy on January 14, 2015 at 12:08 PM
Hey Ken,
This is a really Sweet Image, the detail is amazing.
Well done . . . :toast:
Registered on June 16, 2012, 567 Posts, 2809 Comments
Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on January 14, 2015 at 12:52 PM
Perfect! Love the "rooster tail" being kicked up by the hind feet! :toast:
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Comment posted by Lon Sharp on January 14, 2015 at 10:03 PM
I would say you nailed it. Congrats. :toast:
Registered on December 9, 2007, 258 Posts, 9892 Comments
Comment posted by Karen Kane on January 15, 2015 at 12:50 AM
This one absolutely worked Ken - nice and sharp, good BG and love the water splash too :toast:
Registered on August 4, 2012, 66 Posts, 726 Comments
Comment posted by Ken Watkins on January 15, 2015 at 5:31 AM
Thanks everybody for your kind comments they are much appreciated :toast: :toast:
Registered on December 15, 2010, 1537 Posts, 4877 Comments