Wilde fight Back

[Harshad Barve]

Dear all

Wilde fought back after taking some biting from Hyena

D300 , 300/F4 , ISO 800 , 1/40 , FF, HH
All C & C are most welcome
Harshad

[Grant Atkinson]

Hi Harshad, lucky for us that live in Africa that you only visited for such a short time...otherwise you would have taken every picture there was to be taken :) Jokes aside, I like the framing, the light on the wildebeest, amazing that you got this at 1/40sec(is that really the right shutter speed or is there a typing mistake there?). Also captured the action here with the two animals facing each other. Did the hyena get the wildebeest, and did you get more frames, Harshad? I would have liked to have seen a bit more of the hyenas face.
cheers
Grant

[Harshad Barve]

Thanks Grant , 1/40 is correct :)

Here is first image

http://www.birdphotographers.net/forums/showthread.php?74050-Hyena-!-Masai-Mara&highlight=

I will definately spend more WEEKS in Africa in 2011 :)

[Gary Hamilton]

Another outstanding image, Harshad, especially HH at 1/40th sec. As Grant indicated, how you manage to capture so many "once in a lifetime" images is beyond me. Your talent is truly an inspiration to us all. I hope to see more in this series. Cheers.

[Grant Atkinson]

Thanks for that link to the earlier image Harshad, I would have to say the first one is stronger for me. However the white of the wildebeest eye showing in this second post adds tension to the whole scene. Keep them coming...
cheers
Grant

[Danny J Brown]

Hi HB,

Another wonderful action shot that really tells a story as I look at the wound on the wildebeest. I hope the wilde was victorious. How did the interaction end?

DB

[Steve Kaluski]

Good to see an image with interaction Harshad, nice one. :cheers:

Although the Wildebeest is probably them most stupidest animal on the planet and is galactically challenged, with that wound and a snapping hyena at his every turn, you have to feel sorry for him/her as the eye is a real storyteller of pure fear.

TFS
Steve

[Ken Watkins]

Harshad,

This looks a little dark to me, perhaps it was?




Although the Wildebeest is probably them most stupidest animal on the planet
Steve


Other than MAN, I presume?

[Stu Bowie]

Priceless terror on the wildebeest, and well done on capturing the action. I hope you look us up when you are in Africa next year.

[Dumay de Boulle]

Super stuff Harshad...What a great sighting!

[Steve Canuel]

Nice image Harshad. I like the wide open eye of the wildebeest and the posture of the hyena. Well done with the HH and settings.

[Todd Frost]

Nice interaction captured well. HH @ 1/40 with no vr handled very well.
TFS
Todd

[DanWalters]

Nice action! Like that crazed look in the eye!

[Hilary Hann]

Great action shown here Harshad. VWD

[Marc Mol]

Love the interaction here Harshad, well depicted.
TFS

[Rachel Hollander]

Great action shot Harshad! Looks like a scene right out of The Lion King though real rather than animated.

TFS,
Rachel