Giraffe - Walking through Color and Light

A trio of Southern African Giraffes walk through a combination of dust, smoke and sunset colors. Veld fires are common in Africa, and if managed properly, control the bush and invasive species (including pests) to a favorable degree.

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Ferdy Christant

Lion

Is this the real color you saw? If so, that's incredible. Posted 10 years ago
1. Living Wild
  
  Lion
  
  To be absolutely honest, I did saturate the photo a tiny bit, but did not change / modify the color. It was a magical moment and I did not want to change anything (but eventually the slightly saturated photo looked better). There is a lot of detail in this photo which is poor, for example the noise levels. The light was so strange that I could not even focus properly on the Giraffes. So the focus is also not spot-on. But overall, I like this very much. When the fires come, the whole sky changes and light is captured in the air through smoke, making for a very mystical, scary and intimidating light not normally seen. Hope this explanation helps a bit ? Posted 10 years ago
2. 1. Ferdy Christant
    
    Lion
    
    Yes it helps, thank you. No worries about the focus, this really is an "ambiance" photo. Wonderful! Posted 10 years ago

The Northern Giraffe

The giraffe is an African even-toed ungulate mammal, the tallest living terrestrial animal and the largest ruminant. The giraffe is also noted for its extremely long neck and legs and prominent horns. It stands 5–6 m tall and has an average weight of 1,200 kg for males and 830 kg for females.

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Similar species: Even-toed Ungulates

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