Lost

Gallery: WildlifePosted November 23, 2013130 views8 comments

Let's face it Elephants are magical animals to watch and even better to photograph.
This poor young man became separated from his Mum during the charge to the waterhole, he then round squealing loudly, he was very happy when he found his Mum, and so was she
Taken at Manga 3 waterhole (no thankfully full of water again) Hwange National Park, Zimbabwe.

EOS 1DX
200-400 mm with 1.4 ex at 560 mm
F5.6
ISO 800
1/1600

Comments

8 comments

Comment posted by William Bickle on November 23, 2013 at 8:32 AM

hello ken

great to see .... looks in excellent health... and in a hurry!

Bill

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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on November 23, 2013 at 8:39 AM

Great story behind the image with the mother & child reunion Ken

Excellent work!

Registered on July 24, 2008, 1201 Posts, 10758 Comments

Comment posted by Jack Bell on November 23, 2013 at 9:07 AM

Excellent capture of a moment in the life of this young one. I like the placement of the elephant with room to the right.

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on November 23, 2013 at 7:37 PM

You caught a pose that conveys his anxiety very well, Ken. Well done.

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Comment posted by Ken Watkins on November 24, 2013 at 1:27 AM

Thanks everybody for your kind comments

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Comment posted by Jerry Austin on November 24, 2013 at 10:57 AM

You really froze the action here. Love the emotion the shot conveys. I noticed what looks like a torn left ear. Is that what I'm seeing?

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Comment posted by Lon Sharp on November 26, 2013 at 3:45 PM

I appreciate the bits of debris and dust kicked up by his feet. Sweet action pose!

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Comment posted by Ken Watkins on November 29, 2013 at 11:34 AM

Thanks for the further comments

Jerry,
It is highly probable that the ear is torn,probably from running through a thorny tree

Registered on December 15, 2010, 1537 Posts, 4877 Comments