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    Default Putting the "spring" into Springbok!

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    This day old Springbok foal took no time in displaying it's healthy youth by pronking, in soft late afternoon light.

    I love the quizzical look of mum in the BG!

    Central Kalahari GR- Botswana. F/F Bean bag from front pax seat, curves, levels, TK adj's, slight levelling, PS CC & ACR.

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    Lens Nikkor 400mm f/2.8E FL VR
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    Focal Length 400.0 mm (400.0 mm in 35mm)
    Aperture f/5.6
    Exposure Time 0.00063s (1/1600)


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    Stunning Marc,and also remarkable to me at day old,ahh the wonder of it. I really like the descending line of out of focus folks running away to the right there is almost a puzzled look to be drawn from the first in line of those. Actually Marc I just started writing without reading your post properly (it' so enchanting),my apologies. But yes, without provocation I saw that too ,it's the head turn ?Thanks mate this simply made me smile. Our fawns are now and soon fingers crossed. Marc the only thing that slightly and I mean a slightly unsure of is the eye highlights of the little one,maybe it's because the skyline is broken by something ?

    take care

    stu

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    Hi Marc - Great timing and I love both the look the youngster is giving as well as the cocked head of mom. Amazing how long the legs look too. Nice sharpness. I just wish for a little more room at the top. Also, there's some magenta and blue in the whites of the boks that I would remove if it were mine.

    TFS,
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    Hi Marc

    Love the action captured and that the bokkie is facing you.
    Agree to bring down Sat on blues and magentas.
    Boy, they can be like springs!
    Regards

    Andre.

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    Appreciate the comments everyone, and good suggestions above,

    my RP here with added top canvas and reduced a tad more of the already adj colour cast issue via an slight increase in selective WB warmth.
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    Poing, poing, poing, I am loving this I bet it was fun to watch and photograph, for me it certainly was a pleasure to view:)

    Great DOF, feels as if this bokkie is about to jump off the screen. Lovely colours, lush greens all around. Good techs and you were quick to click that shutter at just the right time. Great pose from the little one.
    I like your RP. I like just about everything in this frame, a well planned shot well executed and some nice PP work too - I thoroughly enjoyed viewing, this will keep me smiling the entire evening, thank you for sharing Marc

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    Thanks Gabriela

    Quote Originally Posted by Gabriela Plesea View Post
    Good techs and you were quick to click that shutter at just the right time. Great pose from the little one.
    One benefit of the D5's 12 fps is not just the increased frame rate, but it provides the photographer with just the extra possibility that we may find just the right position and pose.


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    Hi Marc -- I guess you will never seize to amaze me , you produce amazing images one after another . This one is absolutley brilliant in terms of quality as well as the composition. Your RP has sorted out the main issue with this image . But a wonderful image .

    TFS !

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    The way you have caught this Marc is simply amazing,my only little problem I can't take my eye off the jumper,agree a wonderful image.

    Keith.

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    Well done great timing capture this! Fine image

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