Hippos in pool

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A small pool was occupied by Hippo family in the evening, who were interacting with each other in a dramatic way…

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Canon EOS II; 500mm lens; 1.4X; ISO 800; 1/1600 sec. at f 6.3


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Hippos do the drama stuff very well and you captured the interaction perfectly. I would clone out the bright spot above the smaller hippo. Other than that, I like the comp and your post processing are spot on…Jim

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