Photo by Akers Moore
Crossing Guards
This was taken in the Ngorongoro Crater in Kenya in 2021. We were driving down this road mid-morning on our first day of safari and stopped short of these two zebras who were determined to hold their ground. I knew I had something special when I pressed the shutter button and I could not wait to get home to edit it. I really love how the rain puddles frame the subject.
Post processing notes:
The photo was originally edited in Photo Raw 2021 but I put some finishing touches on it in v2026 before submitting. I made minor adjustments to the exposure using Curves, added Dynamic Contrast and Sharpening, brought out the grass and soil color using Color Mixer. Then, I masked the zebras and brightened the highlights and darkened the blacks in their coats. Finally, a bit of a vignette to further focus attention on the subject.Exif information:
| Copyright: | Akers Moore |
| Camera: | NIKON D750 |
| Aperture: | f/4 |
| Focal Length: | 120mm |
| ISO: | 200 |
| Shutter Speed: | 1/400 sec. |
| Created: | February 25, 2021 09:51:24 |