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    These 2 young males were rehearsing future days where locking horns would really mean something.
    I don't do a lot of B&W in nature photography, but every now and then certain images lend itself to this format, this is one I feel that compliments that style.
    Just wish the buffalo on their left wasn't coming in to view, and is a little distracting.

    D3 500VR 1/640s ISO200@f/5.6. Moremi GR, Botswana Sept 2009. approx 30% crop.

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    Hi Marc,
    I like your b&w conversion.
    There is good detail and I like the composition.
    I would have tried to remove the nose of the third buffalo from the image as it's removal would have added to the composition of the 2 buffalo sharing a tender scratch.
    Thanks for sharing, Mark
    PS Good luck for the rugby over the weekend, I hope David Pocock teaches Richie McCall a lesson on Sunday!!!

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    I like your b&w conversion and very interesting image
    TFS

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    What you already said about the third nose (just not quite enough to echo the nose of the front buffalo) but I really like the interaction (ouch!) and just the general shape of the the subjects. It's an arresting and interesting shot, and both the choice of B&W and the conversion work for me very well. Reminds me of one of those metal sculptures local governments in Europe are so fond of (that is intended as a positive thing!).

    I'm sure you've already considered it but I'd be tempted to try cropping tight top and right - maybe even left too) and cloning out the remaining little bit of #3 (or perhaps same and leave #3 in if you don't like to remove items).

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    Marc - nice conversion and definitely something different from you . I would consider a crop from the top as well.

    TFS,
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    Well framed and captured, Marc, with a good choice in using B&W to convey this one. I agree the third nose is less-than-ideal, and support a crop from the top (very slight).
    I like the echoed shapes of the buffalo horns in the BG.
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    Like the visual of the stacked heads and the OOF hints of horns in the BG. B/W conversion does work well for this one.

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