Giraffe Head Shot

[Rachel Hollander]

Taken in the Timbavati Game Reserve, South Africa on the morning game drive. It was an overcast morning, hence the bright bg.

Canon 50D
100-400 at 275mm
1/640
f8
ISO 400
HH from the safari vehicle. Curves adjustment to bring out the hint of blue in the sky.

C&C welcome and appreciated. Thanks,

Rachel

[Katie Rupp]

Hi Rachel,
I like those chin whiskers! On my monitor he looks a bit dark and I'm wondering if there is a bit of a cyan cast?
Regards,
Katie

[Hilary Hann]

Quite hard to get these heads against the sky and I find that the giraffe looks a bit flat and dull and perhaps an extra round of USM would also be in order. I do like the quirky way the mouth is positioned.

[Harshad Barve]

Rachel ,

I am with Katie and Hilary here , BTW I found these guys very interesting and they can be great subjects for abstracts
TFS

[Rachel Hollander]

Thanks for the comments. Here's a repost. I lightened the head, boosted the contrast and did another round of USM.

Rachel

[Steve Kaluski]

Prefer the repost Rachel, perhaps a little tight in frame.

[Ken Watkins]

I am viewing this on an uncalibrated monitor so my comments should be taken with a large pinch of salt;)

The facial expression you could only get from a Giraffe, but the skin colour looks a little too light for me, more red than brown, composition is fine.

[Rachel Hollander]

Thanks Steve and Ken for the comments.