Dagga Boy

[Andreas Liedmann]

Hi folks .... many moons ago that i posted a Buffalo .
So i thought i share one from South Luangwa NP in Zambia , this guy was part of very large herd that came for a drink to the river .
Not easy to isolate one individual when they come in big numbers

Canon EOS 1Dx
EF 500 IS L II + 1,4 TC III
Beanbag

F 7,1 ; Iso 2000 ; 1/1600 sec

Processed with DPP 4 and PSCC 2023 ; slight crop

THanks for watching and commenting to my previous postings

Cheers Andreas

[Jonathan Ashton]

Super shot excellent detail, you have differentially made the subject stand out. I appreciate brown must everywhere but I feel I should be seein a little more black somewhere, the hairs on his shoulder & under his chin for example - maybe a bit richer??

[Chris van Rooyen]

Hi Andreas, Stunning light, and you did well to get so much detail, definition and subject separation on a notoriously difficult subject. Sharpness is outstanding. I would consider removing the OOF oxpecker (?) on the animal behind.

[Steve Kaluski]

Nice to see the old Dagga Bioy in a pan. Think I agree with Jon about the black hairs and Chris on the Ox P, did you want to keep the blue on the horn?

The light really makes that eye pop and I'm not sure it need pulling back only because it's so bright. Love the light reflected on the under belly and side, adds to the atmosphere/time of day. Curious, why does the water on the LHS have a green tinge (I know it's algae), but then swops to an orange warmth?

Overall a nice capture Andreas, it's different.

TFS
Steve

[Andreas Liedmann]

Thanks folks for your kind comments , much appreciated .

Will take a look tonight about the blacks and the colors

Cheers andreas

[Gabriela Plesea]

Hello Boetie Andreas,

Great to see a Buffalo in such beautiful light and detail is really, really nice. Love those textures. Subject well isolated from the background and framing works well. And sharp as it gets.

I too think the water looks a bit odd, with the green algae that ends just before the front right limb of the subject - it might be natural, but for the sake of this frame perhaps worth looking into this.

Colour wise I am happy with the buffalo, from what I have seen around here some are darker and others less so, your call about the blacks

Thank you so much for sharing, I took great pleasure viewing. Have a wonderful rest of the week-end!

Kind regards,