Young Sable

Gallery: WildlifePosted January 24, 2018109 views11 comments

I hope to see this one in a few years time, as he already looks a fine specimen.
Taken in Hwange National Park, Zimbabwe
EOS 1 DX Mk II
200-400 mm F4 with 1.4 ex at 560 mm
F 5,6
ISO 1600
1/2500

Comments

11 comments

Comment posted by Ed Williams on January 24, 2018 at 12:52 PM

Gorgeous animal Ken. Nice shot, details in fur are amazing. Clean, simple, well composed photo.

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Comment posted by Nate Chappell on January 24, 2018 at 3:58 PM

An excellent image of perhaps the most beautiful of antelope species, well done Ken devil

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Comment posted by Bill Leggett on January 24, 2018 at 4:25 PM

Very nice framing of this guy, Ken.

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Comment posted by Charles Bell on January 24, 2018 at 6:49 PM

Very nice image. I'm glad to see this species is still there in Hwange. It was a good place to see Sable in the 1980's when I lived in Harare. But that's eons ago in terms of what has happened to Zimbabwe since then.

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Comment posted by Max Waugh on January 24, 2018 at 9:22 PM

It's such a gorgeous species. This is probably the first time I've seen a photo of a sable in a green setting. It works well!

Max

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Comment posted by John Tobias on January 25, 2018 at 9:18 AM

A classic image! They are great looking animals. Fine photo in a great setting. No nits for sure!

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Comment posted by Charles Gangas on January 26, 2018 at 9:19 AM

Excellent capture of this magnificent animal Ken. Was this taken at The Hide?

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Comment posted by Ken Watkins on January 27, 2018 at 2:01 AM

Thanks for all of your comments, I am especially pleased that everybody appreciates this antelope's beauty.
This was taken somewhere in the Wilderness concession, there is a fine and plentiful population of Sable in Hwange.

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Comment posted by Lon Sharp on January 29, 2018 at 1:03 PM

Saturated colors, rich warm light and active pose make for quite a pleasing capture.

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Comment posted by Joe James on February 11, 2018 at 7:52 AM

Gorgeous sable you got there Ken! Hwange certainly is the best place to find them.

Cheers,

Joe

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Comment posted by Ken Watkins on February 12, 2018 at 1:44 AM

Thanks very much for the WP devil

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