Skulking Hyena
This spotted hyena was skulking after losing a battle with another hyena over a kill that a leopard had dropped.
Taken in the Kruger National Park in very poor light! I know the frame on the right is too close - this was right next to my car:(
Your C+C most welcome...
Techs:
Canon 1000D with 100-400mm L IS USM @ 130mm
f5.0 @ 1/80 SS @ ISO 800
Exp +0.7
Mork, Close to the car or not you need to find a way to get the whole animal in the frame. Clipping the left side is a cardinal sin. How do I know that? I have done it myself loe of times....
BIRDS AS ART Blog: great info and lessons, lots of images with our legendary BAA educational Captions; we will not sell you junk. 30+ years of long lens experience/e-mail with gear questions.
BIRDS AS ART Online Store: we will not sell you junk. 35 years of long lens experience. Please e-mail with gear questions.
Check out the new SONY e-Guide and videos that I did with Patrick Sparkman here. Ten percent discount for BPN members,
E-mail me at samandmayasgrandpa@att.net.
Good details in the head and like the blur in the foreleg, just wish it wasn't clipped. Not any help now, but I might shoot certain scenes when things are moving fast with a bit of extra room for later cropping options. (Have to say might, as 9/10 times I try to get it right in camera ff, just that things conspire against us.... :)).
Hi Morkel,
Good eye contact and nice blur of the moving front foot.
Clipped comments noted and agreed. Adding canvas or cropping tighter are a couple of options.
tfs
Austin
thanks for the honest feedback guys. I also considered a tighter crop even before posting the original - how does this one work??
Hi Morkel, you RP reminded me of a couple of items from Artie's BAA I and II (MANDATORY reading for anyone wanting to improve their photography!).Originally Posted by Morkel Erasmus
I haven't memorized the books; however, I had just finished rereading Ch II of BAA II regarding Advanced Composition and Image Design where Artie had indicated on p. 170: "Cut don't clip. When struggling to fit a bird into the frame it is often necessary to cut off part of the subject. It is far better to make a substantial cut than to clip off just a bit....".
That caused me to go back and also reread BAA I on the same topic. I remembered at the end of the Ch 7 - Designing The Image - p. 113 a closely cropped pelican.
Seems to me you have done just that!
I like your RP - much more powerful.
Last edited by Jay Gould; 08-22-2009 at 05:47 PM.
Cheers, Jay
My Digital Art - "Nature Interpreted" - can now be view at http://www.luvntravlnphotography.com
"Nature Interpreted" - Photography begins with your mind and eyes, and ends with an image representing your vision and your reality of the captured scene; photography exceeds the camera sensor's limitations. Capturing and Processing landscapes and seascapes allows me to express my vision and reality of Nature.
Posting Permissions
Reply With Quote