Copyright © 2009 Haim Ziv - WWW.BIRDS-PHOTOS.COM
Mark II 600mm f6.3 1/800 ISO125
Nakuro Lake Kenya 2008
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Copyright © 2009 Haim Ziv - WWW.BIRDS-PHOTOS.COM
Mark II 600mm f6.3 1/800 ISO125
Nakuro Lake Kenya 2008
Thank you for looking.
Certainly not an image to look at just before breakfast! :p ;) :)
I would like to see more room on the LHS. I think there also could be a bit more contast between the animals and the BG. While the hyena's spots work well with the BG, I would like to see the animals "pop" more from the scene.
Thanks for sharing.
Cheers, Jay
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A hard image to look at but that is nature.
Well captured, I too wish for a touch more space on the left.
Light less than ideal, but great action, that is one ambitious hyena. Agree more room on the left for him to walk into would be nice.
Haim,
Good job capturing the action. I would have preferred you more to the left to get a better head-angle however.
what an image this is , Hyna and Wild dogs are most dangerous predators. I have seen some images for Indian Jungles where these guys start eating prey live
All good points covered and agreed
TFS
Harshad
Harshad,
Your comments about eating animals alive apply to all predators with the possible exception of Leopard. I am only posting this comment as the myth that Wild Dogs are vicious killers offends me. Have you ever seen a Lion kill a Buffalo before it eats it apart from young ones?
A nice natural history moment. As Robert has mentioned, if you could have moved a bit to your left, the eye contact would have been better. I wish for better light.
I agree with Ken.
Wild dogs of Africa and dholes in India (often mistakenly referred as wild dogs) take chunks of their prey when it is alive. That is how they incapacitate their prey and bring it down. Their smaller body size is also a big factor. In the jungles of India, dholes don't kill without requirement. Also, we should remember that nothing goes waste in a forest. The energy just moves from one form to the other. I don't agree that they should be called vicious or dangerous.
Ofcourse, no one is more dangerous than man. We hit, poke and stab others without any rhyme or reason. :D
Cheers,
Sabyasachi
Hi Ken Thanks a ton for info
In Indian Jungle we have 6 main predators
Lion/Tiger/Leaopard/Dholes ( wild dogs)/Hyna/wolf
Out of these HERE I have never heard or seen ( In jungles or in document ) L/T/L eating their preys live beacuse all these 3 big boys here will kill their preys by holding necks with their cannies and so autmatically prey dies
But WD's or Dholes being very small and in packs they start eating once they caught prey, I think their cannies are not big enough to suffocate Deer or like so
Hyna and Wild dogs are most dangerous predators
I said this beacuse e.g. agony of Deer ends within some time once caught by L/T/L but with these guys they have to wait for their death
BTW I agree with Sabyasachi & everyone (all predators are dangerous to their prey)
TFS
Harshad
PS , If allowed I can post a link from other forum in which Deer being eaten by couple of Dholes
With the light from the hard right and the hyena's head turned slightly to the right, the face and the top half of the gazelle are in shadow.... This creating lots of the problem mentioned above. I would have suqueaked the animal to get him to turn his head toward me.... That said, you have made a sharp image of an amazing moment.
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The action and moment captured speak for themselves. strong image. It is a shame it is tight and needs more room, but as am not sure if cropped, can only wish you have more of this sequence. :)