Baboon Mother and baby

[Andy Biggs]

Baboon and Baby
Okavango Delta, Botswana. Chitabe Camp area
July 2009

Nikon D3, 70-200mm f/2.8 VR, 1/10 @ f/8, ISO 250

I absolutely love shooting panned blur shots, and this was just one of those moments that 'worked'. I often attempt many different shutter speeds, ranging from 1/4 of a second all the way to 1/60 of a second, depending on the speed of my subject in relation to the camera. The light had already faded away, and after sunset there aren't many photographic opportunities other than to take some creative risks. So me and my workshop participants sat there and photographed a very large baboon group for the better part of half an hour.

[Sid Garige]

I am a big fan of panning blur images. This is a perfectly executed image. Excellent job Andy.

[Morkel Erasmus]

one of the best pan-blur shots I've seen Andy - LOVE the pin sharp baby and blurred mother...inspiring stuff...

[Andy Biggs]

Thanks for the kind words, guys.

[Marc Mol]

Agree, well executed Andy, good lighting and comp too.
Will you be in Kenya/Tanz come Sept/Oct?
TFS

[Andy Biggs]

Thanks, Marc. I will be in southern Africa for the rest of this year, actually. My schedule changes year to year, and I am leading more and more safaris to other countries in addition to Tanzania. I will be in Kenya and Rwanda next September, though!

[Hilary Hann]

Like this effect very much. Lovely overall colours and tones and the baby is wonderfully focussed on the viewer.

[sandy richards]

Andy, exquisite pan blur. the curious, clinging baby and moving mom is just SWEET.
Sandy

[Harshad Barve]

Excellent pan blurr image
TFS

[Gerald_Gilligan]

Great Capture

[RakeshDhareshwar]

Exclusive image . The sharp baby on top of the blurred mother , seems a bit hash for the mother :) . She looks all worked up , while he seems to enjoy the ride.

[Alfred Forns]

Just perfect for me Andy !!! Big Fan of Blurs and this is a fine example !! Love the little guys face, just enough on the parent !!! Big Congrats !!!!

[Arthur Morris]

Hey Big Guy, Good to see you here. This one is exquisite for all of the reasons noted above. The sharpness of the young one at 1/10 sec. is astounding.

[Steve Canuel]

Blurred in all the right places, sharp where it needs to be. I like how the legs fade into the grass.

[Danny J Brown]

Incredible shot. I hope you enter the big photo contests because this one will win for sure.

DB

[Andy Biggs]

Thanks, guys. I could definitely use another WPOTY win! (I won the 2008 Wildlife Photographer of the Year landscape image. It was fun!).

[John Ippolito]

Beautifully done, Andy. Love the look from the youngster. A work of art!

Love the Kiboko bag too.

[Rachel Hollander]

Amazing image. Agree with all of the above comments.

TFS,
Rachel

[Sabyasachi Patra]

A fine image. Love the composition and pan blur treatment. One needs tons of practice to get these images right. Thanks for sharing.

Cheers,
Sabyasachi