Springboks by Cesar Fernandez

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Springboks

This image was awarded "Editor's Choice" at the National Association of Nature Photographers of America" (NANPA) in June of 2007, and will be elegible for the 2007 , end of the year, grand prize award.

SPANISH: Springboks (Antidorcas marsupialis).
Es un antílope de mediana estatura muy parecido a la gacela de Thompson de África Oriental.
Esta perfectamente adaptado a las zonas áridas y desérticas de Sudáfrica como el desierto de Namibia, Parque Nacional de Etosha, el Kalahari y zona sur de Angola.
Esta foto fue tomada en el Parque Nacional de Ethosha, Namibia. El intenso calor que había al momento de tomar esta foto (108º F) producía una especie de vapor en el suelo y la atmósfera lo cual creaba un efecto borroso alrededor del sujeto principal y dándole un carácter artístico a la imagen.
Canon 1Ds Mark II
Canon 600 mm f/4.0 IS USM + Canon EF 2.0x II Extender
1/50s at f/8 - ISO 100
Exposición: manual – Luz ambiental.

Canon EOS 1Ds Mark II ,Canon EF 600mm f/4L IS USM
Canon EF 2.0x II Extender - 1/50s at f/8 - ISO 100 full exif

other sizes: small medium large original auto

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Artist		03-Aug-2009 16:43
Cirtamente este vapor le dar un afecto artistico a la foto, yo soy artista, pintora y al verla pense que era una pintura. Beautiful capture!

Myrna Santiago-Sénquiz		17-Feb-2009 17:59
Beautiful shot. It looks like a painting. Definitely the ambient temperature brought the picture to another level. Congratulations for the award!!! Bien merecido!!!

Ron van Rossum		21-Jan-2009 21:40
Amazing capture..very well done! V

Thierry Lucas		17-Dec-2008 21:01
Wonderful shot. V

Guest		10-Jan-2008 14:46
Love the colors!

Guest		13-Nov-2007 09:40
Ola, estou vendo tuas galerias, tem um exelente trabalho! Parabens! um duvida, esta foto foi feita com Canon 600 mm f/4.0 IS USM + Canon EF 2.0x II Extender ou com a 70 200 como esta no exif? Cumprimentos Paulo Lopes

A.Arif		04-Oct-2007 00:53
excellent

EMangl		17-Jun-2007 12:08
award well deserved, but they would find a few more in your galleries which are worth to win a contest :-)

Doug Chaffee		13-Jun-2007 22:07
Lovely!

edwina beaumont		29-Jan-2007 10:50
fabulous atmosphere

Jolene Bean		06-Jan-2007 13:59
Beautiful composition and colour.

Anna Pagnacco		07-Oct-2006 17:05
Amazing capture! Excellent dof...( voted) Anna

Linda Willets		19-Sep-2006 04:56
so perfect..

Bob Foisel		13-Sep-2006 16:14
Beautiful. Voted.

Joanne Kamo		12-Sep-2006 06:13
Awesome shot! v

Donald Verger		09-Jul-2006 10:20
vote! a wonderful image! so soft in its colors!

Guest		07-Feb-2006 06:34
the dof really makes this picture pop! i feel like i am almost there in real life.

Arno Meintjes Wildlife		30-Jan-2006 18:36
Super super image. Arno

Guest		13-Jan-2006 03:31
what a spectacular shot! voted-

scott clarke		10-Jan-2006 22:07
Fantastic Cesar.

Piotr Stankiewicz		07-Jan-2006 22:40
Good job!

Gene		05-Jan-2006 00:41
SPledid photo! Gene

Gayle P. Clement		30-Dec-2005 03:29
So very beautiful!

QUERIDO		21-Dec-2005 13:46
wow! on each gallery, i think this is the best one, this picture is absolutely fanatastic, light composition and especially color are wonderful.

Richard Calmes		18-Dec-2005 16:13
Great shot! Beautiful colors! GMV

Guest		14-Dec-2005 05:38
so beautiful, so warm and so simply excellent use of DOF. voted

Sheila Smart		11-Dec-2005 22:49
What can I say but superb! Cheers Sheila

Wolfgang Wander		11-Dec-2005 01:36
Right out of a fairy dream. Wonderful!

Wendy O		10-Dec-2005 16:52
Beautiful! Such nice color.

R.Moreno		10-Dec-2005 14:24
¡¡Qué pedazo de fotón!! Enhorabuena!!

Mark Schretlen		10-Dec-2005 06:34
A world class image IMHO.

Mindy McNaugher		10-Dec-2005 03:35
Superb shot!!! Vote!

Rene Hales		06-Dec-2005 23:20
Beautiful, has an surreal painterly look and feel. Well done. Thanks for sharing information on the shotting conditions.--Rene

Guest		06-Dec-2005 04:24
Cesar, I rarely vote for any image (there are just too many I like), but I voted for this one. Excellent!

Gayle P. Clement		05-Dec-2005 23:05
Wonderful work and really excellent photo.

Anna Pagnacco		02-Dec-2005 19:07
A great image!!!

Guest		02-Dec-2005 19:05
Excellent! Anna

Marc Vermeulen		30-Nov-2005 23:35
Nice colors, compo and dof! voted!

Canon DSLR Challenge		30-Nov-2005 17:42
Such lovely color and composition! The gentle fade matches the mood of the image. (I voted.) shu

roberta		27-Nov-2005 03:17
Superb image and thanks for the information on the shooting conditions.

Guest		26-Nov-2005 15:32
Impressive

Cesar Fernandez		26-Nov-2005 09:42
Hi Niall: Thanks for your comment! Actually, there are no added effects in this image or any of my images. This image is exactly as it came out of the camera and there area few others in this gallery with the similar effect and including some zebras. The reason for this is that this was a very dry and hot day at around 1 PM in the Namib desert (one of the hotest placed in the planet). The heat was so intense that there was some source of "Heat blur" in the air which made things appear very blurred, even at close distance (it is the same phenomenom like when one see a mirage in the desert). If you see some of the other pictures taken in the same area you could see in the horizon a very heavy "blur", like if you are looking through a defective glass. It is impossible to get a good "sharp" picture at those hours of the day, however, the effects you get proved to be very nice and artistic; in fact, this is one of my favorite pictures. Thanks again for your comment. Cesar Fernandez.

type		26-Nov-2005 09:30
That's amazing. I love how you've fuzzed away the velt around them to make them seem as if they're walking into the unknown.

Pepe Zyman		25-Nov-2005 01:09
Excellent!

Gordon W		12-Nov-2005 14:37
Stunning image.

Jesús Ramírez		01-Nov-2005 09:59
Muy, muy bonita, si señor... Jesús

Fred Parsons		25-Oct-2005 01:49
I am not a big fan of animal pictures - but ones like this are hard not to think are way beyound the boundaries of animal pictures. Your eye is exceptional in so many respects. Fred Parsons

Bill Miller		20-Oct-2005 19:48
Fabulous picture...

nomada		04-Oct-2005 21:04
Preciosa Cesar!

steve mcsweeny		03-Oct-2005 23:10
Beautiful image.Awesome dof! Vote.

Guest		30-Sep-2005 04:53
Just wonderful, love the tones..

Ana Carloto O'Shea		27-Sep-2005 10:06
Wow! It's all I can say!!! This is such an incredible photo :)) Are you sure you're not working for National Geographic??? Wow!

Guest		26-Sep-2005 21:59
Amazing dof!

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