
Topiscape
Silhouettes are a treat to capture ....
They make simple animals look very interesting .
Before visiting Masai Mara I had this particular frame in mind as I had heard that the light and dramatic sky gives you a wide opportunity to capture images like these .
This evening I had not captured much stuff as I wanted to capture something interesting and was pretty much bored as this day was dry with no action and the same subjects and I suddenly came across this topi which was grazing in front of a beautiful backlit sky . I had to wait for quite a long time to get its head up so that I could take a shot .

Topis are a highly social and fast antelope species of the genus ''Damaliscus''. The vernacular name "topi" applies not only to the species but also to two subspecies ''D. k. jimela'' and ''D. k. topi'', while the name korrigum or tiang applies to the subspecies ''D. k. korrigum''. Along with the Bangweulu Tsessebe this species was formerly included in the common tsessebe. The species is to be found in the savannas, semi-deserts, and floodplains of sub-Saharan Africa.
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