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Marc Mol
03-13-2011, 05:35 AM
Baboon pair on Acacia see-saw.
Opportunities for good wildlife photography @ 5 mins to midday are few and far between, so I had to settle for a grab shot (whilst on the way to find shade for some lunch) of this baboon pair, you can make out the heat haze here on the grassland horizon.

D3s 500VR + 1.2 (in body crop factor) 1/2000s ISO400@f/5.6. F/F. Masai Mara Oct 2010

C & C most welcome

Cheers
Marc
Stu Bowie
03-13-2011, 09:42 AM
Marc, I like the comp with the layered BG. The haze is clearly visible. Yep, midday is not the best time to find subjects to capture images.
Russell Johnson
03-13-2011, 02:52 PM
Like the idea here, though not too keen on the haze.
Morkel Erasmus
03-13-2011, 04:59 PM
nice scene here Marc although I wish the baboon on the left was sitting as nicely outlined as the one on the RHS (more head-turn to make the shape distinguishable)

please explain the 1.2 in-camera crop factor on the full frame D3s?
Harshad Barve
03-13-2011, 05:12 PM
Marc ,
Nice concept but unfortunately this image doesn't work for me
TFS
Marc Mol
03-13-2011, 05:20 PM
Appreciate the comments guys.


nice scene here Marc although I wish the baboon on the left was sitting as nicely outlined as the one on the RHS (more head-turn to make the shape distinguishable)

please explain the 1.2 in-camera crop factor on the full frame D3s?

Thanks Morkel
On the D3s, you can use the in camera crop function from 1.2 (10MP from memory?) to a 1.5 (5.5MP) DX crop with the viewfinder masking out accordingly. Set up with a custom function button.
I sometimes use this feature when a little more reach is required than having to fumble around for the tc.
Hilary Hann
03-13-2011, 07:54 PM
Marc, I like the sense of the plains at midday you've captured here. The heat haze, the baboons sitting it out in the solitary tree, the golden grasses. I can feel the heat and the glare just by looking at this image.
Kirk Adams
03-13-2011, 10:44 PM
The image is A-O-K for me. Wish you had used a wide angle to capture the scene...
Marc Mol
03-13-2011, 11:17 PM
The image is A-O-K for me. Wish you had used a wide angle to capture the scene...

Agree Kirk, wish I reached for the 24-70.:e3
Ken Watkins
03-14-2011, 03:36 AM
Marc ,
Nice concept but unfortunately this image doesn't work for me
TFS


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