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Stu Bowie
04-26-2009, 02:00 PM
This was taken in a small Nature reserve, very close to Petoria.

Canon 50D
100-400 L IS USM @ 340mm
1/320
F/7.1
ISO 400

Exp comp +0.33
Hand held from the car.

Fabs Forns
04-26-2009, 02:54 PM
Jackpot! I love the stripes against the soft green. Head angle is OK to show the stripes. Wish he had a catcj light in the eye, but hey, I'd take it anytime :)

Ed Cordes
04-26-2009, 06:17 PM
Great detail and super BG. To my eye just a slight head turn would be good.

Steve Canuel
04-26-2009, 07:29 PM
Very nice. Colors are soft yet vibrant. Love the detail in the mane. I'd be tempted to remove the yellow "Y" sticking into his throat but that's just being downright picky.

DanWalters
04-26-2009, 09:19 PM
Great portrait! Like the detail in the zebra and the green background. Nice soft light as well.

Ken Watkins
04-26-2009, 11:59 PM
The only thing missing is a slight catch light, but that is something rarely seen with Zebra. For once (and once only) I join the HAP.
Zebra are remarkable photogenic, but rarely well taken, this is a good one!

Sabyasachi Patra
04-27-2009, 10:25 AM
Stuart,
Lovely. I like the background, details and colours. I would crop just a little bit from the right.

Cheers,
Sabyasachi

Rich Ikerd
04-27-2009, 04:32 PM
Very nice portrait Stuart. The pastel background really accentuates the starkness of the zebra. Well done.

Alfred Forns
04-27-2009, 08:47 PM
Fine detail and accurate color reproduction Excellent !!!

Stu Bowie
04-28-2009, 12:47 AM
Thank you all so much for the kind words. I appreciate each and every comment.

D. Robert Franz
04-28-2009, 08:40 AM
A bit of a in betweener comp wise. I might have liked a bit more of the zebra showing a bit of shoulder or a bit tighter with emphasis on the face. Love the greens and the color saturation. Well done..

Stu Bowie
04-28-2009, 01:18 PM
Thanks a lot Robert. Yep, where does one draw the line.

John Ippolito
04-29-2009, 10:22 PM
Very nicely captured, Stuart. Comp, colors, detail and soft light and a lovely BG for the Foal. Well done!

Stu Bowie
05-01-2009, 03:45 AM
Thank you so much John.