Bull Elephant 2

[Ken Watkins]

Taken at Kennedy 2 Waterhole, Hwange National Park, Zimbabwe, 19th June 2009

EOS 1D MkIIn

28-300 at 110

F7.1, ISO 800, 1/2500, EV +1/3rd

[peter delaney]

Ken

it so great to see images from Hwange.... would be appreciative if you could let us know in a reply on how you found conditions in the park , animal numbers, etc

prefer yesterdays post only because of the position of tail...
peter

[Ken Watkins]

Peter,

The park was unseasonably wet. I have a trip report posted on Safaritalk here is a link

http://safaritalk.net/index.php?showtopic=3757

The good news is that they have armed rangers patrolling again, and the staff have new uniforms!

[Harshad Barve]

For me first was better

Like the raised leg
BTW he looks huge in both images
TFS
Harshad

[Sabyasachi Patra]

Ken,
This is a good image. The previous image was simply superb. In this image, I wish the tail was not visible or atleast at a lower position. Thanks for sharing.

Cheers,
Sabyasachi

[David Fletcher]

Preferred your earlier post too Ken. As with Sabyasachi, I wish the tail was not there either. Thanks for that link.

[Tell Dickinson]

A handsome fella Ken :) Another vote to lose the tail and perhaps strangely (?) the eyelash of the hidden eye. It must be amazing to see him in the wild.

Tell

[Robert Amoruso]

Elephant looks good and I like his position but I agree with others that the tail grabs the eye and that is not what you want.

[Stu Bowie]

The light looks good, and I like the raised foot. Maybe a bit tight on the RHS.