Drunk Elephants

Gallery: WildlifePosted June 8, 2012210 views5 comments

On a recent trip to the Sabi Sands I came across this breeding herd of elephants. The older juvenile leaned against its younger sibling in what looked like a reeling drunk pose.

I am off tomorrow to Mana Pools in Zimbabwe for a photographic safari - here's hoping for many more elephant shots!

Techs:
Nikon D3s with Nikkor 500mm f4 VR-II
f8.0 @ 1/320 SS @ ISO-2500
heavily overcast weather
a tad tight on top but it's FF there

Comments

5 comments

Comment posted by Rick Turner on June 8, 2012 at 9:58 AM

Dancing elephant looks sweet.

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Comment posted by Ajit Huilgol on June 8, 2012 at 8:26 PM

He looks like he's having difficulty passing gas

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Comment posted by Lon Sharp on June 9, 2012 at 11:07 PM

I really like the pose and your handling of the the exposure on the two foreground individuals. I think the location of the background elephant is a little unfortunate.

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Comment posted by Gary Gulash on June 10, 2012 at 2:27 AM

Cool shot showing different age classes/sizes. The postures are great and the elephants are showing some character. Nice to see some trees in the background.

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Comment posted by Morkel Erasmus on June 16, 2012 at 4:28 AM

Thanks folks! Agree on the BG elephant...

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