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Elephant in Savuti



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cameraCanon EOS 7D Mark II

settings Aperture 56/10 ISO 500 Shutter 1/1600 Focal Length 300/1 

upload_dateSep, 2016

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9 Comments |
p_eileenbaltz Platinum
 
p_eileenbaltz September 19, 2016
Spectacular image! Excellent work. :)
tonischindler
 
tonischindler September 19, 2016
awesome photo!!
Vanismile
 
Vanismile September 21, 2016
Sensational capture:) Thank you for the details of this amazing shot:) Welcome to viewbug and hope to see more great shots soon:)
Harleyfan
 
Harleyfan October 28, 2016
Love!!
adavies PRO+
 
adavies November 08, 2016
Great image...love elephants! Great detail...nicely done! Welcome to ViewBug! Looking forward to seeing more:)
royalgardenphotography
 
royalgardenphotography December 22, 2016
I love ELEPHANTS! Great job!
jacquelinesmit
 
jacquelinesmit July 08, 2018
https:// viewbug.com/challenge/elephants-photo-challenge-by-jacquelinesmit
jacquelinesmit
 
jacquelinesmit July 08, 2018
Love this. Please enter my Elephant challenge
HannadoraTheExplorer
 
HannadoraTheExplorer October 17, 2018
Beautiful

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Behind The Lens

Location

We were staying at Savuti Camp in Chobe National Park in Botswana. The photo was taken at one of the waterholes nearby.

Time

Our daily routine was to head out at first light and then another game drive in the late afternoon. This is the best time of day for game viewing. On this particular day, when we arrived at the waterhole there were thousands of zebra in long lines coming to drink. We ended up staying for a magical day of sightings watching zebra splash in the water, fight and the young ones sleep. All day other animals came to drink, like this male bull. All of a sudden the elephant bull appeared out of the bush, silently, and after drinking gallons of water disappeared again within moments. With the sun on his face he turned to look directly at me, on his way back to the bush. The photo was taken on 27 April, 2016 at 3:45pm.

Lighting

The light was still quite harsh at this time of the day. Shooting a dark subject with the shadows towards me, I found difficult to get the exposure right.

Equipment

This was shot on a Canon EOS 7D Mark II with a 70-300mm lens, using a Badger bean bag to rest the camera on.

Inspiration

Elephants are my favourite animal. They are magnificent creatures in stature and behaviour. I love to photograph them and particularly love black and white photos.

Editing

The colour images of this elephant didn't 'grab' me, so using Lightroom I converted the photo to black and white. I love the effect of the sun hitting the elephants face, lighting it up against his dark body.

In my camera bag

I normally shoot with a Canon EOS 450D but my husband had been medically evacuated from the bush so I was using his camera. I have a 70-300mm and a 17-85mm lens and travel with a Badger bean bag and Gorilla tripod. I also have just been given the newly released Canon EOS 5D Mark IV (WG) !

Feedback

Wildlife photography is about being patient and being ready. Some days animal sightings are minimal and other days, like this one, there are many scenes to choose from. The scene can change quickly so it is worthwhile having your camera ready and making sure the settings are correct, if they have been changed. Even though elephants look like they walk slowly, they will be past you quickly when they are close.

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