Savute Stride

Gallery: WildlifePosted August 20, 2012391 views11 comments

A large elephant bull on the floodplains of Savute in Chobe National Park, Botswana.

I quite liked this in monochrome.

Techs:
Canon 40D with 70-200mm f2.8 L IS USM @ 78mm
f4.0 @ 1/800 SS @ ISO-400

Comments

11 comments

Comment posted by Karen Kane on August 21, 2012 at 1:40 AM

Hi Morkel,

Love the elephant - sharp, well exposed. Agree very much with your decision to go with monochrome too. That works extremely well here. I also like the separation between the main tree and the elephant tusk - but do find the smaller tree underneath (and touching the tusk) a little distracting. You obviously had no control over that, if the elephant had only lifted it's head a couple of inches for you, just enough to create some separation....

What a wonderful moment - and with the elephants' head slightly turned towards you, it is very engaging

Registered on August 4, 2012, 66 Posts, 726 Comments

Comment posted by Patricia Brundage on August 21, 2012 at 7:49 AM

What a massive and impressive animal. Nice position in frame, dof and choice of b&w. Well done.

Registered on March 23, 2006, 1111 Posts, 6531 Comments

Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on August 21, 2012 at 1:17 PM

Very strong image - the B&W desat works perfectly here.
Agree with cloning out the small tree
Sandy

Registered on November 24, 2003, 3937 Posts, 12909 Comments

Comment posted by Lon Sharp on August 22, 2012 at 2:25 PM

I like the drama of this rendition. The pose is wonderful. The vignette in the upper corners was first unnoticed, so apparently it was a solid choice, too. Detail on the bull is wonderful.

Registered on December 9, 2007, 258 Posts, 9892 Comments

Comment posted by Morkel Erasmus on August 26, 2012 at 8:02 AM

Thanks for your comments guys. I don't clone elements out of my colour images but I view B&W imagery in a different light, so will have to go back to the high res to "take care" of that pesky tree below the trunk

Registered on March 22, 2011, 385 Posts, 2068 Comments

Comment posted by Soubhik Patranabis on August 26, 2012 at 10:27 PM

Very nice shot !

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Comment posted by Jorne de Bruin on August 27, 2012 at 10:50 AM

Fantastic image, love the processing, love the subject even more!

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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on August 29, 2012 at 4:06 PM

Congrats on the WP!
Sandy

Registered on November 24, 2003, 3937 Posts, 12909 Comments

Comment posted by Karen Kane on September 3, 2012 at 7:30 PM

Congrats on the WP!

Registered on August 4, 2012, 66 Posts, 726 Comments

Comment posted by Jenaya Launstein on September 4, 2012 at 3:13 PM

You certainly deserved this one, Morkel! Congrats on the WP! Looks nice as a B&W

Registered on February 8, 2011, 254 Posts, 1302 Comments

Comment posted by Morkel Erasmus on September 4, 2012 at 3:16 PM

Thanks so very much, folks. When I prepare it for high-res fine art printing I will probably clone out the tree under the trunk

And thanks for the WP!

Registered on March 22, 2011, 385 Posts, 2068 Comments