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    Default Oryx - check. Kalahari - check. Magical light - check.

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    Busy trying to work down my unprocessed images from last year.

    Liked this shot taken in the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park.

    All comments welcome!

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    Very nice Morkel, one of your best IMHO, (including the little puppy, love that one!;))

    Great detail & colour and catchlight too. A handsome beast.

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    Yup. Pretty neat Mork. Excellent composition and space: good light and eye contact. Will do for me. :):)

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    It's all about the light, which is what makes this fine image Morkel, perhaps a slightly tighter crop?
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    Excellent image Morkelbhai for all good reasons mentioned above
    TFS

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    Oryx are one of the most difficult animals to capture a decent image of, usually because you see them in harsh desert environments, with bad light.

    This is great, you even have a glint in the eye, definitely one for a tighter crop!

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    thanks for the kind comments everyone...

    here is a slightly closer crop as requested
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    Morkel,

    The repost is much better, I can see the glint even more!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Ken Watkins View Post
    Morkel,

    The repost is much better, I can see the glint even more!
    +1 here Morkelbhai

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    Hey Mork, you repost works much better, and well timed to capture a great pose and eye contact. Light looks good too, not too harsh for that region. I feel adding some contrast to the BG may make this pop even more.

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    Both crops work for me. Being a landscape photographer, I quite like the first post for its' expansive feeling of the environment. Love both though.

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    thank you Ken, Hilary, Stu & Harshad...

    Hilary - my reasons for liking the OP as well :)
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    Great image-check:) Nice one, Morkel, like cropped version the best, won't mind an oryx in good light in my files.

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    thanks Betsie...I've found that they're a bit like long-tailed birds: difficult to compose properly for!
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    Check, check and check = the repost is a total check!! Great capture, Mate. :D
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    Really like the light and the shadows in the background. I like the cropped version.

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    thanks for your comments Dan & Jay! :)
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