Grevy's zebra

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Grevy's Zebra
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EOS3, 500 F4L IS+1.4xTCII, Provia, full frame.

Took this one back in February this year. It's the first shot I took with my then newly acquired 500.

Comments welcome and thanks for looking.

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by Harvey Edelman on Fri Sep 19, 2003 4:50 pm

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The blacks an the whites together with the detail are stunning. I might just burn that light area top left.

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by Dennis Olivero on Fri Sep 19, 2003 5:12 pm

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Great going, didnt take you long to figure out the 500. I really like the hilly area on which your subject is grazing and I find the zebra pattern against the black and white stripes formed by the trees on the sky, a neat comparison. Congratulations on another fine post here..

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by NDCheryl on Fri Sep 19, 2003 5:16 pm

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Dave,

Definitely a shot worthy of the new 500mm lens. Nice study of lines here and shows the zebra doing what they do most-grazing. I too would burn in some of the hot area in the upper left as it tends to pull the eye away from the subject.

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by T Williams on Fri Sep 19, 2003 6:08 pm

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Great shot, Dave! I agree with the comparison between the zebra's stripes and the background. It lends another sense of interest to the photo.

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by Cindy Marple on Fri Sep 19, 2003 7:41 pm

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This is a really nice setting for a captive zebra. I'd consider cropping the left about where the bright spot is - the image feels a bit "weighted" to the right. I wish I could get something this nice of the Grevy's at our zoo!

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by Michael Brown on Fri Sep 19, 2003 7:50 pm

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Fantastic light and downright wonderful detail with this beauty!!!

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by joseph motto on Fri Sep 19, 2003 9:17 pm

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Dave,
Altho you did not post the techs you ahve achieved an excellent 3 dimensional effect here and the zebra really stands out.

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by Lillian Roberts on Fri Sep 19, 2003 9:55 pm

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Nicely framed. I love the way the stripes on the zebra work with the bare tree branches.

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by Juli Wilcox on Fri Sep 19, 2003 10:37 pm

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You must have about croaked when you saw this! It is so sharp and perfectly exposed but agree about getting rid of the light sky on the L.

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by E.J. Peiker on Fri Sep 19, 2003 11:46 pm

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Excellent!!! I would crop a bit from the right but otherwise this is outstanding.

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by DC on Sat Sep 20, 2003 3:11 pm

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Thanks for all your comments, much appreciated.

I must admit I was pleasantly surprised when this came back. I do wish I had thought a little more about the shot, and moved him to the left of the frame, eliminating the bright sky and getting a little more rock in it. I did have a lot to think about tho', the camera was only a couple of weeks old too

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by Carol Clarke on Mon Sep 22, 2003 3:33 am

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I have always thought this is a really superb shot Dave. Wonderful exposure and detail.

Excellent!

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