Wild horses in Namibia: They have been wild and managed to survive many generations in the Namibian desert. I hope shrinking this 150Gb filr down hasnt ruined it CC's welcome...

breck Loc: Derbyshire UK

They have been wild and managed to survive many generations in the Namibian desert. I hope shrinking this 150Gb filr down hasnt ruined it CC's welcome

wild horses panorama

buffoto Loc: Wesern New York

Lovely; any close ups?

breck Loc: Derbyshire UK

buffoto wrote:

Lovely; any close ups?

close ups as requested, and a surprise for me in the Kalahari desert

wild Namibian horse

wild Namibian horse 2

Kalahari desert surprise

CORNISH Loc: CORNWALL, UK

breck wrote:

They have been wild and managed to survive many generations in the Namibian desert. I hope shrinking this 150Gb filr down hasnt ruined it CC's welcome

I like it :thumbup:

Snecko Loc: Perth Australia

What do they find for food?

breck Loc: Derbyshire UK

Snecko wrote:

What do they find for food?

I am not sure the area is one of the driest in the world, there is a tiny amount of grass but basically look at the photos and that is what it is like, the only other life I saw was a few raptors and Gemsbok. I was amazed at how well they looked

colo43 Loc: Eastern Plains of Colorado

breck wrote:

close ups as requested, and a surprise for me in the Kalahari desert

:thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup:

big d Loc: Rossendale Lancashire

Breck they don't look very wild!

breck Loc: Derbyshire UK

big d wrote:

Breck they don't look very wild!

How do you quantify wild?
No one feeds them, no one looks after them they have survived on there own in the Namibian desert since the first World War. They certainly are not tame. I believe thats wild. What is your definition?
Attached photos were taken less than a days drive away similar conditions perhaps more water, would you consider these to be wild?
I wouldnt stroke any of them

Namibian Hyena

Namibian Lion

Kingmapix Loc: Mesa, Arizona

You have to wonder just how these healthy looking horses survive in that intense environment.

breck Loc: Derbyshire UK

Kingmapix wrote:

You have to wonder just how these healthy looking horses survive in that intense environment.

I have no idea, We wouldn't last a week in that environment, you are lucky to see rain once a year and the ground is dust and rocks but they have managed some how.
Our guide said he has never seen more than a few horses at the water hole so this panorama is a rarity!

big d Loc: Rossendale Lancashire

breck wrote:

How do you quantify wild?
No one feeds them, no one looks after them they have survived on there own in the Namibian desert since the first World War. They certainly are not tame. I believe thats wild. What is your definition?
Attached photos were taken less than a days drive away similar conditions perhaps more water, would you consider these to be wild?
I wouldnt stroke any of them

Did not mean to offend you with my comment. I interpreted your pictures as looking at an animal thats gone feral as opposed to being indigenous wild to that area! Are they not there as a result of retreating German army? A ship wrecked on the rocks carrying cavalry horses? Camels in Egypt do the same they escape and become feral . Once a wild animal has been domesticated and then escaped and become feral it can never regain its status as being a wild animal. I believe in America they have a similar situation! With the advent of automobiles( early 19th century) herds of redundant feral horses roam desert areas I believe they capture them and sterilize them , tame them sell them cheers Dave :-) :-)

dakotablues Loc: Detroit, MI

So, how do you manage to capture a Pano like this with critters that move? Shoot fast, shoot video in one sweep and convert that to Pano . . . ? How many shots, what was the procedure, etc. I'd really appreciate your input. Thanks for sharing.

DB

breck wrote:

They have been wild and managed to survive many generations in the Namibian desert. I hope shrinking this 150Gb filr down hasnt ruined it CC's welcome

breck Loc: Derbyshire UK

dakotablues wrote:

So, how do you manage to capture a Pano like this with critters that move? Shoot fast, shoot video in one sweep and convert that to Pano . . . ? How many shots, what was the procedure, etc. I'd really appreciate your input. Thanks for sharing.

DB

I set up everything in Manual, hand held camera, (it gets more complicated if you want things close up in the Pano you then need a proper head and tripod, but nothing in this was close so hand held works) I used a D300 nikon with a 70=200mm lens set at around 150mm, I stood facing the centre of the pano, camera in portrait position swivelled from the hips to one end, then took a series of photos overlapping by about 30% (that's needed for the stitching software). Try to keep the camera level.
Yes with moving animals you need to be quick and use a relatively fast shutter speed, that was easy in the Namibian desert! The heat also meant the horses were not galloping about.
Attached another one to show it wasnt a fluke and is easy and fun.
I do just a little work on levels prior to stitching them, this one was 600mb I hate to think how big they will be when I go back this October I have a D800 now! Any other work ios done after stitching My computer then gets very slow due to the huge file I am working on. In Photoshop CS5 I go File ,automate, photomerge.
There are a number of options then I normaly get away with the automatic merge, You then just have to crop to a rectangular format as I alway end up with a corner sliver missing.
Good luck and have fun

Springbock pano

breck Loc: Derbyshire UK

dakotablues wrote:

So, how do you manage to capture a Pano like this with critters that move? Shoot fast, shoot video in one sweep and convert that to Pano . . . ? How many shots, what was the procedure, etc. I'd really appreciate your input. Thanks for sharing.

DB

Sorry didn't store original

Spring bock Panorama