Hippo in late afternoon light

[Andreas Liedmann]

Hi folks ...
a frame from 2018 taken in the Kwai concession of Botswana
Sat on the bank of the pool to take the lowest possible shooting angle

Canon EOS 1Dx
EF 200 - 400 IS L at 560 mm
HH

F 5,6 ; Iso 10.000 ; 1/1600 sec

Processed with Capture One and PSCC 2023 ; cropped for comp and leveled the image

Thanks for watching and commenting to my previous postings

Cheers Andreas

[Gabriela Plesea]

Hello Andreas,
Quite a frame filler, your hippie... Love those nostrils above the water line and 'menacing' look, very impressive. I also like the positioning of the subject within the frame. POV is superb. Great detail as well as colours and textures, well done Boetie

Kind regards,

[Andreas Liedmann]

Thanks so much Gabriela ... yeah she was watching me

[Gabriela Plesea]

Must be the grey socks

[Jonathan Ashton]

It's all about the composition and it works very well, very good focus from nostril to ears and the way you have handled the light on both sides of the hippo is excellent. Good shot - I like it.