Light on the Mara

[Paul Marcellini]

A recently found and processed image. This giraffe was a bit curious of the vehicle and the clouded conditions late in the day allowed for some great lighting.

5d2
100-400@400
ISO: 400
Aperture: 5.6
Shutter: 1/1000

[Sid Garige]

Fantastic image Paul. Great comp and light. Especially like the puffy clouds and interesting shadows.

[Harshad Barve]

Lighting and compo makes this winner here
TFS

[Morkel Erasmus]

lovely shot Paul - I find them tricky to compose creatively for (maybe it's because they're normally too close to our vehicles down here) :)

the light and scene are special...

[Sabyasachi Patra]

Lovely image. I like the colours and the composition. Any selective sharpening of the giraffe?

Cheers,
Sabyasachi

[Betsie Storm]

Looks like a painting- beautifully done, Paul. Like the front hoof position & tail:)

[Danny Laredo]

Stunning light and image.

[Todd Frost]

Nice light and details. Not sure about the dark ridgeline running through the giraffe's head, my eye is pulled there. Overall very nice. TFS
Todd

[Kaustubh Deshpande]

Liked it a lot. very well composed and well processed image. There is something interesting in the DOF. the bright grass seems more blurred than the hills and the clouds. Or its probably just because of the lack of details in the grass. Anyways....I like that effect a lot. Tail takes it over the top IMO. Since the giraffe's body is pointing that way, I think a little more room on right will create a better balance.

[James Yule]

Nice, pleasantly warm image.

[Stu Bowie]

I like the layered BG, and the giraffe pops so well from the BG.

[Austin Thomas]

Hi Paul, The giraffe really stands off the page, nicely done.

tfs

Austin

[RakeshDhareshwar]

Very well composed .The light is heavenly and you have managed an awesome BG . The giraffe just adds to the whole image .:)

[Ken Watkins]

This is probably one of the best Giraffe images I have ever seen!

I wish it was mine.

[Paul Marcellini]

Thanks everyone!

Sabyasachi, just my normal sharpening for web.

[Michel Pilon]

Hello Paul,

Wow !!! What a fantastic image of this giraffe within this splendid environment. The light is marvelous and you managed greatly the composition putting in evidence all those great and different elements...

The only little thing maybe is that the head is against 2 different zones (a clear one and a dark one) which is a little bit disturbing...

I really like that wonderful picure and thank you for sharing it with us :)

Michel

[Grace Scalzo]

There is something about this image that makes me think it belongs in a book for children, ..so beautiful, sweet, and innocent. Great eye, Paul.

[Charissa]

Have to go with all the good comments given. Love the BG layers and colors, and the giraffe is very well exposed.