We are only baby elephants, but we’re not even afraid of the kings of the jungle! African Bush Elephant (Loxodonta africana, Éléphant d’Afrique) Masai Mara National Park, Kenya April 2014 Lion (Panthera leo, Lion) Masai Mara National Park, Kenya April 2014
A panorama test I did, investigating the issue of assembling panorama pictures with mobile subjects (an elephant moves, much more than you would believe, I assure you), made out of several pictures shot with a 400mm tele-lens to catch the sunset on the Chobe River, North of Botswana. The merging operation was done (back to…
Botswana, October 2011.
Botswana, October 2011.
From my personal observation in Botswana, I would say that elephants are wild animals far from being calm and placid. They tend to frighten easily, to react promptly and to be willing to use their own power to force others to back quickly. These big mammals are very active and impressive: You don’t want to…
The elephants being very large mammals does not prohibit applying them wide-angle photography. And why not using a panoramic frame? Or even a vertical panorama? Click on the thumbnails to enlarge them Botswana 2010, Moremi
When elephants are too near to the photo camera, the only way to shoot a good picture is to concentrate on bits and pieces: Elephant ears, elephant eyes, elephant tusks. Botswana 2010, Moremi