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Ken Watkins
10-11-2010, 11:09 AM
My first ever reasonable image of one of these.

Taken In Ruaha National Park, Tanzania, 7th September 2010

Fairly large crop, gardening to hopefully remove sticks and twigs.

EOS 1D MkIV

500mm F4 IS hand-held from open game viweing vehicle

F7.1, ISO 800, 1/125
Robert Amoruso
10-11-2010, 11:28 AM
Well I think this one is more then reasonable. Killer BG and minimalism perch (Perch - is that the right thing to say for wildlife? :confused:)

Great head position and very even light on the subject really make for a pleasing image Ken.
Gary Hamilton
10-11-2010, 11:35 AM
Beautiful light and pose. Just wondering if nose and mouth are a bit soft and could have used a little more DOF. It could just be a result of downsizing image for posting.
Steve Canuel
10-11-2010, 06:26 PM
How about mount?

A very nice photo. Sharpness looks good as these always seem difficult to not oversharpen.


Well I think this one is more then reasonable. Killer BG and minimalism perch (Perch - is that the right thing to say for wildlife? :confused:)

Great head position and very even light on the subject really make for a pleasing image Ken.
Paul Lagasi
10-11-2010, 06:29 PM
I've really enjoy seeing new wildlife and this is a new one for me, sharp, composition and look work for me...TFS
Arthur Morris
10-11-2010, 07:20 PM
Sweet BKGR and pose. Nice light and BKGR and sharp. All good :) A bit more room all around would work for me.
Sid Garige
10-11-2010, 07:44 PM
Great pose and background Ken. Agree with Arite on little more room around.
Harshad Barve
10-11-2010, 09:08 PM
this is excellent Ken, lovely details and killer BG too , agreed on space all around
TFS
Ken Watkins
10-11-2010, 10:47 PM
Thanks for all of the comments and suggestions.

Looking at it again I agree that the nose is a little soft, the animal itself is as Steve said almost "self sharpened" because of the nature of its fur.

This was one of three on a very large boulder about 15 metres high, how they get up there I have no idea.

I quite liked the close crop but looking at it again, I see the possibilities in particular at the bottom where the rock has nice texture and colour, the small space on the LHS side is mainly down to the close presence of another half obscured animal.
denise ippolito
10-13-2010, 05:23 PM
Ken, Awesome IQ and details. Bg is wonderful. I agree it's a bit tight but I still love it.
Andrew Aveley
10-14-2010, 07:30 AM
great image of this not so easy to shoot subject with clear BG like this !!!
DanWalters
10-19-2010, 07:20 PM
Great detail and a very clean image!