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Elephants in Amboseli
Elephants in Amboseli
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Sep, 2013Views
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People's Choice in Animals in the Wild Photo Challenge
Superb Composition
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Achieverswales
September 10, 2013
First this works so well in mono, and the composition framing the little one is out standing, congratulations on producing a timeless photograph and not a snapshot.
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Trev.
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Trev.
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Elyzabeth
September 18, 2013
How beautiful. Elephants are amazing animals. I love how they stay together. Just so lovely Johanna
SarahKeates
October 16, 2013
How precious! Gorgeous shot with wonderful detail and great composition!
Avisagie
November 12, 2013
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Location
I took this photo in Kenya, Amboseli. It was at one of my first trips to Kenya.Time
Around lunchtime.Lighting
Aperture f/4.5?ISO 100?Shutter 1/800. It was a little overcast that day.Equipment
I used a Nikon D800, a 600 miles, no tripod but a beanbag on the roof of the car.Inspiration
Well, being in Africa is always a high light. Amboseli is so beautiful with so many elephants, cranes, kingfishers etc. Just a happy place. Watching elephants is always fascinating. How they interact as a group, how the follow the senior animals, how they protect the young ones as depicted here.Editing
I turned the picture into black and white in LightroomIn my camera bag
That varies a lot. I do not like zoom lenses and therefore take usually one specific lens. 600 mm for cranes and wildlife in Africa, macro for walks in the summer. One can always find a dragon fly, when one keeps looking for them For street photography my monochrome Leica.Feedback
Patience. When one spends time in nature, sits down and observes, something beautiful will happen most of the time. Animals will tolerate ones presence and start acting naturally. Dragon flies will sit on your hand, birds will come close looking for food etc etc.
