Uncle Whitey

Gallery: WildlifePosted February 5, 201796 views4 comments

A closer look at one of the intriguing elephant bulls I got to spend time with up close in Etosha.
White from the clay and dust he used to groom himself during the day, the golden afternoon light hit him perfectly.

I wish the thorn branch wasn't there, but that's what he was feeding on and honestly I didn't really notice this specific branch in the viewfinder at the time.

Techs:
Nikon D3s
Nikkor 70-200mm f2.8 VR-II @ 125mm
f14 | 1/800 SS | ISO-560
(aperture chosen for good DOF, I was really close to him, image is 95% of original cropped to taste)

Comments

4 comments

Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on February 6, 2017 at 3:18 AM

Great look at that exquisite skin.
The branch could easily be cloned out, if you chose to.
Maybe you were too close for a full body shot, but i'd love to see all of him.
Sandy

Registered on November 24, 2003, 3937 Posts, 12909 Comments

Comment posted by Morkel Erasmus on February 10, 2017 at 1:11 PM

Thanks Sandy - I did get many wider full body shots etc...I love working with wide angles at these close sightings

Registered on March 22, 2011, 385 Posts, 2068 Comments

Comment posted by Brad Hill on February 11, 2017 at 3:12 PM

Hi Morkel,

I do like the texture and the lighting is obviously very appealing. To me this one seems sort of "in-between" (or in "no man's land") in terms of how it fills the frame...not quite close enough to allow texture and form to "take over" the image but too tight to get a feel for the scene. So it sort of feels almost like a "tease" to me? Hope this makes sense to you...

Cheers...

Brad

Registered on May 29, 2007, 431 Posts, 6061 Comments

Comment posted by Morkel Erasmus on February 17, 2017 at 12:56 PM

thanks Brad :)

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