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Cindy Wheeler | all galleries >> Galleries >> kenya, january 2007 > This shy hippo only lifted his nostrils out of the water far enough to breathe. The nostrils closed again to go under the water.
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This shy hippo only lifted his nostrils out of the water far enough to breathe. The nostrils closed again to go under the water.

Okay, my husband says I'm crazy to like this picture. He thinks the nostrils look like they have eyelashes (which are really the whiskers). It took me a long time to get this shot - I actually took it on purpose. I think it's really cool the way the nostrils open and close when they surface to get a breath and then submerge. What do you think. Is this a stupid picture?

600mm
1/500 sec, f/8
Exp comp: -1
ISO: 800 full exif


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