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waterbuck high and dry


waterbuck high and dry
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Copyright: michael shalter (retlash) Silver Note Writer [C: 1 W: 1 N: 63] (232)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 1998-06-07
Categories: Mammals
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Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2007-05-23 10:32
Viewed: 1063
Points: 2
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Despite its name, the waterbuck (Kobus ellipsiprymnus), while it likes to live near water, doesn't enter it.
According to Wikipedia, a waterbuck's flesh has an unpleasant taste. "Lions will not kill them unless their hunger is such that they become less choosy." Well, perhaps that's because it wasn't cooked. I ate grilled waterbuck at the famed "Carnivore" restaurant in Nairobi and found it delicious. One beast's meat is another beast's poison!
This was shot with my "antique" Minolta XD-11 and a
200 mm Vivitar teleobjective, which accounts for the "fuzziness".
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  • Alex99 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3585 W: 143 N: 5672] (18539)
  • [2007-05-24 14:03]

Hi Michael.
I think POV could not be lower. Very unusual and impressive device. I like this picture so much. Nice pictured scene and reproduction of this animal, excellent composition of the shot, lovely colours and very good details. My compliments and best wishes.
Alexei.

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