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p.1 #1 · Zambia Post 1: Elephants

Hi All,

I haven't posted anything here for some weeks, however in October I was lucky enough to spend two weeks in Zambia on safari in the South Luangwa National Park and then in Lower Zambezi National Park. I will post a few of my shots and thought I would start with the big guns, so here are a few of the elephants I came across whilst there.

C&C most welcome!

No's.1 and 2 Mum and baby:

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No's. 3, 4 and 5 Mum was not very happy when we accidentally got too close to her:

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No.6 Elephant tail...

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No.7 A very young baby

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No.8 Elephant in motion

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No.9 Taking a mud bath

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No.10 Elephant exit....

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Thanks for looking,

Paul.

Nov 22, 2011 at 07:11 PM

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p.1 #2 · Zambia Post 1: Elephants

Nice job Paul, really like #7 nice framing.

Russ

Nov 22, 2011 at 07:17 PM

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p.1 #3 · Zambia Post 1: Elephants

Great set. Love the texture on the elephant tail pic. Got some good captures there!
Thanks for sharing!

Nov 22, 2011 at 07:47 PM

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p.1 #4 · Zambia Post 1: Elephants

Cool shots. My fave is the butt shot. You simply have to convert this to monochrome and put some vignetting on it.

Nov 22, 2011 at 08:40 PM

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p.1 #5 · Zambia Post 1: Elephants

Very nice. Thank you for posting these.
Douglas

Nov 22, 2011 at 08:44 PM

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p.1 #6 · Zambia Post 1: Elephants

Oh my. Lovely shots of one of my most favorite animals in two of my most favorite parks! Can't wait to get back to Zambia - a treasure that too many miss out on.

Thank you for posting!

Nov 22, 2011 at 08:50 PM

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p.1 #7 · Zambia Post 1: Elephants

very nice set, Paul, with 7 and 8 being my favorites

Socrate

Nov 22, 2011 at 09:28 PM

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p.1 #8 · Zambia Post 1: Elephants

excellent series Paul.. #1 #7 and #8 for me

Nov 22, 2011 at 11:40 PM

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p.1 #9 · Zambia Post 1: Elephants

Nice series.

Nov 23, 2011 at 12:16 AM

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p.1 #10 · Zambia Post 1: Elephants

Ditto the nice series... I like the just OOF .... allows for nice separation from the BG but enough to see the native environment

Nov 23, 2011 at 12:24 AM

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p.1 #11 · Zambia Post 1: Elephants

super set

Morris

Nov 23, 2011 at 02:19 AM

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p.1 #12 · Zambia Post 1: Elephants

Those are all Awesome shots Paul with 1 and 8 being my favorites
Larry

Nov 23, 2011 at 02:30 AM

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p.1 #13 · Zambia Post 1: Elephants

A great set Paul. Love that backside closeup. Super texture on that one.

Nov 23, 2011 at 02:34 AM

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p.1 #14 · Zambia Post 1: Elephants

A very nice set Paul. It's 1 and 8 for me ~ Ron

Nov 23, 2011 at 02:39 AM

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p.1 #15 · Zambia Post 1: Elephants

Very enjoyable set Paul. Happy to see that you were able to make it back to the bush. My picks are 7 and 8 ...thanks for sharing these.
Eric

Nov 23, 2011 at 06:09 AM

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p.1 #16 · Zambia Post 1: Elephants

Looks like the mom was charging you Paul. GREAT set

Nov 23, 2011 at 06:19 AM

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p.1 #17 · Zambia Post 1: Elephants

This is a fabulous set of pics, esp the calf framed by the mother in No 7.

However, I am disturbed (as was my Zimbabwean friend) that your guide allowed you to get sufficiently close to a mother with a young calf to cause her to feel that her calf was threatened.

In defence of the guide I am advised by my friend that guides Africa wide, often find them selves under pressure from their clients to get that little bit closer than their experience and knowledge suggests is optimal.

I am in no way suggesting that this was the case here and it was anything other than a chance encounter but observing and photographing animals in the wild is about observing them in their natural state, not getting in so close (especially a mother with a calf) that you provoke them

Tim

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Nov 23, 2011 at 07:18 AM

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p.1 #18 · Zambia Post 1: Elephants

Wow Paul congrats on a great trip

Great set but image 7 of Baby is just to cute

Thanks for sharing these and hope to see more from your trip

Ant

Nov 23, 2011 at 09:27 AM

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p.1 #19 · Zambia Post 1: Elephants

Beautiful set Paul
Love them all.

Howard

Nov 23, 2011 at 06:55 PM

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p.1 #20 · Zambia Post 1: Elephants

Some great action in these!

Nov 23, 2011 at 07:24 PM

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