Bull In The Water
This is a Bull Elephant we came across while cruising in a small boat on the Chobe River from our camp in Muchenje, Botswana. We watched a small herd cross the ...
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This is a Bull Elephant we came across while cruising in a small boat on the Chobe River from our camp in Muchenje, Botswana. We watched a small herd cross the river to a grassy region.
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RDVPhotography
May 17, 2016
First comment for this image, thanks much. I cropped this a bit to get some detail.
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RDVPhotography
May 26, 2016
Thank you very much, been trying to get better with B&W conversions and development. Cheers.
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Location
This was taken during a day trip in a flat bottom boat on the Chobe River near Muchenje, Botswana. We watched as a group of Elephants swam across the river with this large bull in the lead.Time
It was just before lunch as we had a planned stop on a sandbar and were able to watch a couple of other groups cross the river while eating lunch.Lighting
We had good sunlight with just a few broken clouds.Equipment
I used a Canon 50D with Canon EF 300mm lense hand held with settings of f/6.3, shutter 1/320 sec and ISO 400.Inspiration
I had been taking photos of this group and decided I wanted a close up but we could not get to close so pulled out the camera with the 300mm prime on it. I wanted more of a portrait than just a picture of the whole elephant or herd.Editing
All post processing was done in Lightroom for basic editing and finished in On1 Perfect Black & White.In my camera bag
I have two bags and each has a purpose. The bag with my 5DMKII (Full Frame Camera) has my 16-35mm f/2.8, 24-105mm f4.0 and 70-200 f/2.8, mainly for everything except wildlife. The bag with the 50D (APS-C) has 24-70 f/2.8 and 300mm prime is mainly for wildlife. If I am traveling by car I take it all. If traveling overseas only bag one goes unless going for wildlife, for that I take bag one with both cameras and swap 70-200 for 300 prime.Feedback
First off you have to make the decision that traveling to Africa is worth the effort and expense. Find a good company to go with and look at reviews from 'Photographers'. Some people just go for the experience but if you are going for photography do your homework on what you are seeking as a subject, best time to go, best locations and best guides.
