Grace

[Basil Dardagan]

Early morning in the Caprivi Strip

Canon 1dx2
200-400
1/800
F/4
ISO1250

[Gabriela Plesea]

Dear Basil,

Wonderful capture and I love the ghostly appearance of the subject here. Great timing too, nice pose, I guess he gave you a one-second-glance before he disappeared into that tall grass?

I think there's a slight blue cast to the horns and L ear which you can remove if you like. In terms of comp I would have placed the subject a bit more to the right with more space on the LHS to look into.

Never seen the Caprivi Strip, it must be a magic place with stunning scenery and wonderful wildlife - please share more images if you have!

Kind regards,

[Steve Kaluski]

Hi Basil, I like your thinking here, as many would be put off with the overlapping grasses. I also like the overall colour palette too.

Personally I feel being tighter, but keeping the same frame ratio would have been better, it's a little 'floating' in frame for me. Being lower I thing would have helped too. The grass over the eye is the killer for me, I can accept over the head, but you really want to ensure the eye is clear. I think going for shooting wide open was the right choice, no Idea on the placement of the FP, but going for central with the spot and using a selective 'Case' to avoid looking on to the FG would help.

Agree with Gabriela on removing the Blue cast on the subject, a quick fix.

TFS
Steve

[Rachel Hollander]

Hi Basil - I think this is a beautiful image and like the comp with the look back pose and more room in the direction of the gaze. I too see the blue cast. An easy fix. The tall grasses here don't bother me as it is part of the camoflague effect. I would shift the frame down slightly so as to move the impala slightly off vertical center of the frame.

TFS,
Rachel

[John Mack]

Like the composition with the whatever it is looking back in the frame. I don't mind the grasses. Shows the environment well.

[Basil Dardagan]

Thank you everybody. I def agree about the blue cast. I have some looking straight with no grass over the eye

[Steve Kaluski]

I have some looking straight with no grass over the eye

Lets seem.