An escapee from “The Island of Dr. Moreau“
A portrait of an Okapi at the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo, Colorado Springs, CO
This tight crop instantly brought the title to mind.
Dave
I don't understand but that's OK. Interesting shot
The title relates to the novel by H.G.Wells, “The Island of Dr. Moreau”.
Okapi? I'll take your word for it.
Delderby wrote:
Okapi? I'll take your word for it.
‘Tis an interesting beast, the Okapi ! It’s a short-necked member (of the giraffe family)that lives in dense African forest habitat... the Congo. It was discovered as a newly recognized species at around the penultimate fin de cicle. A tan coat with white stripes on the hindquarters / hind legs. Beautiful camouflage for a dense forest dweller.
Uuglypher wrote:
‘Tis an interesting beast, the Okapi ! It’s a short-necked member (of the giraffe family)that lives in dense African forest habitat... the Congo. It was discovered as a newly recognized species at around the penultimate fin de cicle. A tan coat with white stripes on the hindquarters / hind legs. Beautiful camouflage for a dense forest dweller.
"Okapi" Bantu swear word with "It ducked!"
Couldn't stop myself.
Seriously, I can see the suggestion. A bit more saturation?
[quote=Stephan G]"Okapi" Bantu swear word with "It ducked!"
Couldn't stop myself.
Seriously, I can see the suggestion. A bit more saturation?
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“ Seriously, I can see the suggestion. A bit more saturation?”
Thanks, Stephan,
Excellent suggestion; shoulda seen the need myself!
I am curious if anyone sees the reason fo my reference to Dr Moreau’s island....
Delderby wrote:
Okapi? I'll take your word for it.
Not to be confused with Topkapi!
[quote=Uuglypher][quote=Stephan G]"Okapi" Bantu swear word with "It ducked!"
Couldn't stop myself.
Seriously, I can see the suggestion. A bit more saturation?
[/quote
Cxxxxx
“ Seriously, I can see the suggestion. A bit more saturation?”
Thanks, Stephan,
Excellent suggestion; shoulda seen the need myself!
I am curious if anyone sees the reason fo my reference to Dr Moreau’s island....[/quote]
This is an intriguing shot, Uuglypher. You got me thinking about ".....Dr. Moreau". I can't remember if I ever read the book, but I did see the movie (there might have been more than one...). I remember that Dr. Moreau's "test subjects" were really creepy, as is the way you shot your subject. Good photo, just creepy......
srt101fan wrote:
This is an intriguing shot, Uuglypher. You got me thinking about ".....Dr. Moreau". I can't remember if I ever read the book, but I did see the movie (there might have been more than one...). I remember that Dr. Moreau's "test subjects" were really creepy, as is the way you shot your subject. Good photo, just creepy......
Hi. Srt,
“ Creepy”?
Hot damn! My visualization was spot-on!
I was trying to capture a human-like aspect to this animal portrait ... which, I guess, is sort of “creepy”.
Mission accomplished?
Dave
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