Streched Out

[Ken Watkins]

Another image from our very lucky Pangolin sighting in Kwara concession, Okavango Delta,26th December 2010.

EOS 1D MkIII

28-300mm at 85mm, taken on foot.:eek::eek:

F10, ISO 400, 1/1250, EV-0.33

[Todd Frost]

These guys are way too cool. Great sighting. Exposure, sharpness and color look good. Well done.
TFS
Todd

[Harshad Barve]

Super super sighting and opportunity very well capitalized ,Terrific image
TFS

[Marc Mol]

You lucky b*****d Ken .
And all stretched out in good light, the head looks a little soft, I'm very jealous.........having only ever seen spoor
Were you actually on foot or did you jump out to get a closer perspective?
Well done SIR
TFS

[Vivaldo Damilano]

Ken
What can I say but excellent stuff. Fantastic sighting, so rare to see this during the day TFS

[Ken Watkins]

Thanks to everbody, I admit that head lacks sufficient detail, but I can offer difficult conditions as an excuse and the fact that they move pretty fast., plus the "pesky" grass

Marc,
I jumped off the vehicle before we stopped, my unkind companions (wife and our pet Australian lady) said they had never seen me move so fast beore, probably true

[Marc Mol]

Marc,
I jumped off the vehicle before we stopped, my unkind companions (wife and our pet Australian lady) said they had never seen me move so fast beore, probably true

I still think I would have been ahead of you (had I been there),....... being a few years younger

[Ken Watkins]

I still think I would have been ahead of you (had I been there),....... being a few years younger

Marc,

Mean but true, but I was 18 in 1967, what fun

[Morkel Erasmus]

better pangolin shot than most people have in their files Ken! now how about next time you lie on your stomach and get that winning perspective?

[Ken Watkins]

better pangolin shot than most people have in their files Ken! now how about next time you lie on your stomach and get that winning perspective?

Tried that but did not work very well

Unfortunately they move to fast or keeps their head down and of course you have no idea which direction it will go in after unrolling.

Next Time

[Morkel Erasmus]

I hear you!

[Robert Amoruso]

That is a cool looking critter Ken. I can only image how hard it was to get this if he was on the move.

Did you zoom in for a close-up of the pattern outer shell?

[Ken Watkins]

Robert,

Thanks it is very frustating sighting such a rarity in reasonable coditions and not really being able to do it justice.

I have some closer shots of him rolled up I'll take a look