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    Another image from our sighting of the large pack of Wild Dogs playing in the waterhole in the Timbavati Game Reserve, South Africa. This particular dog came a fair bit closer and I wound up caught in between with the 300 not wide enough for the whole dog. No more room above and there were ripples interrupting the reflection so I cropped a little from the bottom and right for comp.

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    Beanbag from safari vehicle, luminosity mask, levels, curves, sharpened in CCPS.

    C&C welcome and appreciated. Thanks,

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    The dog pops out nicely from the blue water Rachel. Nice composition and the water droplet falling from the chin adds a lot to this image. Was it looking at something in the water? It seems to be observing something and ready for the pounce

    Well done.

    PS is that a huge tick behind the ear?

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    Hi Rachel, Love your work..

    Great shot....Love the drops of water and water on the left foot/leg....Your image is a pearler...No improvements required

    However that's the trouble with fixed lenses and why I traded my 500f4 in for a zoom...

    Most commercial reserves in souther Africa and Botswana have an open policy on off-roading....I shoot mainly from an open game viewing vehicle, very much like you were in...

    For anyone coming out to this end of the world and wanting to know what to bring ( Especially seing that luggae is limited ) to my way of thinking, to hedge all bets one needs only to have a) 70mm-200mmf2.8 / converters and b) bigger zoom up to 400mm ( If you can afford it the 200mm-400f4 , 100mm-400mm f.4 , 70mm-300mm )

    For limited budgets, Sigma make an excellent 150mm-500mm which also produces really good results...

    I would suggest that when you start out on your very first game drive, you have a chat with your ranger and explain what you are looking to achieve..... Many of the girls ( Yes, we have many top-rate lady safari guides aka:rangers ) and guys understand exactly what 'Togs need and will be very happy to work with you...But you have to talk to them right up front....

    Didn't mean to hijack your thread, but safaris are not cheap and many people need help in preparing, before they leave their home so they can maximise their opportunities...

    Just trying to help


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    What awesome light and the IQ is top class as usual. I really like the lifted leg and the water coming off that leg. Also the drop from the mouth really adds too.
    If I really have to be critical I would say the blue of the water is a little too blue but that might just be my opinion.
    Lovely image Rachel.
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    Hi Rachel, very nice indeed, great DoF & SS. The lovely smooth bow wave of the water, trailing drops from the chin, head down, ears picked up, pretty cool, but that green water really doesn't do it justice LOL. I can see what Dumay means, but for me I think you nailed it, it looks right and I'm glad you didn't use a CP on this, I think you may have lost too much fine detail.

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    A special moment. Wild dogs looks just like tame dogs until the hunt and feeding time. All has been said. Nothing to add. Ben

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    Thanks everyone for the kind comments. I'm glad you like this one. Shane, it probably is a tick, they certainly had lots of them and my guess is that he is stalking another pack member.

    Thanks again,
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    You certainly framed this well even with your fixed lens constraints, Rachel. PP and IQ look good.
    I do find myself wanting more reflection, even if it's rippled - is it more rippled than the piece of reflection you included here?
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    Dearest Rachel,

    My first thought here was "wow, I can see that water droplet from its muzzle in the reflection..." Lovely detail, superb colours, great expression on the subject's face (focus/intent). I particularly like that paw slightly raised and the water splash, certainly a winner in my books, and what lovely light you had here...

    Personally I prefer this close-up to "the whole dog"

    Hope you have a wonderful week ahead, we are busy packing and preparing for our KTP trip and regrettably no wild dogs there, hope to bring for you a hyena pup instead:)

    Warmest regards,
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    Thanks Morkel and Gabriela, much appreciated. Morkel, the bottom of the reflection is more broken by the ripples.

    Thanks again,
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    Hi Rachel very nice frame all around with an interesting subject doing something . Like the intense look of the WD , whatever he is looking at , and the dropping/flowing water from muzzles and leg . Nice IQ with good tone and color and i am fine with the comp as presented.
    Only the reflection of the WD does look somehow weird to me . Fancy coloration and it looks too flat in tones to me . Just my 2 cents .
    Nice work , Rachel
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    Wonderful lighting and pose here Rachel, with the water droplets/splash enhancing nicely, just a slight shame the reflection had to be clipped.

    TFS


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    Thanks Andreas and Marc

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    Hi Rachel, its always great to capture wild dogs in the open, and in lovely light too. I do like the attentive stare, the drooling from the mouth, and the slightly raised leg emerging from the water. I like your comp as is. Well captured.

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