Wildebeest Inspection

[Gabriela Plesea]

Hello Everyone, I have a young Wildebeest for you tonight Decided to process this frame because I quite liked the expression on his face, the little mane, those tiny horns...

Image captured this February in the Kalahari. It was around lunch time, extremely hot and light was very harsh so my companion and I decided to spend some time at a waterhole. We found some nice shade under a big tree and waited for a herd of wildebeest to drink. This curious little fellow left his mother's side and approached the vehicle to investigate. He got rather close and I ended up with a rather tight frame so I decided to go even closer for more impact. Let me know what you think of this, I would appreciate some feedback.
Many thanks for your comments on my previous images

Nikon D5
Nikon 500 F4
ISO 800
F8
1/1250

Kind regards,

[Sanjeev Aurangabadkar]

This is really good Gabriela, the expressions and those eyes are amazing. you have some great detail on the WB, the exposure & PP are terrific! The horizontal ears, short horns and the beady big eyes with clean BG make this!!

[Steve Kaluski]

Glad you got round to posting this one Gabriela. The pastel BKG really provides prominence to the subject. Nice detail/sharpness and overall colours, being dark it has a nice 'pop/3D' feel.

Nice work, well done.

TFS
Steve

[Rachel Hollander]

Hi Gabriela - You already know that I like this one. Good to see you shooting something other than predator, rodent or reptile. I was beginning to think you thought of animals like wbs only as prey for your beloved cats. You handled the harsh light well and extracted nice detail on the wb. Love the inquisitive look and the devilish tiny horns.

TFS,
Rachel

[keith mitchell]

Gabriela this is really striking,keeps me totally focused on the head and eyes that are super,excellent work.

Keith.

[Mike Poole]

Lovely frame Gabriela, the intense direct stare with the mane behind work really well, nicely presented as always

Mike

[Bill Dix]

Love it! The direct stare is great, and the whole image does indeed have a 3D look. Terrific detail where it matters, and nicely exposed. You were smart to find a patch of shade. Well done.

[Gabriela Plesea]

Thank you so much dear friends,

It is really nice to experiment, sometimes it pays off

Been busy tonight preparing for a short trip to the Kruger Park. And I promise you Rachel, I will shoot whatever comes my way, be it bokkies or reptiles or predators Or birds!

Hope you all have a wonderful rest of the week,

Kind regards,