Circus Lineup

Gallery: WildlifePosted November 1, 2015292 views4 comments

The wilderness trails in Kruger NP, South Africa are truly remarkable and a superb value compared to many other options. On our last trip, we did both the Wolhuter Trail and the Sweni Trail. The Wolhuter Trail is noted for a lot of close enounters with Rhino which we had and the remarkable water hole that is not 50-feet from the edge of camp. Each afternoon we were treated to a parade of animals coming down to drink with nothing between us but this waist high lenght of chicken wire they called a fence. I thougth this trio of elephants looked like they were in a circus the way they were lined up with the biggest propping his foot on a small mound in the middle of the waterhole. Comments and suggestions are always appreciated!

Canon EOS 6D
Canon 24-105 f4 @ 100 mm
F/10 @ 1/500 sec
ISO 500

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4 comments

Comment posted by Hisham Atallah on November 6, 2015 at 6:03 AM

Hi Joe,
Nice frame. I wonder if including less foreground and more of that hill behind the elephants would have created a better option here.

Cheers,

Hisham.

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Comment posted by Nate Chappell on November 6, 2015 at 4:06 PM

It's always fun seeing and photographing elephants at the waterhole. I like this image and the lineup Joe. I would crop a little from the bottom so most of the grass and sticks on the lower right are removed. I would also consider removing the one lump of dung, although I am not much of a cloner myself. devil

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Comment posted by Brad Hill on November 7, 2015 at 9:41 AM

Hi Joe,

A very nice scene - and I appreciate getting the "wider" view. I think I'm with Hisham in terms of wondering if showing this with a little less foreground and a little more background might make the image even stronger? Of course, if this is full-frame that would be an impossibility!

For some reason (and I can't pinpoint why), this one "feels" a little off-level to me...and I wonder if a very slight CCW rotation might be worth experimenting with?

Cheers...

Brad

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Comment posted by Joe James on November 9, 2015 at 10:38 PM

Thanks folks for the comments! Unfortunately, this is full frame. If I had to do it over again I would go wider with more of the hill in the background but that's what this site is for. I think the reason it does feel a bit "off level" is that the elephant on the right has bit of a lean. He was being pushed a bit by the one in the middle so kept leaning out.

Cheers,

Joe

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