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    Dear Friends,

    Just a bit of information about the African Buffalo before I upload an image taken last Sunday afternoon: this is a gregarious species and may form large herds consisting of a number of stable sub-herds. The sub-herds consist of a a number of related cows with their young as well as some adult and subadult bulls. There is a dominance hierarchy among males which relates to reproductive priority within the herd, but no sexual rivalry exists as such - a safe survival strategy for those animals that have the potential of killing each other in a dispute. Very old non-breeding males - often referred to as 'dagga boys' - prefer to form separate groups.

    The image I am sharing was taken late afternoon in sweet light. At some stage we were surrounded by Buffalo, they are inquisitive and like to come close to the game viewer. We did not notice this cow until her face showed through the bushes...She stared at us for a little while and then probably realised there was no threat...so she went about her business...I liked the way the vegetation surrounded her face and that unconcerned look, she must have realised we were't going go to cause any trouble

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    Perhaps not the most exciting frame but I am trying to share images of various species as well as add bits of information about them and their behaviour. I thank you for viewing and for your kind comments, suggestions and RP's on my previous posts.

    Warmest regards,
    Gabriela Plesea

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    Hi Gabriela ... a buffalo shot in David Hamilton mood
    i do really like the overall softness in terms of tone and colors , nicely done , and the head peaking out of all the softness . just gorgeous !!!!!
    good amount of fine details rendered .

    I enjoyed viewing this one !!!

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    Thank you so much Andreas, indeed a bit of "Hamilton blur" Trying to do something different when the opportunity arises... and paying more attention to the 'less obvious'

    Hope you have a lovely weekend, and if you have time...more squirrels with poppies please!

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    Hi Gabriela. I really liked this one. The pose and the vegetation framing it is lovely and so is the soft light and details. Well seen and pictured ! T F S.

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    Thank you very much Sanjeev, appreciated
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    Love the image, I echo all the positive comments. Really nice, thank you for sharing, Gabriela.
    Joe Przybyla

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    Thank you Joe for kind words, much appreciated Buddy
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    Hi Gabriela I don't know how but I missed this but I did. I like the buffalo and the light on her but the soft fuzzy surroundings look too contrived to me sorry to say. I can understand the need to soften the surroundings but I would have preferred a more subtle approach.

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    Thank you very much Jon,

    It might look as if I softened the surroundings, but I didn't... this is pretty much as it was Reduced clarity and contrast on the right hand side of the frame to add balance and conceal the sticks to a degree. This was shot through various layers of vegetation so the bushes closer to me are OOF due to DoF.
    I would have not bothered to take the shot if I did not think it had something special, I see buffalo almost every day on my way to work and often wonder how to capture something unusual...This seemed like a good opportunity.

    Here is another frame from the same sighting. Don't think I have the ability to achieve this effect with my limited knowledge of processing

    Hope you have a wonderful rest of the week,

    Warmest regards,
    Gabriela Plesea

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