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Laager
Laager
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Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Wildlife VII (Standard Editing)
Camera: Olympus PEN-F
Lens: Olympus 17mm f/1.8 M.Zuiko
Location: Gomondwane, Kruger, South Africa
Date: May 17, 2017
Aperture: 4.0
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/100
Date Uploaded: May 18, 2017

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Disqualification Details
Photographer goofed and altered his original by cropping it :-(

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Views during voting: 137
Comments: 25
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06/07/2017 07:00:36 AM
beautiful creatures and beautiful light make a beautiful picture.
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06/05/2017 02:04:31 AM
Beautiful shot. We're very lucky to have you on DPC.
Your wildlife photography is amazing.
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06/03/2017 05:24:31 PM
Great photo, awful shame about the DQ. Don't you have the original still on your memory card?
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06/03/2017 04:17:52 PM
Eish on the DQ!

The experience is, of course even better than the machine's memory.

Thank you for sharing it with us in any case, magical.
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06/03/2017 02:50:06 PM
for this you get from me
the SPECIAL CUT OF THE WEEK
have to design it still but it will come
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06/03/2017 01:05:12 PM
lovely glimpse in magic light.
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06/02/2017 10:39:20 PM
wow, gorgeous shot. congratulations.
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06/02/2017 01:26:53 PM
Thanks for clearing up the misconceptions I expressed earlier, Paul. It is a wonderful scene and vongrats on the HM.
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06/02/2017 12:33:28 PM
Glad I'm thousands and thousands of meters away from them. They have killer looks under tamed coiffures.
Magic, primordial light
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06/02/2017 11:16:47 AM
what mahvelous hairdoos, pippi longstocking got nothin' on them.
congratulations and thanks for bringing this to our eyes.
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06/02/2017 09:12:17 AM
Originally posted by snaffles:

looks too good be true...museum diorama?

Originally posted by snaffles:

So this is an eerily perfect shot of an eerily motionless herd of one of the most dangerous animals in Africa. Please share how you avoided being turned into strawberry jam by them while managing to get great lighting, perfect comp and no sign of any dust/mud/birds/clouds of bugs.


It was early morning, very still, beautiful streaming sunlight from behind the buffalo. This is small part of a larger herd, about 100+ animals, that had spent the night in thick bush in this location beside a small dirt road called the Gomondwane Loop (S130 if you wish to examine a map of Kruger). There was no dust because neither the buffalo nor I were moving. There was no mud because it was dry. There were birds, but out of frame; mainly Red-billed oxpeckers that would, once the buffalo start moving, spend the day riding upon the buffalo, pecking ticks from their hides. There were many bugs attending the buffalo, but too small to register in this picture. The 'perfect' comp that you admired was just the buffalo kidding around. I was not made into strawberry jam because I was in my 4x4 about 10 metres from the nearest bull. They aren't bothered by vehicles. Step outside though and they will indeed probably kill you.

Here's a view of the diorama from a different angle (taken from the coffee shop):


And alas, I expect the picture will be disqualified. I had unintentionally used the original to crop. Silly boy.

Message edited by author 2017-06-02 09:25:18.
06/02/2017 09:10:01 AM
Such a great capture, so beautiful. One of my top picks from the challenge. Sure is great seeing two m4/3 cameras being used in the top 5 photographs.
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06/02/2017 07:33:05 AM
So this is an eerily perfect shot of an eerily motionless herd of one of the most dangerous animals in Africa. Please share how you avoided being turned into strawberry jam by them while managing to get great lighting, perfect comp and no sign of any dust/mud/birds/clouds of bugs.

Message edited by author 2017-06-02 08:16:39.
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06/02/2017 06:33:41 AM
My personal pick for Blue on this challenge. Wonderful image.
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06/02/2017 05:36:29 AM
The lighting is magical Paul. It looks biblical in a way although
"Beast of Burden" is now on a loop in my brain. Congratulations on a wonderful image.
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06/02/2017 01:09:32 AM
This was up in my top three - a photo that really gives the viewer not just a visual representation , but more importantly a feel for the scene.
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06/02/2017 12:26:48 AM
Is "Laager" South African for "Slacker"? ;-) Awesome image. Congrats on the great finish.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
06/01/2017 11:34:55 PM
What a fascinating scene. Love the soft glowing light.
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06/01/2017 10:47:21 PM
Definitely not the run of the mill wildlife... Such beasts yet so peaceful.The faces and the "hair" are delightful and unexpected. Magical light too, of course. Altogether, this is a stunning capture.
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06/01/2017 10:16:43 PM
Man, these guys have great curves. Love the light, too.
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05/31/2017 12:40:56 PM
Really like the color tone of the photo
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05/31/2017 10:34:27 AM
It's not every day you see these animals hanging around together, superb PP, my pick for a ribbon,
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05/31/2017 09:02:48 AM
Aren't they supposed to be evil-tempered creatures? And there are a LOT of them! Had to look up your title; very appropriate.
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05/30/2017 02:41:53 PM
They look very comfortable
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05/26/2017 08:24:50 AM
looks too good be true...museum diorama?
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