Guanaco Sunrise

Gallery: WildlifePosted August 24, 2016118 views8 comments

A guanaco stands at attention in Torres del Paine National Park in Chile. We were fortunate to have crisp weather and clear skies during what was a late autumn trip to the region, which made for some nice photo opportunities with more than just pumas. enlightened

Canon 7D Mark II
Canon 100-400mm
ISO 400
1/500th
f/5

Max

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8 comments

Comment posted by Jerry Austin on August 25, 2016 at 8:26 AM

Just stunning Max. Really nice.

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Comment posted by Jagdeep Rajput on August 25, 2016 at 9:13 AM

Not a fan of square comps but his works very well, a stunning frame !
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Comment posted by Thomas Haney on August 25, 2016 at 9:36 AM

Beautiful shot Max, I love the overall feel of it, and silhouette is not one I think I've seen before.

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Comment posted by Max Waugh on August 25, 2016 at 9:42 AM

Thanks, folks.

I'm not sure why I decided to post the square composition. I have a couple horizontals and verticals as well, but I think I felt this was the best crop to emphasize those great red clouds. Had they been streaking a different way or had been a different shape, I may have felt another composition was more effective.

Max

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Comment posted by Ken Watkins on August 25, 2016 at 11:23 AM

Max,
No idea what a guanaco is, bit this shot sets it off magnificently devil

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Comment posted by Brad Hill on August 28, 2016 at 1:54 PM

Hi Max,

Love the graphic simplicity of this shot and it's obviously a "classic" composition. I'm also not a real fan of square crops (in most situations) and I think my personal preference here would be to crop off enough sky to return this one to a 3:2 horizontal aspect ratio...to me this one feels like there's just too much sky (kinda like "too much of a good thing"). But...just personal preference and as posted this is still a real eye-catcher!

Cheers...

Brad