Klipspringer

[Dave Barnes]

The Klipspringer(Oreotragus Oreotragus) is a small antelope with a thick spiny coat providing protection against injury when it bumps against the rocks
Klipspringer have a restricted habitat preference, namely to very rocky environments of mountainous areas and hills.
The coarse-haired coat is variable in colour with shades of grey, yellow, brown or red, with marked white underparts, chin and lips.

Canon 1D mk3
Canon 500 f4 + 1.4 TC
ISO 800
App f10
SS 1/500

[Ken Watkins]

I will state the obvious first, not that I think it diminishes the image, it would have been nice to have more head turn on right hand Klipspringer.

I love these rarely seen antelope , but it is always difficult to find them in range of your lens.

I still find it odd that they look "oversharpened" in most images.

[Stephen Earle]

Lovely shot Dave. Quite amazing the texture of their coats against the oof bg. Enjoy gc this weekend. It seems Isak and I missed each other.

[Fabs Forns]

Very interesting animals, they looks so fragile and sturdy at the same time. Good eye contact on the left one, too bad about the head angle on the second.

[Paul Marcellini]

Yeah, we were looking for these guys but the guide said they are rare. I like the comp and the color contrast. Of course the head angle has been mentioned but I would still be happy with this one.

[Sabyasachi Patra]

Dave,
I have never heard of them. Thanks for the info about their coats. I would reduce the colour temperature a bit and also look at the sharpening. Thanks for sharing.
Cheers,
Sabyasachi

[Stu Bowie]

Super comp, with perfect placement of them in your frame. I like the eye contact from the near one, and wish for a better angle from the other. Where did you take this Dave?

[Dave Barnes]

Thanks to all for looking and for comments, They are all appreciated.