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Best Foot Forward

by Ken Watkins

Gallery: WildlifePosted July 14, 201574 views7 comments

This young Elephant makes determined strides to keep up with the rest of the herd in Samburu Mational Park, Kenya.

EOS 1DX

200-400 mm F4 at 280mm

F8

ISO 400

1/1250

Comments

7 comments
Comment posted by Jim Zablotny on July 14, 2015 at 10:19 AM

Hi Ken,

A nice little elephant well placed in the frame.  Maybe a little more space on the bottom as my only suggestion...............Jim.
 

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Comment posted by Jerry Austin on July 14, 2015 at 12:08 PM

Cuteness factor off the charts. Well done.

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Comment posted by Nate Chappell on July 15, 2015 at 6:54 PM

What a little cutie, great portrait of this youngster with nice lighting and the raised feet. devil

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Comment posted by Brad Hill on July 16, 2015 at 10:21 AM

Ken,

Technically sound and well-documented. I'm in agreement with Jim that it feels a little tight on the bottom.

Brad

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Comment posted by Ken Watkins on July 17, 2015 at 7:04 AM

Thanks everybody, I agree that a little more room all round may have added, easily "fixed"devil

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Comment posted by Jagdeep Rajput on July 19, 2015 at 5:00 AM

Great body language and playful subject !

Jagdeep Rajput

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Comment posted by Ken Watkins on July 21, 2015 at 3:09 AM

Jagdeep,

Thanks very much

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