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Zebra Grazing


Zebra Grazing
Photo Information
Copyright: Sheriff Wilbury (soccer) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 550 W: 0 N: 538] (1965)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2004-12-27
Categories: Mammals
Camera: Canon 20D, Sigma 50-500 F/4-6.3 EX HSM
Exposure: f/5.6, 1/160 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version, Workshop
Theme(s): 40 - 49 Points (Chapter 8), Mammals of Southern Africa [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2006-06-09 7:57
Viewed: 1522
Points: 50
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
One morning early I was driving around the Kruger National Park, near Timbavati picnic spot and saw some Lion along the dirt road that had managed to make a kill the night before. They were just lying near to the road and all I could see was a couple of Lion paws protruding from the thick bush and a Zebra carcass.

The photographic opportunities were not very good at all and I decided to proceed down the road for about a kilometer and found some Zebra grazing. The side lighting caught 2 zebras that were not near any trees where the early morning shadows could fall on them.

The Lighting was great and the golden sunlight brought the Zebras to life. I always wonder if these were part of the same group that lost a zebra to the Lions the previous evening......
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wonderfull pictures

Hello Sheriff,
Nice warm sunglight that cast on these zebras. Very interesting note. Well done and TFS.
JC

Hi Sheriff,
I agree, the early morning light here is beautiful. Great colors and tones form this high quality light. Excellent detail. This looks great!
Scott

Very nice shot - I like the eye contact with the sebra in the foreground and the early morning light on it. Great POV, details and colours!

Beautiful capture, with lovely subtle lighting...and a very informative description.
Very well presented...

Good Day Sheriff,

What a lovely note. When you've read the note, especially the last part and look back to the pic you feel part of this scenery. Great eye contact, Great use of the early sunrise, Great atmosphere that you've created, Great POV but most of all .... Thank you for sharing this wonderful motion on TN.

RB

Very pretty lighting and nice crisp details.

Hi Sheriff,
great light in this pic.
Also nice details and colors.
Andrea

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  • DOBIS Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 126 W: 16 N: 170] (632)
  • [2006-06-09 13:50]

Hi Sheriff,
Nice caught wildlife!
I envy to you ;-)
Tomas

Hello Sheriff, Excllent details, Bg, POV, DOF, colors are right on, TFS Kyle

Hi Sheriff,
Very nice shot.
I like it.
TFS Malgosia

Very nice shot ! You really had a wonderful light. Details, colors, composition and POV are excellent. I also like the pose of the zebra, he looks curious and attentive, but not really afraid of you. Very well done !
Valérie.

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  • hansh Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 209 W: 1 N: 123] (526)
  • [2006-06-11 14:05]

Two of these beautiful animals, combined with your note; fantastic.
Gr. Hans

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  • Graal Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Silver Note Writer [C: 755 W: 31 N: 20] (5032)
  • [2006-06-12 5:58]

Hi Sheriff,
nice portrait, good shot by morning. I like it.
Rgs, Aleksander

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  • dew77 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 4774 W: 294 N: 4020] (13209)
  • [2006-06-12 8:49]

Hello Sheriff,
Very nice capture.POV,details,lighting,pose of zebras,framing
and composition are wonderful.
TFS...:-)

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  • edal Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 376 W: 50 N: 412] (1849)
  • [2006-06-12 10:36]

Hi Sheriff!
Your photo is very well composed inspite olf the difficulty conditions of the wild environment. Focus and colors are brilliant.
Best regards!
Anton

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  • CTP Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 647 W: 6 N: 1106] (3191)
  • [2006-06-12 16:58]

Hi Sheriff,
Great Hanging Out Zebras composition:)
I like your pov,his expression,colors,dof,note,details and natural framing.Well Done.TFS
Chris

I guess the pinkish colour on the white stripes of the zebras is because of the early morning light. You have used the available light to good advantage in this shot.

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  • SkyF Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2233 W: 188 N: 1929] (8127)
  • [2006-06-14 7:11]

Hello Sheriff
Wonderful capture, the details and light are very great.Wonderful details and excellent POV. A wonderful composition.
TFS..Sky

This Zebra was checking you out.
Great pic!

Hello Sheriff,
Lovely shot! The poses of Zebras, POV and warm light are great. I played a bit with your picture if you don't mind. I wanted to try change framing by cutting the space behind zebra and add some in front. I also played with contrast and colours to emphasize the low light and give picture more strenght.
I hope you like it.
VERY WELL DONE on this one!

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  • Scott Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 224 W: 0 N: 316] (1540)
  • [2006-06-16 12:45]

Sheriff ,

The side lighting does bring on the contrasts, very nice.

Scott

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  • RII Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 485 W: 0 N: 884] (2812)
  • [2007-02-28 17:34]

Hi Sheriff

Very nice picture and complet note.

Saludos....RICARDO.

Beautiful, natural shot! I feel like I am there with the zebras!

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  • foozi Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1339 W: 0 N: 2573] (9077)
  • [2009-01-18 4:15]

Hi Sherrif,
such a lovely stripes well seen. The sharpness and clarituy is greatly observed and its lovley pose.
Wonderful use of the incoming light hitting the body.
Pleasant composition.

regards,
Foozi

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