Hippo doing "not a lot"

[Ken Watkins]

Hippo resting on the edges of Lake Kariba, taken whilst staying at Rhino Island Lodge, Matusadona NP, Zimbabwe, 22nd June 2010, 11.34.

EOS 1D MkIV

500 mm F4 Is hand-held from vehicle

F7.1, ISO 800, 1/2000, EV+0.33

[Harshad Barve]

Looks like it was shining morning , I guess this is second best after those darn Lion cubs :p , Mighty fine image Ken ,
TFS

[Alfred Forns]

Like it a lot Ken Does have a sweet looking face but I know how bad they can be !!!! btw if you get a chance for these a polarizer might be a good idea Big Congrats !!!

[Sabyasachi Patra]

Nice image. I like the eye contact. It is always difficult to take images of animals in water, as the wet portion tends to reflect light and attract attention. Thanks for sharing.

Cheers,
Sabyasachi

[Marc Mol]

Lovely colour and detail in that wet skin Ken, plus good eye contact.
TFS

[Ken Watkins]

Al,

I'm not one for using a polariser too much as I really have no idea how to use it:D Not to sure if it is possible on 500mm.

The colours are intended and reflect the Hippo, they go red in the sun (suntan lotion) and this one had been out most of the day.

Harshad, Sabyasachi and Marc

Thanks for the nice comments

[Rachel Hollander]

Ken - like this a lot. Colors and comp are spot on. Almost makes the hippo cute :D

TFS,
Rachel

[Marc Mol]

Al,

I'm not one for using a polariser too much as I really have no idea how to use it:D Not to sure if it is possible on 500mm.



On the primes Ken, both Canon & Nikon use a drop in 52mm filter at the back of the lens. They aren't cheap of course (bought mine 2nd hand from B&H) but do come in useful at times.
A simple pinch of the Drop-In filter latch opens and allows insertion/removal of the filter. A small wheel exposed at the top of the filter allows rotation adjustment, for a CP filter, rotate the wheel to either cut
the glare in water or to enhance sky colour, etc.
Here:
http://www.borrowlenses.com/product/Canon_drop_in_CP

[Ken Watkins]

Marc,

Thanks for that $170 at B & H;)

Here is a repost using Nik Polariser , my set is so old it will only work in CS3.

Does it look better?