Every few years the Eland herds come down from the dunes in numbers looking for water. We happened to witness this phenomenon in October 2012, and we watched the eland being decimated by lions in numbers. Emaciated and weak, a great number of those majestic creatures succumbed one by one to the Rooiputs Clan, and two weeks later when we departed we counted numerous carcasses. Unable to defend themselves, the eland were also easy prey to the three resident cheetah brothers from Rooiputs area.
This image was taken at Melkvlei, only few km from Rooiputs camp. It is almost full frame, I only cropped a tad from the top. No cloning and no work on the BG whatsoever, lightened the eye and removed some blue and magenta on the face of the subject. The green stain on the eland's mouth is algae and it comes from certain waterholes where the animals drink-I did not alter the colour as I felt it was an interesting detail and added something unusual to the capture. Sharpened selectively before posting.
I feel this image lacks something, tried to boost mid tones but perhaps not enough? Any suggestions on how to enhance it further?
Nikon D3S
Nikon 500 F4
ISO 400
F7.1
1/640s
Comments and critique appreciated as always,
Kind regards,







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that poor PB looks alive for Andreas!
lololol
Good evening friends,
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, love the textures and contrast and BG too! Much appreciated!

