Another Waterbuck

[Ken Watkins]

Taken on Lake Manze channel, Selous Game Reserve, Tanzania, 30th August 2010

EOS 1D MkIV

500mm F4 IS hand-held from drifting boat.

F6.3, ISO 800, 1/800, EV +0.33

[Marc Mol]

Very nice side lighting here and pose Ken with the Cattle Egret companion a nice bonus, might try increasing the blacks for an added boost.
TFS

[Rachel Hollander]

Ken- I'm beginning to believe that you travel around with a cattle egret and have it trained to jump in the photo. I too like the lighting, comp and detail.

TFS,
Rachel

[Hilary Hann]

Like the POV here, would have been great if you had some separation between the bird and the buck. Agree with Marc re adding some black.

[Ken Watkins]

Rachel,

At Manze almost every image had an Egret in it, the main trouble was they are all not surprisingly over exposed, not sharp or in the wrong place.

Marc & hilary

I agree that the OP looks a little washed out ( Ithink I posted the wrong one no excuses as I had not been to the pub) here is a repost

[Hilary Hann]

Much better.

[Stu Bowie]

Your repost rocks Ken. Good detail and light, and lots of space to look into.

[Lorant Voros]

Very nice light and nice colors and I love the pose of the waterbuck. Repost is much better. Would be stronger if the egret was a bit aside. Well done.

Lorant

[Harshad Barve]

Killer light , pose , BG and exposure here
TFS