Some days just call for a portrait of the massive head of a hippopotamus. We saw this guy as we were leaving for the airstrip on our last day in the Masai Mara back in June. Always nice to see them out of the water (and at such close range). In case you’re wondering, a hippo’s head can be 3 feet wide and weigh up to 500 pounds.Nikon Z8 with Nikkor 500mm PF lens, ISO 8000, f/5.6 at 1/250th of a second.
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Some days just call for a portrait of the massive head of a hippopotamus. We saw this guy as we were leaving for the airstrip on our last day in the Masai Mara back in June. Always nice to see them out of the water (and at such close range). In case you’re wondering, a hippo’s head can be 3 feet wide and weigh up to 500 pounds.Nikon Z8 with Nikkor 500mm PF lens, ISO 8000, f/5.6 at 1/250th of a second.
Nice portrait, Sean!
Seeing just the head brings home even more the massive size of a hippo.
I love how all your photos have a “fun fact”
I would not run into that hungry hungry hippo!!