Warning?

Gallery: WildlifePosted April 30, 2017162 views7 comments

Elephant Mums are usually a little defensive, here a warning shot is fired.
Kidepo Valley National Park, Uganda.
EOS 1DX
200-400 mm at 200 mm
F 6.3
ISO 800
1/1250

Comments

7 comments

Comment posted by Skip Layman on April 30, 2017 at 2:51 PM

Being the coward I am, I would have moved back and shot this at 400mm enlightened

! Seriously, this is a very good behavior shot.

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Comment posted by Ken Watkins on May 2, 2017 at 4:04 AM

Skip,
Thanks , I was in a Land Cruiser so capable of escape

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Comment posted by Richard Teller on May 2, 2017 at 3:45 PM

I like the action and including the environment in the image. Nice image.

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Comment posted by Jagdeep Rajput on May 3, 2017 at 9:49 AM

Love the head lift with eye contact here, communicating the warning well.
A touch more room at the top will help.

Jagdeep Rajput

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Comment posted by Lon Sharp on May 5, 2017 at 11:57 AM

That is a great pose you caught, Ken. Well timed. You also did a fine job of handling techs to provide a good view of shadow side detail.

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Comment posted by Ken Watkins on May 7, 2017 at 4:48 AM

Thanks for the further comments

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Comment posted by Ingrid Vekemans on July 2, 2017 at 3:01 AM

Nice pose you captured here, Ken. I love the eye contact.
Grt, Ingrid.

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