dark light
"Every moment of light and dark is a miracle."
Walt Whitman
Low key images are usually created by underexposure with backlight. The animal can then only be recognized as a silhouette. Sometimes it is surrounded by a golden glowing wreath of fur or feathers. If the natural light does not favor a low key shot, post-processing the image offers many possibilities. When the background disappears into the darkness, the faces, and especially the eyes of the animal, come into their own.
Konik horses (Equus caballus) in the Schönower Heide near Berlin
Konik horses (Equus caballus) in the Schönower Heide near Berlin
Cape Buffalo (Syncerus caffer), Ol Pejeta, Kenya
Baboon (P. cynocephalus) in backlight, Samburu National Park, Kenya
Chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) in Ol Pejeta Chimp Sanctuary, Kenya
Grant Gazelles (Nanger granti) Tsavo East National Park
Scottish Highland Cattle in backlight, Karow Lakes in Berlin
Zebra (Hippotigris), Masai Mara, Kenya