Oryx - check. Kalahari - check. Magical light - check.

[Morkel Erasmus]

Busy trying to work down my unprocessed images from last year.

Liked this shot taken in the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park.

All comments welcome!

Techs:
Canon 40D with 100-400mm L IS USM
f8.0 @ 1/400 SS @ ISO-500

[Steve Kaluski]

Very nice Morkel, one of your best IMHO, (including the little puppy, love that one!;))

Great detail & colour and catchlight too. A handsome beast.

Steve

[David Fletcher]

Yup. Pretty neat Mork. Excellent composition and space: good light and eye contact. Will do for me. :):)

[Marc Mol]

It's all about the light, which is what makes this fine image Morkel, perhaps a slightly tighter crop?
TFS

[Harshad Barve]

Excellent image Morkelbhai for all good reasons mentioned above
TFS

[Ken Watkins]

Oryx are one of the most difficult animals to capture a decent image of, usually because you see them in harsh desert environments, with bad light.

This is great, you even have a glint in the eye, definitely one for a tighter crop!

[Morkel Erasmus]

thanks for the kind comments everyone...

here is a slightly closer crop as requested

[Ken Watkins]

Morkel,

The repost is much better, I can see the glint even more!

[Harshad Barve]

Morkel,

The repost is much better, I can see the glint even more!

+1 here Morkelbhai

[Stu Bowie]

Hey Mork, you repost works much better, and well timed to capture a great pose and eye contact. Light looks good too, not too harsh for that region. I feel adding some contrast to the BG may make this pop even more.

[Hilary Hann]

Both crops work for me. Being a landscape photographer, I quite like the first post for its' expansive feeling of the environment. Love both though.

[Morkel Erasmus]

thank you Ken, Hilary, Stu & Harshad...

Hilary - my reasons for liking the OP as well :)

[Betsie Storm]

Great image-check:) Nice one, Morkel, like cropped version the best, won't mind an oryx in good light in my files.

[Morkel Erasmus]

thanks Betsie...I've found that they're a bit like long-tailed birds: difficult to compose properly for!

[Jay Gould]

Check, check and check = the repost is a total check!! Great capture, Mate. :D

[DanWalters]

Really like the light and the shadows in the background. I like the cropped version.

[Morkel Erasmus]

thanks for your comments Dan & Jay! :)