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lyoung403b
 
lyoung403b June 11, 2016
Awesome!
gerigivenstaylor
 
gerigivenstaylor June 13, 2016
Where was this taken?
mariaelenavalenciarpo
 
mariaelenavalenciarpo June 13, 2016
Love it!!!
Witmar
 
Witmar July 10, 2016
fantastic shot!
Weezytenspeed
 
Weezytenspeed July 10, 2016
This is a unique shot. Gorgeous.
Harleyfan
 
Harleyfan November 05, 2016
There's something magical about this image!
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michaeltillman December 12, 2016
This shot is absolutely fantastic. As in the words of my basic training TI, "outf#&king standing." Great shot.
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Behind The Lens

Location

The photo of the Elephant at Sunset was taken in the Sabi Sands (southern area of South Africa's Kruger Park )

Time

Sunset

Lighting

In Southern Africa the dusk is short so sunset is a very fast affair - you need to be in the correct position ready and able to capture your shot in an instant

Equipment

Canon 5D Mk111 - Canon lens EF600mm f/4. , hand held with monopod ISO1000/ , f/4 ,1/3200

Inspiration

I was trying to capture the silhouette of the elephant walking towards the setting sun

Editing

post processing from time to time

In my camera bag

In my bag I have Cameras x 2 - Canon 5D Mk111 / Canon7D Lenses -Canon 24x105mm f/4; 70x200mm 2.8mm ; sometimes EF600mm or 500mm

Feedback

I find that with wildlife photography you need to be at the right place at the right time (lucky) and you MUST be perceptive to your surroundings and ready and able to take advantage of any/every occurrence as things happens very fast. Further never question yourself as to wether or not to take a shot. My philosophy is " press the trigger as often as possible" - you can always delete the shot but can never re-capture the moment.

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