Comment from Shadow catcher
What a great capture of this angry hippo with the water flying around it,nice capture of movement,colors are natural and image is sharp with great detail. Wonderful entry for the contest and I wish you the best of luck!

 Comment Written 04-Oct-2018

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reply by the author on 04-Oct-2018

thanks a lot for your nice comments

Comment from Angel Knight
Such a great capture at the right moment of this upset hippo. Showing off its powerful jaws, details in the splashes of water from the hippo coming up, set the atmosphere for this photo.

 Comment Written 04-Oct-2018

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reply by the author on 04-Oct-2018

many thanks again for your nice comments

Comment from seshadri_sreenivasan
:):) Can't figure out if he is furious or just playful and cooling his large body in scorching heat. This is a fine wild life photography. Good timing. Good luck int he contest!

 Comment Written 04-Oct-2018

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reply by the author on 04-Oct-2018

furious:*many thanks sesha

Comment from Susan F. M. T.
Fred,
a wonderful stop action picture of this furious Hippo rising up out of the water roaring it your group for having the Cheek, to enter his territory all movement of the water frozen by your fast exposure. Beautiful composition, framing & lighting taken with superb camera techniques & sharp focus.
Susan

 Comment Written 04-Oct-2018

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reply by the author on 04-Oct-2018

merci suzanne

Comment from nikman
A very interesting animal shot presented here on many levels! Is the water flowing or splashing? Is the hippo angry or happy? Is he bellowing or laughing? The questions about your fine shot keep stacking up! Your fine image benefits from a very good exposure, great composition and is sharp. Well done and good luck! Great photo!!

 Comment Written 04-Oct-2018

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reply by the author on 04-Oct-2018

thanks a lot nik for your comments and top rating;
he is not happy, he is not laughing;
this is a frozen pic of flowing water quite slowly from his mouth

Comment from michiganmike
I understand that hippo's kill more people than any other species of African animal (except, of course, the mosquito). A very nice shot that gives us an indication of how furious they can be.

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 Comment Written 04-Oct-2018

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reply by the author on 04-Oct-2018

right;
many thanks mike

Comment from Bruceiorio
Excellent nature image.
Excellent composition.
Good action capture.
Very good angle of view.
Good sharp focus.
Good depth of field.
Nice details and textures.
You were there but to me it looks like he was trying to hit a high "C" note.


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 Comment Written 04-Oct-2018

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reply by the author on 04-Oct-2018

thanks a lot Bruce for your nice comments