Male Puku

Posted by Nicole Brooker on Wed Sep 28, 2005 4:20 am

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D70, 80-400VR, 1/640, F8

Prior to this trip I had never seen a puku. They are found in South Luangwa NP and apparently some in northern Chobe in Botswana. The alarm call they make is almost like a whistle. We found this guy on a morning walk.

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by Carol Clarke on Wed Sep 28, 2005 5:48 am

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Of the same family as the Reedbuck and Lechwe, the Puku is another of the pretty antelopes. Lovely shot Nicole, he stands out beautifully against the grasses.

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by NDCheryl on Wed Sep 28, 2005 5:57 am

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Very nice comp. Excellent portrait and the grasses really make him stand out. I think the image is even stronger with the dark part of the BG cropped out. Thanks for sharing.

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by fendleroc on Wed Sep 28, 2005 6:15 am

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Very nice shot of a beautiful antelope. Nice BG.

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by AForns on Wed Sep 28, 2005 8:04 am

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Beautiful image Nicole !! Love the sharpness and beautiful bg ! I think it would look even stronger without the darker bg on top? Congratulations this is good !!!

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by Tim Grams on Wed Sep 28, 2005 9:30 am

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The light and BG work very well with this beautiful animal.

Very nice!

As a matter of personal taste, I try to avoid having the entire animal 90 degrees to the camera. In this case, it obscures one of the horns. But generally speaking I think it makes the image look too much like a police mug shot. Silohoutes would be one obvious case where a profile can work very well.

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by DC on Wed Sep 28, 2005 9:57 am

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Now that's a fine specimen of an antelope. Would make some lucky cat a nice lunch