Blue Wildebeest
by take-two

Comment by JulietNN:
LOLOL, I gave you a 6 cus he looked sad and I got all serious and psychoanalyzed the photo trying really hard to find blue LOLOL
I would go with the depressed thing, it seemed to work in your favour!!! lol

Blue Wildebeest
by take-two

Comment by take-two:
stone last!

Anyway, for clarity, this animal is not blue because he's lonely or anything, he is named a "Blue" Wildebeest.

Connochaetes taurinus - The blue wildebeest, also called the common wildebeest, white-bearded wildebeest or brindled gnu, is a large antelope and one of the two species of wildebeest.

Lesson learnt (by myself that is)...

Blue Wildebeest
by take-two

Comment by posthumous:
great texture and composition. wonderful how the animal is scratched out of his environment by a deft, quick pen.

Blue Wildebeest
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Comment by lei_73:
he does look sad... Nice composition!

Blue Wildebeest
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Comment by illini75:
Don't really see the blue

Blue Wildebeest
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Comment by Pangurban:
What an amazing creature and how exciting to have seen it. I like the contrast between the pale grass and the dark trees. I think i'd have preferred to have had a bit more light on the head as the features are a little difficult to pick out.

Blue Wildebeest
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Comment by 2mccs:
Yes it does look sad. Very nice.

Blue Wildebeest
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Comment by bjoern:
I must admit that nothing really conveys "blue" to me here. I googled, and there is indeed an animal with that name, but as I'm not familiar with it I have a hard time with this shot in relation to the challenge topic.

Blue Wildebeest
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Comment by mitalapo:
good catch

and all matter was drawn in...
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Comment by roz:

Originally posted by take-two: Originally posted by roz: this is excellent .. wondering if the 'movement' was done in camera .. and if not then things have changed around here since i was active .. would never have been allowed in the past .. anyway .. i really like this .. :) Yes, a very simple technique, twisting the zoom lens while exposing.

ahha .. i've done a bit of that .. i can take 20 photos and only be happy with one .. i reckon its not an easy thing to get right .. this is wonderful .. :)