Buffalo and Friends

[Rachel Hollander]

I processed this one a while ago not for its merit as an image but more as a record shot of a fun sighting. There are 3 species in the image. The buffalo and bird are easy, many don't spot the third until it is pointed out. Can you find it? Steve is disqualified from answering because he was there.

Canon 5D3
70-200 II @ 85mm
1/1250
f5.6
ISO 800
HH from safari vehicle, levels, curves, sharpened in CCPS.

Thanks,
Rachel

[Mike Poole]

I see spots!

Was he / she keeping a low profile or looking for dinner?

[Rachel Hollander]

Definitely a low profile!

[Karl Egressy]

Nice record image, Rachel. I see a Leopard in the foreground but not sure as I'm not very well versed in wildlife images.
Fun shot indeed.

[Sanjeev Aurangabadkar]

Lovely image Rachel, my eyes fell straight on the leopard! Nicely seen and documented!

[haseeb badar]

Hi Rachel -- This is amazing , Without reading your intro i saw the spots in the FG , the bird i noticed quite late . The light doesn't seems that good but it is surely the moment that makes this image . TFS !

[Steve Kaluski]

All I see is the Buffalo Rachel???? I can't believe you got JP to put that onzie on again.

[Rachel Hollander]

Thanks everyone. Glad you enjoyed this. The leopard is a female and was pregnant at the time so she wanted to avoid any sort of confrontation with the buffalo.

Thanks again,
Rachel

[Andreas Liedmann]

Hi Rachel saw the distraction with the dots at first sight , just wonder about the awkward choice of format .
Nevertheless thank you for sharing this !!!!
Quite an unusual photograph

TFS Andreas

[Rachel Hollander]

Thanks Andreas