Where white boys dance

Gallery: WildlifePosted December 11, 2016102 views8 comments

(with apologies to the band "The Killers") ;)

One of my aims on my recent trip to Etosha was to capture some solid images of the iconic white elephants (due to the clay and dust they apply to their bodies).

Understanding animal behaviour, predicting animal behaviour, and a stroke of luck, can make you reap some nice photographic rewards. Read the full story on my blog: http://bit.ly/WhiteElephants

Techs:
Nikon D3s
Nikkor 70-200mm f2.8 VR-II @ 70mm
f11 | 1/1250 SS | ISO-560

Comments

8 comments

Comment posted by Jim Gavin on December 11, 2016 at 11:33 AM

Nice story and even better image. Thank you.

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Comment posted by Charlie VanTassel on December 11, 2016 at 6:10 PM

Beautiful, Morkel. It must be quite a sight to see in person. devil

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Comment posted by Pete Bengeyfield on December 12, 2016 at 9:39 PM

Wow, I'd never seen pictures of them. Thanks.

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Comment posted by Ken Watkins on December 13, 2016 at 3:10 AM

Morkel,
Always nice to see these, how was Etosha, not been there for a while.

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Comment posted by Jerry Austin on December 13, 2016 at 8:55 AM

Amazing shot and amazing that you were able to get both in focus. You managed to capture the essence of these magestic creatures. Well done.

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Comment posted by Brad Hill on December 17, 2016 at 10:29 AM

Hey Morkel,

Very nicely done - always a challenge to deal with multiple subjects...regardless of their colour! enlightened

Techs are bang on (good job on stopping down far enough to keep both subjects within the sharpest region of the DoF) and I like the "front vs. side-view" they gave you.

Cheers...

Brad

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Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on December 17, 2016 at 12:37 PM

Really nice interaction Morkel. Nothing not to like here. I have never seen these posted before, so thanks for letting us enjoy them. Nice work!

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Comment posted by Morkel Erasmus on December 24, 2016 at 4:40 AM

Thanks everyone.
Ken - Etosha was great! We were there just before the rains came, so hot and plenty of wildlife around.

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