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Water Buck

Water Buck

A water buck bull standing in its natural habitat at the Rietvlei Nature Reserve just south of Pretoria, South Africa. When I saw the buck I was inspired by the...
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A water buck bull standing in its natural habitat at the Rietvlei Nature Reserve just south of Pretoria, South Africa. When I saw the buck I was inspired by the contrasting colours and its beautiful set of horns. A really majestic animal that is not often seen as it is quite shy.
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Canon EOS 70D

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Aperture f/5 ISO 200 Shutter 1/1000 Focal Length 100/1

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May, 2017

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280

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Beautiful capture of the Buck

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Thank you, much appreciated

Great shot!

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Thanks. This was taken at the Rietvlei Nature Reserve just on the outskirts of Pretoria. Only cropped it a little.

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Beautiful beast

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Happy to share and thank you.

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