Gallery: WildlifePosted June 18, 2015126 views12 comments
Two Elephants graze in the Ngorongoro Crater, Tanzania
EOS 1DX
200-400 mm F4 at 340mm
F6.3
ISO 800
1/1600
EV + 0.33
Comments
12 comments
Comment posted by Gary Yeoh on June 18, 2015 at 8:15 AM
Ken
This is really beautiful having two elephants having a conversation in this field of flowers. I was in Ngorongoro in Feb some years ago and the place was quite dry and dusty. Never expect to see such lush fields with wildflowers. We had 2 days here and the place is really magical and teaming with wildlife. The most memorable one was a live kill by a lone lioness.
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Comment posted by Butch Lama on June 18, 2015 at 10:03 AM
Beautiful shot... Couldn't have asked better FG and BG setting than this... and those clouds are a bonus plus.
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Comment posted by Jerry Austin on June 18, 2015 at 11:49 AM
Two elephants in flowers? What's not to like? Your Weekly Pick of the single elephant had a better "feel" to it for some reason. Perhaps the light, at the moment the Weekly Pick image was taken, was a bit better. Regardless, the two elephants make this special.
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Comment posted by Nate Chappell on June 18, 2015 at 4:09 PM
What an awesome setting to get these elephant in Ken. I was thinking about cropping out the clouds but after taking a look with them out (with a piece of paper over the top) I think they definetly add to the shot.
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Comment posted by Lon Sharp on June 19, 2015 at 8:03 AM
Excellent, Ken.
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Comment posted by Ken Watkins on June 19, 2015 at 9:35 AM
Gary,
We were in the crater late April, there had been plenty of rain.
Thanks everybody for your comments
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Comment posted by Sandipan Dutta on June 19, 2015 at 11:07 AM
Gorgeous! The flower-bed in the foreground is very special.
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Comment posted by Hisham Atallah on June 19, 2015 at 11:41 AM
Lovely Ken. I like your placement of the elephants in the frame. Very serene view. It might be worth trying to selectively increase contrast in the background to make the mountains more visible.
Cheers,
Hisham.
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Comment posted by Mario Moreno on June 22, 2015 at 8:07 AM
ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS Ken !!!! If I have to find a nit that would be the extra space to the left of the two elephants. I would prefer to center them in the frame.
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Comment posted by Jagdeep Rajput on June 23, 2015 at 8:10 AM
Great setting n wonderful frame !!!
Jagdeep Rajput
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Comment posted by Morkel Erasmus on June 24, 2015 at 4:16 PM
A very nice setting indeed! Great poses too.
I like the hint of low-crater-cloud on top but can't help wanting to see one with a tad more focal length focusing on just the elephants and the immediate flowers around them?
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Comment posted by Ken Watkins on July 12, 2015 at 8:31 AM
Thanks for the further comments.
I stole the title from a song by John Otway and Wild Willy Barret, one of UK's weirder combos
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12 commentsKen
This is really beautiful having two elephants having a conversation in this field of flowers. I was in Ngorongoro in Feb some years ago and the place was quite dry and dusty. Never expect to see such lush fields with wildflowers. We had 2 days here and the place is really magical and teaming with wildlife. The most memorable one was a live kill by a lone lioness.
Beautiful shot... Couldn't have asked better FG and BG setting than this... and those clouds are a bonus plus.
Two elephants in flowers? What's not to like? Your Weekly Pick of the single elephant had a better "feel" to it for some reason. Perhaps the light, at the moment the Weekly Pick image was taken, was a bit better. Regardless, the two elephants make this special.
What an awesome setting to get these elephant in Ken. I was thinking about cropping out the clouds but after taking a look with them out (with a piece of paper over the top) I think they definetly add to the shot.
Excellent, Ken.
Gary,
We were in the crater late April, there had been plenty of rain.
Thanks everybody for your comments
Gorgeous! The flower-bed in the foreground is very special.
Lovely Ken. I like your placement of the elephants in the frame. Very serene view. It might be worth trying to selectively increase contrast in the background to make the mountains more visible.
Cheers,
Hisham.
ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS Ken !!!! If I have to find a nit that would be the extra space to the left of the two elephants. I would prefer to center them in the frame.
Great setting n wonderful frame !!!
Jagdeep Rajput
A very nice setting indeed! Great poses too.
I like the hint of low-crater-cloud on top but can't help wanting to see one with a tad more focal length focusing on just the elephants and the immediate flowers around them?
Thanks for the further comments.
I stole the title from a song by John Otway and Wild Willy Barret, one of UK's weirder combos