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    Taken just after leaving camp early in the morning. This giraffe was quite content and enjoying the warmth of the morning sun whilst the Ox Pecker performed the daily grooming ritual.

    Thanks Grant.

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    Subject: Southern giraffe sitting in early morning light, with Ox pecker (Giraffa camelopardalis)
    Location: Botswana
    Camera: Canon MKIV
    Lens: 500f/4 - HH
    Exposure: 1/1600s at f/7.1 ISO200 0 stop compensation
    Crop: Slight crop (original capture vertical)

    Applied some slight CCW rotation to the image
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    Steve - a different giraffe shot to see them sitting. I like the colors of the grass against the giraffe. If it were mine, I think I would crop from the bottom to lose the dark shadow there.

    TFS,
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    A little easier to compose for when they're laying down I would imagine. Like the different layers/textures of the grasses. Was there a reason you didn't go for a completely green BG on this one to eliminate the patches of sky?

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    Hi Rachel, I think if I crop that close it might be too neat to the foot of the image, plus I quite like the layering effect, but appreciate the comment.

    Hi Steve, if I moved the vehicle I would have lost the angle of the Giraffe, plus, there was no way of knowing how long this one was going to stay there. In fact shortly after this was taken this female (I think based on the horns/tuffs) got up an joint the two adults. Hope that helps.

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    Hi Steve,
    Thanks for the reply. Not a big deal either way. I figured vehicle positioning played a part and wasn't sure about the impact on light angle. Those appear to be pretty tall trees (at least compared to most I see in the posts from Africa here)

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    Hi Steve, can't speak about the trees, but if Grant swings by on the thread he might be able to answer the question, as it was on his patch.
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    Hi Steve
    I like the composition here with the giraffe starting in the foreground and leading up towards it's head. The oxpecker adds good detail. Also like the layered background. I am with Rachel on cropping out the shadow.
    The clumps of bigger trees in the Okavango usually occur on slightly raised islands of dry land. For the period of the flood, they are true islands, for the rest of the year, dry land islands. Typical tree species on the islands are sausage tree, jackalberry, marula, fig trees and knob-thorn acacia.
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    Beautiful early light Steve, with the Oxpecker on the head a nice touch. The blue sky patches are a slight distraction for mine.
    TFS


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    Thanks Grant, cheers Marc.
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    The shady foreground and blue sky etc. don't bother me. The giraffe is the subject and it is the most bright/contrast part of the image and that is what draws my eye. Very pretty image, good head angle.

    I was surprised to have seen a giraffe in similar pose in Kruger, close to road. Only time I've seen one sitting. BTW, I did one time see elephants sleeping, daytime, most standing, one lying down.
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    Lovely image, works very well for me as is, well captured

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    ditto Brendon - nice image, the angle and light and pose make it stand out from other giraffe images...
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