Out of Africa

by Ken Watkins

Gallery: WildlifePosted June 13, 201576 views6 comments

I do sometimes leave the mainland, but I am off to Kenya in a week sad

Took this one somewhere in Svalbard, from the deck of a moving MV Stockholm.

EOS 1DX

200-400 mm F4 at 400mm

F 6.3

ISO 1600

1/640

EV +0.33

Comments

6 comments

Comment posted by John Tobias on June 13, 2015 at 11:06 AM

Nicely taken. I like the pose of the bear and the detail in the fur. Which coasts of Africa is this off of?

Thanks for sharing.

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Comment posted by Jerry Austin on June 13, 2015 at 12:48 PM

The detail in teh large version is really nice.Nice capture.

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Comment posted by Nate Chappell on June 13, 2015 at 5:44 PM

Very nice detail Ken, love the pose with the look at the eyes but not direct eye contact. I am seeing more noise than I would expect in the bg so I would run some noise reduction there. devil

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Comment posted by Ken Watkins on June 14, 2015 at 10:12 AM

Thanks everybody, much appreciated devil

John,

the North sad

Nate,

This was the 1DX I had problems with, it certainly needs more NR

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Comment posted by Sandipan Dutta on June 14, 2015 at 10:37 AM

I like the excellent detail in the larger version. This is a fantastic portrait.

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Comment posted by Lon Sharp on June 15, 2015 at 11:12 AM

Nice detail in the eyes and nose texture, Ken. I think maybe more space around for sense of place would have been a good option, too.

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