Hippo on the Chobe

Gallery: WildlifePosted August 7, 2018367 views4 comments

I took this image at dusk on Botswana's Chobe River this past May. I was looking for head-on images to use in a short video, "Wild Faces of Botswana." This hippo, signaling to us with his gaze that we shouldn't come any closer, gave me just the angle I was seeking. Canon EOS 5D Mark IV, Canon EF500mm f/4L IS II USM manual exposure, f/9 at 1/250th, ISO 1600.

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Comment posted by Jim DeWitt on August 7, 2018 at 7:20 PM

That is an exceptionally striking image. If it were mine, I'd re-crop to center the hippo and take out of the OOF animal in the upper right.

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Comment posted by Charles Bell on August 7, 2018 at 10:29 PM

Jim, Here's the crop I used in the video. Looks like what you had in mind.

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Comment posted by Jagdeep Rajput on August 9, 2018 at 9:13 AM

Love the eye contact n solid techs, would work well as B&W.
I find the repost too tight for my taste.

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Comment posted by Gary Minish on August 13, 2018 at 2:18 AM

When I look at the large version I feel so close I got a little nervous! Great shot and apparently just what you were hoping for, Charles!

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