Not a Circus

Gallery: WildlifePosted September 16, 2014101 views4 comments

Just back from my trip to Etosha and Mana Pools, Etosha was as usual good but crowded and dusty, less said about the accommodation the better!
This was taken on our first drive at what has consistently for us the best waterhole in Etosha, Chudup.
EOS 1DX
200- 400 mm F4 at 280 mm
F7.1
ISO 400
1/800

Comments

4 comments

Comment posted by Jagdeep Rajput on September 16, 2014 at 10:53 AM

Very nice capture Ken...mating in the water, your techs are fine here!
I love the wave in front of the bottom elephant, emerging from the push. If this was mine, I would love to enhance it by dodging and burning. I'm not a fan of cloning, but would try to subdue the rock on top left corner.
Jagdeep Rajput

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Comment posted by Ken Watkins on September 17, 2014 at 5:18 AM

Jagdeep,
Thanks very much for your comment, the Elephants are actually playing it is a dominance thing! The light is nearly always harsh in Etosha

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

Comment posted by Lon Sharp on September 18, 2014 at 12:10 AM

Cool action capture. I think the main thing that would have enhanced it artistically (if possible) would be a lower, eye level perspective.

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Comment posted by Ken Watkins on September 18, 2014 at 12:29 AM

Lon,
Thanks for your comment, this waterhole is set a lot lower than the viewing area so a lower point of view would not gave been possible

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