Ouch!

Gallery: WildlifePosted June 1, 2014247 views8 comments

This Elephant Calf gets a little close to Mum, whilst crossing the Mwagusi River in Ruaha National Park Tanzania.
We stayed at the best camp in the park Kwihala, unfortunately it has since been taken over by one of the "posh" groups Asilia and for exactly the same product you will now be asked to pay almost DOUBLE. That is progress or what I call robbery!

EOS 1DX
200-400mm F4 @ 338 mm

F6.3
ISO 800
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8 comments

Comment posted by Jerry Austin on June 1, 2014 at 9:21 AM

I like this one a lot Ken. The water spots on the calf and his nervous look make this for me. The texture on mom is also great. Maybe even a tighter crop on the little guy would work. Well done.

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Comment posted by Ellen deBoer on June 1, 2014 at 3:29 PM

Great image, Ken! I think I would like a tighter crop too or the mother not cropped at all.

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Comment posted by Keith Tate on June 1, 2014 at 5:33 PM

" Pull mom pull ",, lol,, excellent shot Ken !!

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Comment posted by Luke Ormand on June 1, 2014 at 9:51 PM

Awesome capture - I kind of like that the adult is not shown completely - lighting is a bit harsh, would be interested in seeing this in B&W

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Comment posted by Ken Watkins on June 2, 2014 at 2:47 AM

Thanks everybody, I really think that the IQ would not stand too much more cropping, I was a long way away! I also do not have a complete Mum

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Comment posted by Lon Sharp on June 2, 2014 at 10:29 AM

The alert expression of the baby facing mom's tail is great!

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Comment posted by Ajit Huilgol on June 2, 2014 at 11:03 PM

Lovely documentation of the close relationship of a calf and its mother, Ken!

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Comment posted by Jagdeep Rajput on June 4, 2014 at 8:25 AM

Very nicely presented, the tail appears to be the pulling force.
Jagdeep Rajput

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