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Copyright: Sky Fa (SkyF) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2390 W: 194 N: 1991] (8113)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2006-09-17
Categories: Mammals
Camera: Nikon D70s, 17-70mm nikon
Exposure: f/10.0, 1/400 seconds
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Photo Version: Original Version
Travelogue: African Lions Safari
Date Submitted: 2006-11-06 9:00
Viewed: 906
Points: 46
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
When a foal is born the mother keeps all other zebras (even the members of her family) away from it for 2 or 3 days, until it learns to recognize her by sight, voice and smell.

While all foals have a close association with their mothers, the male foals are also close to their fathers. They leave their group on their own accord between the ages of 1 and 4 years to join an all-male bachelor group until they are strong enough to head a family.

Photo taken at the African Lion Safari park in southern Ontario.
Most of my pictures are taken through the closed car window for safty reason.

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jcoowanitwong, horia, mikou, fartash, Alex99, coasties, livios, cecilia, pablominto, dew77, claudine, jmp, Christopher_PL has marked this note useful
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bella foto con taglio insolito. ciao gigicacco

Hi Sky,
Beautiful moment you have captured here.
I like the compo.Colors,detail and sharpness is great.
TFS

Hi Sky,
Mother and child always beautiful sight to witness. Sharpness, exposure, and composition are great. Well done and seen.
JC

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  • horia Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2135 W: 224 N: 3948] (13111)
  • [2006-11-06 9:30]

Hi Sky

A very beautiful and touching picture! The feeling here is very strong :)
Also the note is great...i never knew that about mother zebras :)
I really like the sharpnes and the details, the lovely natural colors and the very well managed light!
However, if i'm to be perfetly honest...the only thing i don't like is that male deer from the distance. I understand that you had to use a big DOF and it worked really well (it's one of my favorite elements of the shot) bit unfortunately it captured the deer very clearly, too.....and these two species really dont mix (not in my mind anyway) :)
Hope you don't mind me saying this :)

Anyway, the composition is superb and this picture definately deserves one big happy green smile :)
Cheers and TFS
horia

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  • jojo Gold Star Critiquer [C: 168 W: 0 N: 8] (176)
  • [2006-11-06 10:11]

Hello Sky
Jolie composition animale, beaux détails, belles couleurs
amitiées

jojo

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  • pvs Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1159 W: 255 N: 2639] (11925)
  • [2006-11-06 10:54]

Hi Sky,

A nice moment you captured here,sharp and detailed,and
a nice POV,well done and TFS

Paul

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  • mikou Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 863 W: 73 N: 1348] (5265)
  • [2006-11-06 12:20]

Hi Sky.
Beautiful capture,lovely scene.Very nice composition,colours and sharpness.Great work in opposite light.Well done.
TFS
Greetings Milos.

Hello Sky
What a great shot of zebras,
Perfect moment to shoot,
Good colors and lighting.
Excellent

Regards
Fartash

bonjour sky
quel est le matricule de ces chevaux?
ah ceux ne sont pas des chevaux prisonniers!
pardon j'ai cru.
c'est un beau cliché dommage que le ciel ne soit pas un peu plus bleu.
laurent

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  • Alex99 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3160 W: 148 N: 4787] (15449)
  • [2006-11-06 14:11]

Hi Sky.
What a clear shared by you picture. I like its airiness and transparency. Nice colours, lights, large DOF and interesting POV. My compliments and best regards.
Alexei.

Hi Sky

Well done on a great shot. Lovely details you show here. Good POV. TFS.

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  • arfer Gold Star Critiquer [C: 2731 W: 0 N: 0] (0)
  • [2006-11-06 20:08]

Hello Sky

Very nice photo of mother and child.I especially like the well saturated colours .The grass is so green and those stripes stand out so well.Great POV, and well done on the DOF.It looks a like a great place to visit and take photographs.TFS

Rob

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  • livios Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2306 W: 324 N: 4306] (16856)
  • [2006-11-06 21:13]

Sky, I have never seen one of them.

Great sharpness and contrast. I like saturation too.

A touchy and nice scene.

Superb colours and composition. Spot on.
Cecilia

Hello Sky,
A lovely composition including a tender moment!
Excellent details and good colours, well done!
Greetings,
Pablo -

great photo, amazing through the window its still so rich and sharp! They look like very healthy Zebras too..nice to see..nice shadows as well. like the photo. TFS
Donna :o)

Thanks for visting November Sunrise 2

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  • dew77 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 5171 W: 297 N: 4050] (13069)
  • [2006-11-07 5:31]

Hello Sky,
Lovely scane.I liked framing,colors,clear details and composition a lot.
TFS...:-)

Hi Sky,
Very beautiful anımals shot,so cute,well composed,TFS.
Best wishes,

hAyAti

Hi Sky,
If you think of it, this a rather strange sight. A canadian landscape with African Animals. On the other hand it is rather interesting to see them walking around in such a huge open space...no fence or concrete walls. The moment captured is, as they say in the mastercard commercial, priceless. Considering taking it through a window, the clarity is just perfect.
TFS<
Niek

:) tomorrow

Hello Sky,
I'm one picture late in my comment :) I like this very good POV and composition. This is a tender moment that you caught. Details are very good and I like the pose of those two beauties. I also enjoyed your notes about foal. Well done with good exposure. TFS,
Claudine
PS, thanks a lot for your nice comment on my 100th

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  • jmp Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1836 W: 94 N: 2340] (8406)
  • [2006-11-11 5:20]

Hi Sky,
Lovely shot with a wondeful composition, excellent colors and sharpness and a very appropriate title.
Best regards, José M.

Beau ces zèbres, la maman et le petit. Vous les avez bien pris, ils sont bien net; Thomas

Hello,
Very atractive pair ;-D
Nice object, nice background and nice frame. Everything is perfect ;-)

Chris

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