We were poling the makoros through the Okavango when we spooked a Red Lechwe feeding in the shallow water. He put on a great show as he splashed his way across the marsh. I wish I had had the foresight and the skill to try a video. but this is the best I could get. I know that there will be demerits since he is running away, but that is what they do, and I like the dynamic sense of it. I believe the trees in the distance are where we later spotted and photographed the Pel's Fishing Owl.
Bill just a touch more head turn but as I well know perfect situations are hard to come by,think the action you have caught is brilliant ,those antlers look sharp and detailed,really do like this Bill.
Hi Bill - You did the hard part which was freezing the action. Techs look good. Splash, sharpness and detail all look good. It's a shame the lechwe didn't cooperate just a little more and give a bit of a head turn or a higher leap. I do wish you had a bit more room below for the virtual legs. I also wish the tree in the bg was not intersecting the antlers. Given the circumstances though I doubt there was much you could do about either.
Hi Bill, was this around Jao, Jacana, Tubu Tree, Kwetsani by any chance?
I like the perspective and the techs are good, enough to freeze the subject, but with the subject is going away from camera, so it's not a keeper for me sadly.