Locking horns.

[Marc Mol]

These two young male Buffaloes were sorting out future hierarchies.

D3 500VR 1/1000s ISO200@f/5.6 Moremi GR, Botswana Sept 2009 slight crop of 10%.

C & C most welcome

Cheers Marc

[Steve Kaluski]

Hi Marc, I really like the aggression in this, the eyes wide open, horns locked, slight twist of the heads, all conveys that sparing feel. Those front legs looked almost bolted to the floor, neither bull giving ground.

I can't comment on colour, but would love to see this as a rich Duotone.

Nice one.

TFS
Steve :5

[Marc Mol]

would love to see this as a rich Duotone.

Nice one.

TFS
Steve :5

Thanks Steve
Was thinking along the same lines also.:w3

[Steve Kaluski]

Go for it.

[Robert Amoruso]

Thanks Steve
Was thinking along the same lines also.:w3

I second that.

[Marc Mol]

Nik Silver treatment with a slight warm tint added.

[Sabyasachi Patra]

I think the repost brings out the aggression better. What is there in the "V" formed by the two fellows? Any work done in that region?

Cheers,
Sabyasachi

[Marc Mol]

Thanks Saby



What is there in the "V" formed by the two fellows? Any work done in that region?

Cheers,
Sabyasachi

No work done here, it is other Buffaloes in that V BG.

[Nancy Bell]

I'm more partial to the OP, as that distant buffalo in the "v" is not that obvious. In the 2nd posting that distant buffalo seems much more obvious, maybe due to the grain that was picked up in the conversion. Maybe that can be evened out. Love the strong interaction between the two main players in both posts, with good views of the eyes.

[Marc Mol]

Thanks Nancy


I'm more partial to the OP, as that distant buffalo in the "v" is not that obvious. In the 2nd posting that distant buffalo seems much more obvious, maybe due to the grain that was picked up in the conversion. Maybe that can be evened out.

Good point, perhaps a little hasty in posting out the B&W version, here it is with NR applied on V BG only.

[Morkel Erasmus]

Nicely captured Marc...and I think the B&W conversion takes this up a notch. Buffaloes are kinder to us when converting to B&W than other animals...(zebras and elephants also)...as they tend to lean themselves to it due to their colours and strong contours. I think the fact that there are other buffs in the BG will get lost in any kind of conversion because it's solely discernible due to the colours (no strong definite buffalo shapes in the V region)...anyhow still prefer you conversion to the colour version :bg3:

[Marc Mol]

Thanks Morkel


...anyhow still prefer you conversion to the colour version :bg3:

Yep........I tossed up between colour & B&W conversion and I think the initial posting is the better of the two also.

[Steve Canuel]

Also prefer the OP, you got a great look at their eyes and the intensity of their struggle. Nice job.