Eland & Gemsbok

[Ken Watkins]

Taken in Etosha NP, Namibia 7th September 2008

EOS 1D MkIII
500mm F4 IS bean bag

F5.6, 1/3200, ISO 500

[Sabyasachi Patra]

Ken,
Was it taken during a hot day? I don't like the bokeh. Is it due to heat waves?

I would have loved some more DoF. I would have used atleast f8. May be you can rework the PP for sharpening.

I think the angle is good for the Eland. Thanks for sharing.
Cheers,
Sabyasachi

[Steve Canuel]

Hi Ken,
BG does look a little funky but I like this picture because I find it interesting to contrast and compare the two animals .
Steve

[D. Robert Franz]

Really shows just how big an eland really is.... Nice capture of the two species. Light is a bit harsh but overall not bad. Fine capture.

[Ken Watkins]

Ok the picture was taken around 10.00 am, so it would have probably been around 25 centigrade, not hot by Etosha standards It got up to 38 around 14.00.
Harshness goes hand in hand with photography in Etosha, mainly because of the high amount of white rock but also because of dust haze. Etosha is also different in that most animals come to waterholes in the heat of the day I can only presume this is because they figure the Lions are asleep. The intention was to show the difference in size, this is a bit overstated because the Gemsbok is further away.

[Robert Amoruso]

Ken,

I tried two things on a download. I used a reverse s-curve and then a local contrast enhancement to help on the light (http://www.birdphotographers.net/for...ad.php?t=20434). I like the comp - the side angles of the animals really contrasts them well.