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Cape Buffalo menacing stare

Cape Buffalo menacing stare

The African or Cape Buffalo bulls are the absolute bad boys in the African bush. Unpredictable, explosive and TOUGH to the max. This individual bull was just st...
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The African or Cape Buffalo bulls are the absolute bad boys in the African bush. Unpredictable, explosive and TOUGH to the max. This individual bull was just standing there staring us down....
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camera

NIKON D200

settings

settings

Aperture f/4.5 ISO 100 Shutter 1/800 Focal Length 5000/10

location

location

Kakumi, Luapula, ZM

upload_date

upload_date

Feb, 2016

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377

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Awards

Peer Award

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Top Choice

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Love to see this image cropped in real tight as a full, but narrow horizontal. Try filling the image as the whole bull's face. I would love it then.

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