Early morning in the Kalahari

[Morkel Erasmus]

I processed this one a while ago but never got round to posting it. Seems like this past while I'm always posting something that won't be everyone's cuppa :).

This is a herd of springbok grazing on a dune in the Kalahari early one morning, taken in the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park.

Your honest comments always welcome!

Techs:
Canon 40D with 100-400mm L IS USM @ 160mm
f5.0 @ 1/200 SS @ ISO-400

[David Fletcher]

Really like this Morkel. Beautiful colors and much to enjoy.

[Robert Amoruso]

The sunset is nice but the wildlife is too small to be of interest in this image.

As a landscape, I would crop more from the bottom.

[Todd Frost]

Love the colors, but agree with Robert on this one. The springbok are a little to small. TFS
Todd

[Harshad Barve]

excellent image Morkelbhai , loving those colors;) here
TFS

[Hilary Hann]

Personally I would move this into landscape. It is a beautiful image and the colours and texture of the sky have been captured well. I would also crop from the bottom as too much black doesn't add that much. Great photo.

[Daniel Cadieux]

Ditto Robert. Did you take any other images with your zoom at the long range? Awesome colours and whispy clouds.

[Ken Watkins]

Morlel,

I agree with the others who feel that this is really a landscape image as the predominant feature is the sky, which is BTW absolutely gorgeous.

[Morkel Erasmus]

thanks for the feedback everyone. I didn't take any longer-zoom shots as that would exclude the whispy clouds. the mods are welcome to move this to LANDSCAPE if they feel it suits it better.

[Austin Thomas]

Hi Morkel,

Roberts feedback fits perfectly.

Cheers

Austin