The Tall Boy

[Harshad Barve]

Dear All

Back from one amazing trip of Masai Mara , 42 Lions in 6 days , 12 Cheetah , 2 Leopards too :S3:
But it will not be a bad idea to start with this tall boy

D3 , 200-400/F4 at F5.6 , 1/1600 , ISO 800
All C & C are most welcome
Harshad

[Steve Canuel]

Welcome back Harshad,
What great light. Nicely timed to get separation on all four legs. Detail is excellent as per usual. I like how you've captured the wide open expanse of the land and the tree provides and excellent balancing element for the giraffe. An all around real nice shot.

[Ofer Levy]

Nice image indeed! Sweet soft light and balanced composition. Converting to sRGB really makes it sing...:w3

[Brendon Cremer]

super stunning image, great colours, light and comp, converting to srgb certainly does help it pop on the screen nicely:bg3:

[jack williamson]

What a great giraffe image! F5.6 was perfect for this scene. The giraffe is sharp all over and the bkgr is rendered just right. This image shows the vastness of this place very well. I like Ofers' effort but I like the tone of the distant hillside better in the original.

Jack

[Hilary Hann]

Welcome back Harshad. Great first image from the trip posted, looking forward to lots more.

[Dumay de Boulle]

I like it a lot...Glad to see you back!

[Gary Esman]

Beautiful shot! Love the balanced comp.

Gary.

[Robert Amoruso]

Harshad,

Well done balancing the giraffe with the tree - a great composition.

[Stan Cunningham]

Love it, but what is it on his/her right shoulder? Worth cloning out?

[Marc Mol]

Superb lighting and comp Harshad :cheers:
Did you manage to find Shingo & her 6 pack?
TFS

[Harshad Barve]

Superb lighting and comp Harshad :cheers:
Did you manage to find Shingo & her 6 pack?
TFS

Thanks everyone , much appreciate
She moved out of area so could not see her but Oct 2011 is not far away :w3

[Morkel Erasmus]

Sweet light here Bhai, and love the nicely balanced composition with the mountain BG! :S3:
If this is the quality of your ungulate photos, I am very much looking forward to those cat images :Whoa!:

[Arthur Morris]

Harshad, Your photography has improved immensely over the past 2 1/2 years. Love the compositional balance here.

[Rachel Hollander]

Welcome back, beautiful start to your images. Like the comp and light very much.

TFS,
Rachel

[DanWalters]

Love the composition and the nice light. Like the tree in the background. Helps balance the image.

[Harshad Barve]

Harshad, Your photography has improved immensely over the past 2 1/2 years. Love the compositional balance here.

Thanks for kind words Guruji , BPN is such a great forum and I simply love to participate here :cheers: