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White Elephant

by Ken Watkins

Gallery: WildlifePosted September 27, 2014123 views10 comments
Etosha is for us at least the only place where we have seen White Elephant, so we were delighted to find this one.
As nearly always the background was not the neatest

EOS 1DX
200-400 mm F4 @400 mm
F10
ISO 800
1/2500 :biggrin:

Comments

10 comments
Comment posted by Keith Bauer on September 27, 2014 at 9:38 AM
Hi Ken:

I'm moving this over to the Wildlife Gallery...... Kind of a big bird!! Cool Shot! :toast:
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Comment posted by Ken Watkins on September 27, 2014 at 10:12 AM
Keith,

Thanks, I do not know how I managed that :biggrin:
Registered on December 15, 2010, 1537 Posts, 4877 Comments
Comment posted by Jerry Austin on September 27, 2014 at 10:13 AM
I knew immediately, even from the small image, that this was an Etosha elephant. Such an iconic shot. My only suggestion would be to bring down the exposure on the bull ever so slightly. Well done.
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Comment posted by Jagdeep Rajput on September 27, 2014 at 10:28 AM
Very cool image!
I'm missing whitle elephant in my collection. :rolleyes:
Jagdeep Rajput
Registered on April 29, 2008, 686 Posts, 2857 Comments
Comment posted by Richard Sandor on September 27, 2014 at 8:25 PM
Excellent shot Ken. Had never heard of and obviously never seen one of these before. Interesting how much the texture is revealed even on this light subject. Nice catch. Richard
Registered on January 12, 2014, 453 Posts, 1625 Comments
Comment posted by Ken Watkins on September 28, 2014 at 3:34 AM
Thanks everybody, the light in Etosha is often harsh, which is contributed to by the reflective nature of white sand and rocks :toast: :toast:
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Comment posted by Mario Moreno on September 28, 2014 at 10:30 AM
It screams Etosha . . . Nicely captured Ken
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Comment posted by Ajit Huilgol on September 29, 2014 at 1:30 AM
What a handsome, contemplative bull!
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Comment posted by Lon Sharp on September 29, 2014 at 11:43 PM
Excellent placement of horizon in relation to elephant and sky! Thanks for posting.
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Comment posted by Ken Watkins on September 30, 2014 at 10:53 AM
Tanks for the additional comments :toast: :toast:
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