Hyena Portrait

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As we drove by a termite mound, we saw this hyena at rest. Its position midway up the mound offered the opportunity to take this eye level photo. I liked its pose and the unusual setting.

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Pertinent technical details or techniques: Nikon D500 and 80-400 lens at 1/500, f/6.3 and ISO 1400 and cropped to about 80% of the original. It was an overcast day.

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Richard, this is excellent. And I agree with your comment. The posture at rest in the natural setting is perfect…:+1:

3

Very good, Richard. I like the way the Hyena is sandwiched between the tree and the mound and his focused look really makes this image vivid.

4

Great positioning and the focus of Hyena makes this shot !
Cheers!

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Excellent catch - a very relaxed and natural pose. Great tree and habitat.
Congrats on the well-deserved EP!
Sandy

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Richard, Congrats on the EP. It is well deserved…:sunglasses:

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Splendid image, beautiful setting and I find very natural the lateral attentive pose of the hyena.