I had been shooting a wild dog hunt at a distance with an 80-400 lens on a crop sensor, when in a matter of seconds, the hunt moved very close to my vehicle. With no time to change, I shot the close in action. Here an adult oryx is defending a calf from attack by the dogs. The calf is being pressed underneath the horns of the adult as the adult tries to fend off the dogs . Would love to have shot wider, but… Richard
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Very interesting action here, Richard (particularly with the calf pinned underneath), and I like the vibrant colors in what would normally seem like a somewhat bland palette. If that’s dust being kicked up in the bottom half of the image, it adds a really nice soft touch as well.