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Elephants jockeying for position on the Shashi River, Botswana

Elephants jockeying for position on the Shashi River, Botswana

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Canon EOS 60D

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Aperture f/8.0 ISO 640 Shutter 1/640

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Sep, 2013

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Great Capture! I would not have thought of elephants in motion, but this image sure shows it. Good job.

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