Fur type filter

by archangelunmei

Sometimes I wish there was a way to filter by fur type (short/smooth vs. shaggy vs. little/none etc.) It would really help when there's just a giant flank right up against the camera, and it's too close to even properly figure out pattern or body build.

Posted April 25, 2014 4:12 AM

by davidbygott moderator

Fortunately there are only a few species who stand close to the camera and are tall enough to block the field of view. Mostly they are:
wildebeest (grey-brown, often with darker vertical stripes),
hartebeest and eland (both tan; eland has dark stripe along belly centre and sometimes thin white vertical stripes)
topi (reddish brown with grey patches on shoulder or hip)
buffalo (black or dark grey, coarse or sparse hair)
elephant (grey, wrinkled, mostly hairless)
zebra (obvious b&w stripes).
IMHO at least 95% of cases will be one of the above.
In the case of warthog, hyena, lion, gazelles and impala, usually the camera (mounted about 1 metre above ground) can see over their backs even when they are very close.

Posted April 25, 2014 6:25 PM

by archangelunmei

Thanks for the tutorial, that does help a lot. 😃

Posted April 26, 2014 1:22 AM

by mecurtin in response to davidbygott's comment.