Feeding in the Storm

[Morkel Erasmus]

A giraffe that's alive and well, this time...
This one was enjoying some acacia leaves as a coming storm approached in Etosha, Namibia.

Techs:
Nikon D3s
Nikkor 500mm f4 VR-II
f5.6 | 1/500 SS | ISO-320

[Nancy Bell]

Awesome composition with the giraffe as the sole subject above the even line of low acacias, and against the featureless and solid blue-gray sky. Very dramatic! The pre-storm lighting adds a clarity to the acacia and giraffe that contributes to the overall drama.

[vishaljadhav]

Impressive composition Morkel
i love the blue in the sky, (miss a cloud ) , IQ looks fantastic

[Morkel Erasmus]

Impressive composition Morkel
i love the blue in the sky, (miss a cloud ) , IQ looks fantastic

Vishal - that sky is ALL cloud

[vishaljadhav]

OOps Morkel, i saw it blue thats my poor thinking and to add to it never been to Africa so my thought process didn't kick in

[Don Railton]

Hi Morkel,

Nice light and setting. I like the placement of the giraffe and the comp overall, my only wish is that there was a little less OOF FG. Could you have lifted the camera a little higher??... Good to see a giraffe feeding instead of being the feed.. The sky fooled me to, I did not see it as cloud.

regards

DON

[Andrew Robinson]

Really like this Morkel. I actually like the oof foreground, nothing I would change at all. Lovely.

Andrew

[Andreas Liedmann]

Hi Morkel all looks good to me , lovely colors , contrast and a good working comp . I really like that blue/grey storm cloud color.
Only one little thing , if there is a bit of life in that eye , i would try to bring it out .

TFS Andreas

[Loi Nguyen]

Lovely colors here Morkel. Had no idea that cloud can be that blue! Loi


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[Marc Mol]

Love the true colour in the pre-storm sky with the arched necked browsing on this fella, nicely seen Morkel.

[Gabriela Plesea]

Lovely, lovely image Morkel, this giraffe has given you the opportunity of capturing a more unusual pose, I really like that neck stretched forward which made you choose a horizontal crop.

Love the space the subject occupies within the frame, the clean look of the image and colours, and I am also wondering - where have all the trees gone?

Great work Morkel, always something new from you, never boring, always exciting to view

Kind regards,

[edwardselfe]

Beautiful - wouldn't change a thing.
Ed