Africa. Elephant wallowing, Etosha Park, Namibia.
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Wildlife photography is very exciting, things move very fast, you have
to contend with bad or tricky lighting, AND be quick off the mark !! I
am geared up for Landscape stuff, and I do not get much practise with
this field of photography, so I am afraid these shots are not great,
but I have had a few requests for animal shots, - let's face it , you
can't do an African set without having SOME wildlife shots !!
We were told, because it was the 'rainy season' we would not see any
'game', but we did ! Plenty of Elephant, and some Lion, lots of
different antelope,zebra, etc. These shots of Elephant were taken in
mid-afternoon, when lighting is straight overhead, not at all ideal.
BUT, this is the best time to see these lovely animals at the wallow,
it is extremely hot, and they slosh the mud all over themselves, then
stand awhile to let the mud dry, this keeps them cool. The ultimate
sun tan lotion !!!
I was amazed at how patient they were, a whole family, they each took
their turn, and watched each other at their ablutions ! No yelling
"have you finished in the bathroom yet ? " !!
Will this do Renae ??!!
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porolesole (51 months ago | reply)
Wow ! Wonderful shot.
kpangel68 (51 months ago | reply)
Excellent - well done!
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Nurmanman (51 months ago | reply)
Don't put yourself down, I think this is great.
Q: Why do elephants have big ears?
A: Because Noddy would not pay the ransom!
Ouch !!
Michael Dawes (51 months ago | reply)
Great shot....I have the canon 40D to...the photo has small motion blur in the large size....so up the the ISO a little and the speed 1/800 and f/9 as the lower end and the shots will be sharp...
jmtimages (51 months ago | reply)
To me, I think the motion blur works here because it conveys a sense of action with the elephant sloshing about there and the mud flying up. Excellent wildlife capture and change of pace, Barbara!
Have a good evening and take care! :-)
Barbara Jones / photosecosse.com (51 months ago | reply)
I quite agree Jack, without motion blur the shot would be too static, I intentionally wanted to convey the delight the Elephant was experiencing by tramelling the mud with it's huge foot !!
T_smith (51 months ago | reply)
Simply outstanding photo. You for sure captured the power of such a huge creature.
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Martin LaBar (51 months ago | reply)
Splendid!
jmtimages (51 months ago | reply)
Also underexposing the image was a smart decision as well with that harsh sunlight. I hope you caught more wildlife in action, Barbara!
Pat Ulrich (51 months ago | reply)
fantastic sight, wow!
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Geoff Main (51 months ago | reply)
Nice action, on first sight I thought he was charging!
sevenbrane (51 months ago | reply)
Very good, mud bath!
bryanilona (51 months ago | reply)
I too thought he was charging from the thumbnail - I guess if he had been, you wouldn't have been posting this!
It's obviously enjoying its turn at "mudding"!
One of my daughters was a great one for this, and once solemnly told me she'd give up mudding when she went to school. Until then, mixing and spreading mud over outdoor surfaces and self was almost a daily ritual. That one went on to study fashion design, while the other studied ceramics - so she caught up on "mudding" at Heriott Watt!
Lovely shot capturing the action.
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Nice mud kick!
On tour, you gotta be always clickin'- I think I take 4 or 5 shot/hour, sometimes more... I am amazed when I check the EXIF data and see them separated by seconds...
I love action shots and this mud kicking is great!
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bjustice. (51 months ago | reply)
Excellent work ........ I agree that the blur creates a more dynamic shot.
Synapped (Not commenting much) (51 months ago | reply)
WOWOWOW! Perfection! Thank you, thank you, thank you! I can't imagine actually seeing these guys -- makes me breathless! You done goooood, girl! And I'm so glad you let us see large size -- too incredible!
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Let's do another one, shall we?!
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woolyboy (51 months ago | reply)
Nice one.........I can imagine your excitement faced with this spectacle, from what I've seen all wildlife shots benefit from the animals doing something so for me this is a great capture!
I expect they really enjoy mudding about, as others have said ...just being there with these majestic animals is a treat...getting images like this when working so fast is the icing on the cake, well done !
AlexandraPhotos (51 months ago | reply)
Wonderful shot. Amazing action you have captured
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deegs (51 months ago | reply)
Good action shot Barbara...my last memory of a wild elephant was being charged by one whilst in Kenya. Glad yours were kinder to you.
Lensflaredave (51 months ago | reply)
"Not great" you say, you greatly underestimate yourself. I think this is a wonderful shot with good capture of some action. Well done! :-)
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Andy M Canada (51 months ago | reply)
You are so lucky to have seen this. Great shot.
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E.Rocha (51 months ago | reply)
Excelente momento.
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great capture
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Great shot and interesting script!
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peggyhr (46 months ago | reply)
Also thought he/she was charging! :-)) Saw many in Zambia earlier this year!
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