Happy New Year!

[Morkel Erasmus]

I'm not sure that I've posted this one yet. It's been lying in my BPN folder for a while so I thought I'd pop it on today.

I want to wish all our wonderful Wildlife participants a happy 2012! May good sightings in good light come your way, and may your health keep up with your desire to live life to the fullest. :bg3:

A male impala in golden dawn light in the Kruger National Park, 2009.

Techs:
Nikon D300s with Nikkor 200-400mm f4 VR

[Rachel Hollander]

Morkel - beautiful portrait with nice detail and color. Did you do some cloning or blurring of the bg just off the left of the nose? It looks a little different than the rest of the bg.

Happy New Year and wishes of health, happiness and good shooting to you too!:cheers:

TFS,
Rachel

[Sid Garige]

Classic impala Morkel. Excellent techs and details.

Happy new year to you too.

[gail bisson]

Nice light. I would like to see a bit more room all around this handsome guy. I might go a bit brighter as well,
GaiPS I see what Rachel is seeing. What is it?

[v.p.nurdeen]

Hi Morkel,
Good exposure and light. I fully endorse your new year greeting especially to have good health to keep up with our desire part :S3:
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[Harshad Barve]

HYN and classic image indeed
TFS

[Morkel Erasmus]

Thanks folks.

I have looked closely at the RAW file and my best guess is that the area you are speaking of is actually the buck's breath mist :t3

[Ofer Levy]

Nice and clean. (well except for the flies...:bg3:)

[Steve Kaluski]

Hi Morkel, agree, it is the breathe that is visible. :S3:

Might suggest Col Balance midtones +17, 0, -17 figure % optional to taste, but it removes the slight coolness for me, WDYT?

TFS
Steve

Enjoy the New Year, whatever it may bring, but trust it is a fruitful one. :w3

[Brendon Cremer]

Lovely image, great light and detail superb, well captured.

[Morkel Erasmus]

Thanks Ofer, Steve and Brendon.

Ofer - yep, would have given him a bath if he'd let me :bg3:
I will play around with the colour balance a bit, Steve :w3