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    Ken Watkins
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    Taken in Etosha NP, Namibia on Dik Dik Drive 6th September 2008

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    Danny J Brown
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    What the.............Hey, I want one of these little guys for a pet. How big is this critter? Those legs are as tiny as its eyes are huge! I love those little horns, too. Wish the angle was lower and its a hair tight up top but still a sweet shot.

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    Nice shot Ken to get these guys out in the open, would like some more room on top and less on the right.


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    Danny
    They are very small 12-16 inches according to Wikipedia.
    As a result it is difficult to be anything other than looking down on them, especially when you are not allowed to get out of the car!
    Marc
    Incredibly you nearly always see DikDik on DikDik drive and they sometimes wander into open spaces. I have more room so will take a look.

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    A favorite animal with large eyes and apparent crying.
    Pic in typical habitat with good color and shows the eyes.,face and small horns.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Ken Watkins View Post
    Marc
    Incredibly you nearly always see DikDik on DikDik drive and they sometimes wander into open spaces. I have more room so will take a look.
    And hear I was thinking Dik Dik Drive was somewhere downtown LA.:D


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    Ken,

    While the excellent close up shows great detail, a bit more environment would benefit the image.

    Best,

    Chas

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    Hi Ken, agree with Danny about a lower POV which would have added to the overall look and more room on the l/h side, less on the right, but guess that is in an ideal world. They are graceful dwarf antelopes about the size of a fox terrier if that helps, and the black marking just below the eye is used to deposit a tarry secretion on to twigs from the pre-orbital gland (near their large eyes)

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    Sorry there is little if any more headroom in the original, extending the canvas is difficult with the highly patterned grass.

    I will post a more open picture later.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Ken Watkins View Post
    Sorry there is little if any more headroom in the original, extending the canvas is difficult with the highly patterned grass.

    I will post a more open picture later.
    Would agree that a lower point of view would be preferable.

    Still, a keeper for my collection - I don't believe I even tried to take a photo of a dik dik.
    Last edited by Russell Johnson; 12-05-2009 at 01:07 PM.

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    Danny J Brown
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    Quote Originally Posted by Ken Watkins View Post
    Danny
    They are very small 12-16 inches according to Wikipedia.
    As a result it is difficult to be anything other than looking down on them, especially when you are not allowed to get out of the car!
    Marc
    Incredibly you nearly always see DikDik on DikDik drive and they sometimes wander into open spaces. I have more room so will take a look.
    Hey Ken - I figured if there was a way to get a better angle, you would have done it.:)

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    Ajit Huilgol
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    Lovely image, Ken, of one of my favourite animals in Africa!

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