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I have just joined the forum and just wanted to say hello with my first nature post.
I wanted to share one of my favourite images from Africa, where some people claim I spend far too much time!
This is an image that I captured in Hwange National Park in August 2007, whilst staying at Makalolo Camp. Airstrip 2 Pan, where this was taken, is one the best areas in southern Africa for capturing elephant silhouettes.
In 2010, Communication at Dusk was highly commended in the Windland Smith Rice Awards:
During the grip of the dry season, Hwanges Kalahari sands become parched and water scarce. Each afternoon, elephant herds return from their feeding grounds to the last remaining water sources. As they gather, hundreds of elephants send the Kalahari sands into the air, causing large dust storms. One afternoon, I noticed a young elephant lost amidst the dust. Known for their poor eyesight, it moved between a couple herds trying to find its mother. Successfully reunited, they both raised their trunks, using their strong sense of smell to establish their family ties.
Canon EOS 5D; 500mm /4 lens; 1.4x teleconverter; 1/250 sec at f 5.6; ISO 100
I wanted to share one of my favourite images from Africa, where some people claim I spend far too much time!
This is an image that I captured in Hwange National Park in August 2007, whilst staying at Makalolo Camp. Airstrip 2 Pan, where this was taken, is one the best areas in southern Africa for capturing elephant silhouettes.
In 2010, Communication at Dusk was highly commended in the Windland Smith Rice Awards:
During the grip of the dry season, Hwanges Kalahari sands become parched and water scarce. Each afternoon, elephant herds return from their feeding grounds to the last remaining water sources. As they gather, hundreds of elephants send the Kalahari sands into the air, causing large dust storms. One afternoon, I noticed a young elephant lost amidst the dust. Known for their poor eyesight, it moved between a couple herds trying to find its mother. Successfully reunited, they both raised their trunks, using their strong sense of smell to establish their family ties.
Canon EOS 5D; 500mm /4 lens; 1.4x teleconverter; 1/250 sec at f 5.6; ISO 100
