Bill Jennings's Photoblog
Zebras
Posted by Bill Jennings ((Bay Area Northern Calif), United States) on 20 June 2009 in Animal & Insect and Portfolio.
From Kenya
Just made it home after a month of travel - posted a few photos from my journey to within 48 miles of the antartica circle: at nearly the longest day of the year: hence, there was 21 hours a day of sunlight...
Thank you for your patience while I was out of touch.
I do hope you followed Bob Kelly's blog (my roommate) while he is still traveling - he is now on Easter Island - and will be updating his blog for some time to come - please check it out!
Dulcie from Danville, United States
Wonderful graphic photo...my favorite, black and white. And, goodness, would you look at the way those Zebra stripes zig and zag together!!! Marvelous!
20 Jun 2009 5:34am
@Dulcie: thanks Dulcie - Zebras just seem to POP in Black and White. I love how it intensifies their patterns.
Matt from Gainesville, United States
Wow! Great composition and use of you subject!
20 Jun 2009 5:44am
@Matt: Thank you Matt - I must admit, I did some cropping to get to this image. The original full-frame composition didn't seem as strong to me.
@rem_la: Merci
sawsengee from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
wonderful composition in b/w, superb lineworks & textural contrast
20 Jun 2009 7:13am
@sawsengee: thank you on the comments on the texture - I love the mane on a Zebra.
@Steve Rice: thank you Steve
@Veronelle: Thank you Veronelle
Marie-Hélène Ammor from Casablanca/Paris, Morocco
Very beautiful this "mix of rays " !
20 Jun 2009 9:18am
@Marie-Hélène Ammor: yes, I like how the patterns blend on this image. thank you.
zOOm from Paris, France
A brilliant mono portrait. Great attitude they all have. It's graphic, aesthetic and... cute.
20 Jun 2009 9:53am
@zOOm: they don't seem worried, do they - very confident pose: makes a strong image.
@Loner: thank you Loner: I liked it a great deal for the patterns and textures, beyond it being a zebra group portrait.
@Dawn: thank you Dawn
Anna.C from LA ROCHELLE, France
I like the graphism of Zebras, especially in BW ! nice composition !
20 Jun 2009 12:49pm
@Anna.C: Thank you Anna for the kind words on this BW
Judy from Brooksville, Florida, United States
The absolute perfect black and white ... an astounding image!
20 Jun 2009 1:12pm
@Judy: Thank you Judy. Glad you like this image.
@MARIANA: Me too. I love them. Always a great subject!
Lambspun from Madison, Maine, United States
How cool to get a photo with all these zebras together....nice shot....showing off their stripes like they're doing ;)
20 Jun 2009 3:15pm
@Lambspun: they were grouped together in the limited shade on the planes of Kenya : so it was quite common to see them together - I liked this image with the way they stuck together, and the variations in the grays/blacks in the stripes.
Michael from Spokane, United States
amazing capture! love how the black and white looks so good with zebras. brilliante!
20 Jun 2009 6:42pm
@Michael: Thank you Michael - I do think Zebras really work well in Black and White.
Sugata from Newark, United States
I always love to see this lens of yours at work!
20 Jun 2009 10:58pm
@Sugata: it's definitely one of my favorite lenses. At times, I wonder why I ever carry zooms: as the prime lenses are so much sharper.
@B. Thomas: thank you Barbara
Barbara from Florida, United States
You cropped the frame perfectly working the image to it's fullest potential. I like the composition of the two heads, one taller than the other and the black snout in front.
This gave me a chance to study their stripes to see the variations particularly on the forehead. Very interesting.
This certainly is of professional quality, Bill.
Wishes for a wonderful Father's Day tomorrow.
21 Jun 2009 3:47am
@Barbara: thanks for the notes on the composition. I was going for the vertical to really highlight this grouping. Glad it worked for you. Thanks for thinking of me for father's day: should be a madhouse around here with the three little ones...
@Mobius Faith: Thank you.
jamesy from christchurch, New Zealand
5 stars this is certainly very stunning perfect in B&W
22 Jun 2009 6:41am
@jamesy: Thank you Jamesy. Glad you like it as much as I do !!!
@dj.tigersprout: thank you on this kind comment.
Ajay from Pune, India
20 out 10, Bill. Brilliant framing or rather the whole composition is just marvelous.
22 Jun 2009 5:01pm
@Ajay: Thanks Ajay - I just enjoy looking at this photo for some time - as I see so much detail and patterns within it.
StarCosmosBleu from Bedford.Qc, Canada
Beautifully composed..a superb capture..excellence all the way....
24 Jun 2009 3:43am
@StarCosmosBleu: thank you star, glad you like it as much as I do!!!
Canon EOS 40D
1/400 second
F/3.5
ISO 100
300 mm