Let me chew on it... Photo

Photographer’s Note

As we were leaving the Mkuze Game Reserve in the Northern part of Kwazulu Natal we passed this giraffe enjoying his breakfast over and over and over again ;-)
Unfortunately he was standing with the sun behind him so the light was a bit hard to controle and I decided to convert the image into b/w to better bring out the details.

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korina (418) 2009-05-28 13:37

Hello Maria,
What a beautiful animal! Funny picture too! I love the way its mouth is half open! :D
Greetings from Greece,
Korina

danielswalsh (13306) 2009-05-28 18:17

Great shot Maria!

The vertical panoramic cropping to this shot really suits the giraffe. The shallow DOF has provided a nice bokeh. However what I really want to know is- what font is that? (I really like it!).

Cheers,
- Dan

bukitgolfb301 (4566) 2009-05-29 17:48

Hello my dear Maria

Very portrait for animal !
giraffe's character is well expressed by long cropping .
Well composition and sharpness,
Congratulation on your supper job.
Best regards and thanks for sharing!
Takero

ghilain (1714) 2009-06-04 4:07

Hello Maria!

It's very funny! I like this!

TFS

brigitte

macjake (1514) 2009-08-12 14:56

Hi
I like your choice to display this photo in black and white. Sometimes we get too concerned about colour.
Your pic is also very well focused.
Well done