Hey all,
Thanks for all the input on the previous image at the start of this sequence.....I implemented some of the suggested tweaks on this frame just before he grabbed the you wildebeest. It was the first time I had seen a croc quickly take a swimmer down and was IMO....less graphic than watching them trying to take down an adult.....which was a prolonged battle. In this case.....the juvi was on the far shore with a herd of about 1000 WB.....mom was calling from the far shore.....the throng walked up to the water and then got spooked away. I had just commented to the driver that there were no crocs in the water....when the young WB jumped in the water and the croc surfaced! I followed the action as the croc started coming up (previous image) and then dove under......emerging for 6 or 7 frames with this being the final moment before going quickly under. For me......the fear in the eye tells it all.
Canon 1 D Mark lll with the Sigma 300-800 @ 800mm at f/7.1 ISo 800 for 1/1600 sec. lens resting on bean bag. Cropped tighter as per suggestions and my preference.
Roman - fantastic moment, well captured. As you said, the eye tells the whole story. Only tweak from me is that I wonder if it needs CCW rotation because the waves appear to be slanted downhill from left to right. Looking forward to more from your trip.
Roman, a very unique moment captured here, I love an image that has an emotion, this has plenty! Folks do not like to see death/blood and guts, but that is part of our subject's lives, we are just trying to capture a moment in time.
I think a midtone curve can do wonders for this image- I leave it to the Master, Mr Kaluski.
This is a striking image with a clear story. I wonder if a little use of the brush with negative clarity on the water in foreground and background might just reduce the contrast of the waves and stop them distracting from the main event?
The End is Near (graphic?)
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