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The River is Mine

The River is Mine

We were in a small boat moving upstream in on the Kwando River in Bwabwata National Park located in northeast Namibia when we encountered this elephant. The riv...
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We were in a small boat moving upstream in on the Kwando River in Bwabwata National Park located in northeast Namibia when we encountered this elephant. The river was not wide enough to pass by safely so we backed away. The elephant appeared to like that as he brought up his trunk to acknowledge his superiority. After a few minutes he wandered up the embankment to eat more grass.
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Canon EOS 5D Mark III

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Aperture f/6.3 ISO 320 Shutter 1/1000 Focal Length 278/1

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Mar, 2017

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+20

Awards

Peer Award

Superb Composition

Absolute Masterpiece

Top Choice

Outstanding Creativity

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