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African buffalo


African buffalo
Photo Information
Copyright: Annick Vanderschelden (vanderschelden) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2629 W: 76 N: 6648] (26536)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2007-10-21
Categories: Mammals
Camera: Canon EOS 1D Mark III, Canon 400mm 2.8 IS
Photo Version: Original Version
Travelogue: Kruger National Park
Date Submitted: 2008-07-12 14:30
Viewed: 481
Points: 28
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
The African Buffalo or Cape Buffalo (Syncerus caffer) is a bovid from the family of the Bovidae.
It is up to 1.7 meters high, 3.4 meters long. Savannah type buffaloes weigh 500-900 kg, with only males, normally larger than females, reaching the upper weight range. Forest type buffaloes are only half that size.The African Buffalo is not closely related to the slightly larger Wild Asian Water Buffalo, but its ancestry remains unclear. Owing to its unpredictable nature which makes it highly dangerous to humans, it has not been domesticated, unlike its Asian counterpart, the Domestic Asian Water Buffalo.
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Camera Model Name
Canon EOS-1D Mark III
Shooting Date/Time
21/10/2007 08:37:35
Tv(Shutter Speed)
1/250Sec.
Av(Aperture Value)
F8.0
Metering Modes
Evaluative metering
Exposure Compensation
0
ISO Speed
200
Lens
EF400mm f/2.8L IS USM
Focal Length
400,0 mm
Image size
3888 x 2592
Image Quality
RAW
Flash
Off
White Balance
Auto
AF mode
One-Shot AF
Picture Style
Standard

Thanks a lot for your critiques!
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ah.. nothing like a nice mud bath as part of one's beauty regimen. Nice sharp image with lots of muddy detail.

TFS
Evelynn : )

Wonderful capture of this mudy African Buffalo with wonderful POV. TFS. Regards,
Bahadır

HA Annick,

opnieuw een plaatje
prachtige opname van deze buffel na een modderbad
PERFECT

TFS Thijs

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  • arfer Gold Star Critiquer [C: 2731 W: 0 N: 0] (0)
  • [2008-07-12 22:03]

Hello Annick

Just marking the post for now

Rob

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  • Janice Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3446 W: 144 N: 5883] (17434)
  • [2008-07-13 0:54]

It's an all-over mud pack - used not just for his face!
So good to see Annick. I have read about how dangerous they can be - this fellow looks like he is quite happy to see you there - as long as you keep a far away...
TFS
Janice

Hello Annick,
Very good photo of this guy just coming out from a mud bath
Well done
Albert

Hi Annick,
As usual, nothing negative on the photo. I find the subject interesting with all this mud still wet on him.
TFS
Eric

Hi Annick,
I have seen a documentary about one of those animals who has attacked and killed a woman... They are very unpredictable indeed and they have long memory...The attackan was once injured by this woman who have shot him but missed him and leave him injured… This is a nice and well realized portrait of this impressive creature. Thanks,
Claudine

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  • zulfu Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 527 W: 0 N: 95] (583)
  • [2008-07-13 7:27]

Hello Annick, a lovely capture of this wonderful Buffalo in a wonderful POV. TFS. Regards,
Mehmet

Hi Annick,

Once more an excellent photo. Exposure is well handled and even grass hanging from the horn and a highlight in the eye which is allways difficult with the buffalo

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  • Dyker Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 142 W: 0 N: 59] (170)
  • [2008-07-13 9:13]
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Hello Annick

Together with the hippo, this is one of Africa's most underestimated animals, highly dangerous and very unpredictable. While I'm writing this I actually heard over the news of another incident of a hippo killing a man somewhere on the KwaZulu-Natal north coast.

You show us a lovely specimen after some beauty treatment.

Greetings
AC

PS. I have e-mailed you, but I am not sure if you received it so if you will pardon me for shoving my nose where it maybe do not belong. I have noticed that there are a number of postings you apparently did not detect. I am sure you will find these most interesting.

1. Green Heron 1
2. Chorus for Annick
3. A Subadult Levantine Viper for ANNICK
4. Mock fight for Annick

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  • Jamesp Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1252 W: 0 N: 4834] (14354)
  • [2008-07-13 22:46]

Hi Annick

Wonderful shot - I like the glistening mud. Good detail throughout.

James

Hi Annick,
Thank you very much for liking the dedication. This one is a nasty fella. It looks like just came out of mud. Very well composed with sharp details. Wish you have also captured the head as closeup it would make a very good portrait. But be careful with these ones. Because you can predict when a lion is about to attack but you can't predict about this one ;). Thanks a lot for sharing.

Hi Annick, Wonderful and lovely capture of this huge African Bufalo... TFS my friend.
Cheers,

Bayram

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