Crazy Eyes

Posted by Morkel Erasmus on Sat Apr 05, 2014 1:27 pm

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A moment from my recent trip to the Chobe river in Botswana. This young bull was enjoying a good frolick in the water, and came out head swishing and eyes all crazy.

Captured from our specialised photographic boat, I was sitting on the floor with my lens resting over the side. In hindsight I should have gone to f8 for more DOF, but I'm happy with the sequence I got.

Techs:
Nikon D3s
Nikkor 500mm f4 VR-II
f5.6 | 1/1600 SS | ISO-1100

Full frame except for slight crop due to rotation (to get water level in front of ele level)

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by John Blumenkamp on Sat Apr 05, 2014 7:07 pm

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Crazy good Morkel!

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by steve mackay on Sat Apr 05, 2014 7:22 pm

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fantastic!.......great front on view and wild look!, excellent low angle, blurredFG /BG........but in my biased opinion it's the two eyes very much in shot that do it for me!(and those wide spread threat displaying ears)......wonderful!!!

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by Robert Sabin on Sat Apr 05, 2014 7:57 pm

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steve mackay wrote:fantastic!.......great front on view and wild look!, excellent low angle, blurredFG /BG........but in my biased opinion it's the two eyes very much in shot that do it for me!(and those wide spread threat displaying ears)......wonderful!!!

Love it Morkel...

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by Porsche917 on Sun Apr 06, 2014 12:06 am

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Sensational image Morkel!! Your capture of this young bull elephant is exceptional in every respect -- composition, detail, eye contact, facial expression, emotion.

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by Carol Clarke on Sun Apr 06, 2014 8:53 am

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It always amazes me how much emotion they can display in their tiny eyes! Superb behaviour illustration Morkel, excellent detail.

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by TerryWSmith on Sun Apr 06, 2014 10:07 am

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Oh My Morkel--that look.....priceless.

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by Des on Sun Apr 06, 2014 10:54 am

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Interesting portrait of this iconic subject, good work.

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by david fletcher on Sun Apr 06, 2014 12:31 pm

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John Blumenkamp wrote:Crazy good Morkel!

+ one more! love the details too... the eyes as John says.. crazy good!!

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by Morkel Erasmus on Sun Apr 06, 2014 5:11 pm

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Thank you all so much for the kind feedback, glad you liked it

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by Matthew Pugh on Mon Apr 07, 2014 1:31 am

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Hi

A stunning image in anyone’s book – just superb

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by Lerkes on Mon Apr 07, 2014 5:33 am

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Love the low angle and the eye. Well done as usual. steve

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by kiran on Mon Apr 07, 2014 9:20 pm

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Unique image, Morkel. Love the stunning clarity and the low angle + the unique pose in water, not seen often ! You did great at f/5.6 !

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by milosphotos on Tue Apr 08, 2014 10:38 pm

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Fantastic detail. I love that eye!!!

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by Morkel Erasmus on Thu May 08, 2014 10:58 am

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Thanks so much, folks!

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by Blck-shouldered Kite on Thu Jul 03, 2014 9:35 pm

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Impact! This is one of the most exciting nature images I think I've seen…….. the ears, the skin, the crazy eyes.

Hope that boat's got a good reverse.

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