Kudu

[Ken Watkins]

I have never seen a Kudu standing on a ternite mound before but I am sure it happens all the time.

Taken in Chikwenya concession, Zimbabwe 15th September 2011 early morning, cropped to remove branches etc.

EOS 1D MkIV

500mm F4 IS hand-held

F6.3, ISO 1250 (?), 1/800

[Vivaldo Damilano]

Ken it's very interesting that these kudu use termite mounds, I have never witnessed this behaviour. It's a pity that the mound covers the Kudu's feet. Good light and colour TFS:cheers::cheers:

[Marc Mol]

Very impressive fellow Ken, with the dominance stance well depicted. He is coming up with a touch of a green cast, reflecting off all that light & vegetation perhaps?
TFS

[Harshad Barve]

very nicely done indeed ,
TFS

[Ken Watkins]

Thanks everybody for your comments they are much appreciated.

Vivaldo,

I think the Kidu was quite brave to go as high as he did and it was a pretty sharp summit, needed a well worn mound:w3

Marc,

Yes I see a little green in the JPEG, it is not so noticable in the original file, and is probly caysed by the "strange" light and the surrounding greenery:t3

[PRABIR BHATTACHARYYA]

Ken, nice stance captured. I was also wondering about a bit of green cast on the Kudu's body also.

[Ken Watkins]

Prabir,

It seems that I now have to check changes in colour after converting to SRGB, oh well:bg3::bg3:

[Morkel Erasmus]

I've never seen it either :Whoa!:.
I felt it was very "green" as posted, Ken, and hope you don't mind me having a crack at a colour adjustment (best to do in WB from RAW, of course :bg3:).