Motif: "Hidden" Giraffe

Posted by cjw on Sat Oct 11, 2003 8:16 am

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I've enjoyed seeing everyone's motif images - here is another example of an animal thinking they are invisible if their head is hidden.

I have a succession of images as this guy is scooting over behind a tree. Once he was "hidden" he stood and watched us for awhile. His head really is pretty invisible - if it weren't for those darned legs!

Mashatu, Botswana
Canon 10D 300.0mm, 1/320 sec, f/14, ISO: 200
Cropped out some sky.

Comments and critiques are welcome.

Cindy

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by E.J. Peiker on Sat Oct 11, 2003 8:58 pm

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I like the subject and the light but the photo doesn't really work for me due to the large portion of the frame, the whole lower half that is OOF.

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by Tim Grams on Sat Oct 11, 2003 11:51 pm

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I guess I'd never thoguht about a giraffe trying to hide. It must have been humorous to see.

Nice light and I like color in the leaves.

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by Carol Clarke on Mon Oct 13, 2003 9:19 am

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Nice shot Cindy, but I agree with E.J. that the OOF foreground is a little overpowering - perhaps because the colour is so strong against the pale sky.

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