Zimbabwe giraffes
Jan 7, 2019 11:40:12 #
byuaceman
Loc: Mesa, AZ
I think the giraffe is a beautiful and graceful animal to watch. But because of their sheer size, you miss the face. I like it. Here are a couple in Zimbabwe. The first picture is a female. The other shots are a male. All shots were taken with a Canon 70D and Tamrom 14-400mm.
1/750 @ f/8.0, ISO 400, 400mm
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1/1500 @ f/8.0, ISO 400, 400mm
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1/1500 @ f/8.0, ISO 400, 400mm
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1/1500 @ f/8.0, ISO 400, 400mm
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Jan 7, 2019 11:43:30 #
Jan 7, 2019 12:02:22 #
Jan 7, 2019 12:21:57 #
I think shooting them is sort of hard. Their heads are always against the sky, so metering is hard. I really like your first one where your perspective is higher. I got good ones at Wild Animal Park from their Safari Wagon.
Jan 7, 2019 15:16:05 #
Jan 8, 2019 07:16:26 #
I think your first picture is a male and the rest are female. The male's horns (or ossicones) are bald on top, while the females are covered with hair at the top. This is because the males fight for dominance and the hair on top is torn off. Ken
Jan 8, 2019 09:54:11 #
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Jan 9, 2019 12:01:01 #
Nice. The first one looks like a reticulated giraffe.
Jan 10, 2019 04:36:12 #
Robert Bailey
Loc: Canada
I read an article just last week warning about the likelihood of them going extinct in the wild.
There are only about 97,000 left in the wild, and the numbers have dropped dramatically
in the past 30 years.
There are only about 97,000 left in the wild, and the numbers have dropped dramatically
in the past 30 years.
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