Waterbuck

[Ken Watkins]

These two were posing nicely in Hwange National Park, Zimbabwe, 18th June 2009

EOS id MkIII

500mm F4 IS hand-held from open game viewing vehicle

F5.6, ISO 200, 1/1000

[Gregor Bergquist]

Hi Ken, I like this one. I think Waterbucks are photogenic and I like to see them in the long light grass. I´m not so found about the tongue and the background. Nice light and sharpness.

[Ken Watkins]

Gregor,

Thanks for your comment, funnily enough it was the tongue that attracted me to this image:S3:

[James Shadle]

105007

What do you think? I opened up the shadows and warmed it a bit.

I really like the composition, well exposed and sharp.
IMO the tan patch between the adult's antlers is a distraction. Other than that I don't mind the background, like the foreground and love the tongue!

[Ken Watkins]

James,

Your repost is a dramatic improvement, thanks a lot:cheers::cheers:

I see what you mean about the tan patch, so it is 2-1 for the tongue:S3:

[Marc Mol]

James repost opening up the shadows looks good here Ken and I'm in favour of the tongue out also. :t3
TFS

[Gregor Bergquist]

Seems like there is a long tongue to my opinion about the tongue :S3:

[Rachel Hollander]

Ken - My nits coincided with James' and his repost has handled them well. I too think the tongue adds to the image.

TFS,
Rachel

[Steve Canuel]

A very nice shot Ken. I like the detail, poses, and the 3-D look. The OP was good, repost makes it even better.

[John Ippolito]

Ken, I really like this one. Thes very attractive antelope are well posed in nice light, and I like the bulls eye backside visible on the youngster. Might do a selective blur on the sharp grasses in the LRC. James' repost rocks! Beautiful.

[Morkel Erasmus]

The tongue rocks! :Whoa!:
James' repost is a big improvement. What time of day was this shot at, Ken? Light seems a bit harsh?

I don't think we photograph these antelopes enough...:S3:

[Ken Watkins]

I don't think we photograph these antelopes enough...:S3:


I'll drink to that:cheers::cheers:, or antelopes in general.

It was shot at 14.25 so it was probably quite bright.

[Harshad Barve]

This is an excellent image and James took this over the TOP , Winner indeed
TFS

[gail bisson]

Hi Ken,
I am a bit late to the party but I love the repost and the tonue. I think this is one of my favorite of yours,
Gail

[Kiran Khanzode]

Ken,

This is a very nice image, +tongue . The re-post is better. Composition wise, this screams to be a vertical and might work better.:wave::cheers:

[Vivaldo Damilano]

Lovely image Ken, like the detail and also the warm colours in the repost work nicely:cheers: