Hello friends,
I am sharing a simple Giraffe portrait tonight, and as usual a little information about my subject. You might like to know the species weighs about 1200kg (males) and 800kg (females). Life span is about 28 years and gestation 15 months, err...just one baby at a time
Giraffe feed mainly on leaves and flowers and twigs, but also fruit. They need water regularly and I am told they drink about 40 L per day. Interesting that the tongue is quite long, about 45 cm, and covered with horny papillae for protection against the thorns of Acacia trees. Their lips also have papillae for the same reason.
They always give birth standing up, meaning the baby has to fall about 2 m to the ground...Ouch.
Most people believe the species is voiceless, which isn't true: they occasionally grunt, snort, bleat, and even make flute-like noises
I love giraffe and enjoy watching them for hours but for some reason they have never been high on my list in terms of photography. Nevertheless here's one image, taken on a cloudy day at lunch time in Zuka Private Game Reserve. I happened to be driving on the edge of a little dam and she was close by, I liked the POV and clean BG. This is FF by the way.
PS. Not sure it's sharp enough, please let me know. I sent away my only decent pair of reading glasses to be repaired and struggling a bit
Techs:
Nikon D850
Nikon 500mm F4
ISO 1000
F7.1
1/500s ( she was pretty still so I took a chance, I do have other frames at higher SS taken afterwards)
Thank you so much for viewing and for comments on my previous images, I really appreciate it. Hope you do not find this too boring...