Running Wild

Ingrid_Vekemans · August 30, 2020, 4:26pm

Sometimes it requires a little bit of patience, but if one wildebeest starts running, they all go for it… so the perfect opportunity to practice that panning technique again

Masai Mara, Kenya - The Great Migration, 2019

Nikon D850 - Nikkor AF-S VR 70-200mm @ 200mm - 250 ISO, f/11, 1/30s

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Mark_Muller · August 30, 2020, 4:58pm

Super catch Ingrid! I love these kinds of shots.

GregVaughn · August 30, 2020, 5:45pm

Fantastic! Perfect panning technique and choice of shutter speed.

Ryan · August 31, 2020, 10:29am

Great shot Ingrid, as well as the background blur the tail and legs show also motion while the head is still sharp.
I also like to slightly washed out feel of the background as well, it provides a good contrast with the Gnu (do we say Gnu?!)

JRajput · August 31, 2020, 2:50pm

Love the panning here, you may darken the frame a touch, if you like.
I’m missing the techs here

Ingrid_Vekemans · August 31, 2020, 3:31pm

Sorry Jagdeep, they are in the description now! Was sheer laziness on my part, as I had to look them up in Lightroom

JRajput · August 31, 2020, 3:37pm

Thanks Ingrid ! Actually they can help beginners learn.

Ingrid_Vekemans · August 31, 2020, 3:58pm

I know Jagdeep, will try and remember next time!

Richard_Sandor · September 2, 2020, 6:33pm

Ingrid: what all those other folks said plus it’s a wall hanger! Richard

Max_Waugh · September 3, 2020, 3:49am

Nicely done, Ingrid. A nice sharp face is what most of us hope for in these situations, but I think the position of the tail should not be overlooked… it’s nice that it’s swishing out away from the body. The lighter background tones are quite nice as well!

Max

Dick_Knudson · September 3, 2020, 5:23am

What you did and what others said is spot on!
Just wondering if an elongated crop might convey a greater sense of motion. A very minor suggestion would be to consider a bit less room on the right as the comp seems left-heavy to me, but perhaps that, to others, gives room for the beast to run.