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Ken Watkins
03-21-2011, 07:05 AM
Young cub with A hippo chop. I wish I had more at LHS but I thought it looked better left in.
Taken in Katavi National Park, Tanzania, 23rd September 2007.
EOS 1D MkIIn
500 mm F4 IS hand-held from game viewing hicle
F7.1, ISO 400, 1/1600
Randy Stout
03-21-2011, 07:45 AM
Ken:
Agree about the crop, but what is there does help tell the story. The cub is nicely framed.
Do lions regularly take hippos? I wouldn't want to mess with them! Guess it depends on how hungry you are.
Cheers
Randy
Robert Amoruso
03-21-2011, 08:14 AM
I agree Ken with your crop decision. I also have same question as Randy on the hippo lunch. Was it perhaps already the remains of a dead one?
Ken Watkins
03-21-2011, 09:03 AM
Randy & Robert,
A lot of lodges/concessions will tell you that this is rare and only their pride does it, and whilst it is not an everyday occurrence, this the second time I have witnessed the aftermath.
I certainly would not like to witness the kill, a friend of mine winessed the start of one it apparentlt took many many hours before the Hippo expired.
Robert Amoruso
03-21-2011, 02:36 PM
Thanks for the info Ken; something I did not know.
Morkel Erasmus
03-21-2011, 03:10 PM
great sighting this Ken - and thanks for the info...I am sure those lions that are brave enough to take down a hippo do so very carefully...I wonder if some lions have been killed by hippos in this context?
nice story told here - I know it's not possible with the 500, but more space on LHS would have rocked...did you take some with the 28-300?
Rachel Hollander
03-21-2011, 04:38 PM
Ken - interesting sighting and I too wonder if there were any special circumstances to the kill (e.g. sick hippo). I agree with your self critique about the lhs.
TFS,
Rachel
Grace Scalzo
03-21-2011, 05:10 PM
Super interesting image and story, Ken. Give the tight lhs, I'd try coming in a bit closer on the right and top.
Steve Canuel
03-21-2011, 07:47 PM
Don't know what part the cub has but he looks quite pleased with it. Nice 3D look and separation from the BG.
Harshad Barve
03-21-2011, 09:13 PM
Ken , what an opportunity and you done great here , love the little cub :cheers::cheers::cheers:
TFS
Ken Watkins
03-22-2011, 02:08 AM
Thanks for your comments.
Morkel,
Unfortunately I did not have the 28-300mm then, I believe I had a 70-200 F4, but I cannot find anything using it.
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