07.21am.
Or Kongoni as they are also known, seen here enjoying a morning's breakfast on the Mara.
D3s 500VR 1/2500s ISO400@f/5.6 Oct 2010.
C & C most welcome
Cheers
Marc
Coke's Hartebeest
07.21am.
Or Kongoni as they are also known, seen here enjoying a morning's breakfast on the Mara.
D3s 500VR 1/2500s ISO400@f/5.6 Oct 2010.
C & C most welcome
Cheers
Marc
Nice stare he is giving you Marc. Good exposure in some strong light. That is some beautiful and intense blue sky! Dof works well here with nice oof fg and bg. Well done.
TFS
Todd
Thanks ToddOriginally Posted by Todd Frost
No sky BG, it was just the rolling Mara hillscape.
Marc,
Nice to see another one of these, the image I posted was in very dull light, this seems quite harsh although well handled.
Odd looking creatures, but still beautiful, if the seach engine is right there are very fewHaartebeest posted here, most peculiarGives me an idea?
Heres mine
http://www.birdphotographers.net/for...ht=haartebeest
Marc
Lovely image, like the hillscape colour in the BG and eye contact TFS
Hi Marc, I like the detail on the hartebeest, and the exposure is nice. Also like the BG and the colours in both subject and the BG. Not totally sure about the horizon line through base of horns
Interesting animal..
TFS
Grant
Great depth of light on this one Marc and I like the pose & HA which really illustrates it's name, seeing those horns head on. I'm with Grant on the horizon line, but there was nothing much you could have done as the POV would not not have been as good.
TFS
Steve
Post Production: It’s ALL about what you do with the tools and not, which brand of tool you use.
Great DOF on this guy and the BG is wonderful. Composition just right for me.
never seen these blokes - quite peculiar. if they are anything like our hartebeests, they run like the wind!
love the colours in this, especially the BG
Appreciate the comments everyone, many thanks.
Yes Morkel, when there is a chase or pursuit on these guys always are out in front.
Steve,
Can you elaborate on this comment as I fail to understand it.
Sweet image indeed! Won't mind seeing the subject a bit smaller in the frame. Did you use a CP filter?
Ken, the name hartebeest refers to the heart- shape formed by the horns.
Nice image Marc, love those hills in the background as they always give a richness to an image. Good dof and antelope pose handled well.
Grant thanks for that, a diferent explanation than I have heard before hence my question, this is what it says on Wkipedia
"The word hartebeest comes from Afrikaans and was originally called hertebeest. The name was given by the Boers who thought it resembled deer (hert in Dutch, the Dutch beest means 'beast' in English)"
Last edited by Ken Watkins; 02-23-2011 at 05:54 AM.
Excellent control over the DOF and pose.
The background change adds to the image IMO, giving the overall look a layered feel.
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