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Zebra Drinking

Photographed in Etsoha Nation Park, Namibia

Photographed in Etsoha Nation Park, Namibia
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NIKON D3S

Aperture f/5.6 ISO 3200 Shutter 1/800 Focal Length 400/1

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Oct, 2015

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Awards

Chatter Award

Zenith Award

Top Shot Award 21

Contest Finalist in Animals Around Us Photo Contest

Contest Finalist in African Wildlife Photo Contest

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Contest Finalist in Discover Africa Photo Contest

Staff Winter Selection 2015

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Superb Composition

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Absolute Masterpiece

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Top Choice

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Outstanding Creativity

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Magnificent Capture

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What a mesmerizing capture. I love it. Congratulations on your award!

Fantastic Capture Congratulations

PRO

Wow....this is an amazing shot....love the soft light, detail and those reflections!!! Congrats on your award!!! : )

Thank you so much for all the positive comments. Really makes it all worthwhile.

Thank you

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Congratulations on being a finalist in Discover Africa. I want to come back someday.

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Wonderful composition

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Behind The Lens

Location

The image was taken in the Etosha National Park in Namibia. In the winter months water is scares, and animals survive by travelling to a small amount of waterholes, spread across the National Park. The main characteristic is that of a salt pan so large it can be seen from space. In the winter months the park is a wasteland of white dust, and it is this time that great photographs can be taken at the waterholes, all you need is patience and of course just a little bit of luck.

Time

To get the great image I am always out and about before sunrise, and this image was take at 07:36am. Been winter the sun was still low in the sky and casting a lovely colour and creating an amazing mirror image in the still water.

Lighting

As most experienced photographers will tell you, morning and evening light is the best time to take wildlife photographs.

Equipment

I always have 2 camera bodies with me, on this occasion my Nikon D800 and Nikon D3S. For this photo I used the D3S with a Nikon 70-200mm F2.8 lens. I also used a 2 x Convertor to give me additional focal length of 400mm. Camera settings F5.7, ISO 3200 and 1/800. No additional equipment was used.

Inspiration

My love for nature, and just waiting for the right moment, to get the composition just right, and off course the great feeling when all this comes together and the visualization becomes a perfect image.

Editing

I do use Adobe LR to do any post- processing. On this image only a crop and small amount of sharpening was done

In my camera bag

To be a wildlife photography normally means travelling, which means light weight, particularly when flying to destinations in Africa. My normal setup, would be 3 Nikon bodies D3S, D810 and D4S. Lenses Nikon 400mm F2.8, Nikon 600mm F4 and Nikon 80-400mm F4.5/F5.6 - 1.4, 1.7 and 2.0 convertors, SB800 flash and a carbon fiber tripod. And let us not forget pouch full of memory cards.

Feedback

Wildlife Photography calls for an understanding of animal behavior and lots and lots of patience. One will in all probability identify a location, be it a waterhole or river, setup and wait and see what happens. It is not unusual to wait for hours to get a decent image.

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Zebra Drinking

Photographed in Etsoha Nation Park, Namibia

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