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A massive bull stands guard at a well in Aruba, Tsavo East National Park as a zebra patiently awaits his turn. Drought in the region has brought untold hardship...
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A massive bull stands guard at a well in Aruba, Tsavo East National Park as a zebra patiently awaits his turn. Drought in the region has brought untold hardship to the thousands of wild animals that call Tsavo home.
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This photo was taken in Tsavo East National Park in Kenya, near the Aruba dam. This year, Tsavo is in the grip of a terrible drought. Adjacent to the Ashnil Aruba lodge, is this well, that animals know there will always be water. Elephants like this bull are fiercely protective over water sources. The zebra knows this and waits patiently for the elephant to slake its thirst and move of before it too, can drink. Tsavo (East and West) is one of the largest game parks in Africa. East covers about 11,000 square kilometres, West is 9,000 square kilometres. The park is divided by the main Nairobi to Mombasa road. The 'Lunatic line', railway built by the British in colonial times ran through this area. This is where the famous 'Man eaters' of Tsavo, the two lions who between them killed and ate over 100 people who were working on the railway, ranged. Tsavo is hot, dry and brutal. An ancient landscape. Home to elephants, lions, leopards, rhino, buffalo, giraffe, hippo, crocodile and hundreds of other species of wild animals and birds. Its one of the few places in the world where there is no human presence (apart from tourists and rangers) for hundreds of kilometres at a time. Its pristine lure keeps me coming back for more.Time
This picture was taken at about 3 pm.Lighting
The light was fantastic, a clear hot day with plenty of sunshine.Equipment
I used a Nikon P900 (with the legendary 83x lens). No tripod. I was shooting from my car about 200 metres away.Inspiration
I initially was taken by the size of the bull and while shooting, the zebra wandered into shot and stopped, waiting for the elephant to finish.Editing
Yes is did. I used the basic edit function on the generic 'photo' software on windows 10. I added a little contrast and sharpening.In my camera bag
Nikon P900 bridge cameraFeedback
If shooting wildlife, pick your subject and share it with enough background to give viewers a good idea of the landscape. Always be flexible, let the scene dictate your shooting. Wildlife is never still, take advantage of anything else that comes into your view. Quite often you will find your best pictures are not what you had in mind when you started shooting.
