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Image Description
Photographed along the Lower Zambezi in the early morning.
Technical Details
Nikon Z9, Nikkor Z 400mm f/2.8 TC VR S
1/640 sec. at f/4, ISO 280, 560mm
Lightroom Classic - cropping, minor adjustments to whites, blacks, highlights, some dehazing.
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I really like the ephereal scene, but am struggling with whether anyone else would. Cropping was challenging. Appreciate any and all comments!
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I like the morning glow Christine, it has a lovely African feel to it.
The bucks look good, but I’m not over enamoured with the framing. I like the two in the centre, they give a clear focus of attention, but I don’t feel that the other two add much more to the picture, the RHS is unfortunately cut off at the rear and the LHS is looking out of frame.
Maybe it’s worth playing around with the centre of the frame and see what you can come up with.
It’s never easy with animals when you are on a game drive, there are so many elements to get right and very little time to do it.
My first thoughts were, beautiful light, excellent choice of aperture, the bokeh of the background looks great, just enough definition to get a hint at the environment, but not so much as to distract from the main subjects. Technically really well done. I think the composition/framing is the main nit for me. The one on the right is cut off and there are some distracting little objects at both lower corners. I would crop out the waterbuck on the right.
Very nice capture! The center buck and the one looking over his back immediately capture my attention. There is a nice balance with the two deer on each side, but I would have preferred to have seen the entire body of the one on the right to get a perfect balance. It is still a nice, striking image, however.
Wow! What a beautiful scene to have witnessed. Perfect light, background and gorgeous animals.
My thoughts are the same as most about the cut off animal on the right. Although I don’t mind the animal on the left so much, but not ideal. Do you have any other frames where you might be able to do a composite of whole poses from other animals. I do love the ducks.
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