wildebeest jumping into river

[Charles Glatzer]

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Masi Mara, Kenya

1D Mark IV , 500 f/4 IS,1.4x
Manual, spot, 1/800 @ f/5.6, ISO 800
Post-production- CS5, NIK, Macbook Pro

See you where there is light, or at the computer

Chas

[Ken Watkins]

Great action, but for me it is a little to close.

[Hilary Hann]

Good clear view of the effort put into the jump by the wildebeest. I like the fact that there is light on the eyes, so often missing. Makes a nice contrast from the images we see which have so many wildebeest all together, shows the individual rather than the multitude. Very nice.

[Harshad Barve]

Though this is tight works for me , not an easy image to get
TFS

[DanWalters]

Nice action! Like the terrified look he has before hitting the water!

[Rachel Hollander]

Great action shot. I'd also like to see a wider shot.

TFS,
Rachel

[Katie Rupp]

What impresses me most here, besides wishing I could see this for myself, is how you were able to separate the wildebeest from the background since they are so similar in color and tone. Great capture of action and emotion.

[Stephen Earle]

Good to see a wildebeest shot in decent light. When I was there they seemed to prefer crossing during midday. I really like the expression in the eye.

[Eric Virkler]

Great shot. I dead center of the wildebeest doesn't entirely work for me, not that you have much choice in that kind of action. A previous comment about including the head of the leading animal would probably have reduced that dead center feel. Again, great shot.

Eric

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