Elephants Drinking at Okakeujo

[Nate Chappell]

Hi everyone, here's another image from our trip to Etosha National Park in Namibia 2 summers ago. It was great to have elephants drinking close up at the waterhole at Okakuejo. The light was very low by the time they got there, hence the techs shown below. This is almost full frame, I took a small slice off the right. Thanks for any comments or suggestions

MarkIII 500F4 1/40 at F5, iso 1250, Gitzo tripod

[Harshad Barve]

Lovely imge Nate , raised trunks looking so good here , maybe a few point contrast boost
TFS

[Marc Mol]

Lovely front on view of mum and family with the dripping water enhancing here, agree with Harshad on some contrast boost.
TFS

[Ken Watkins]

Well done a photo of Etosha without noticeable harsh light, a real rarity.
What time did you take this as usually the sun sets behind the waterhole.

[Nate Chappell]

Thanks for the comments, I already bumped the contrast a fair bit, it was just a really low contrast scene and with that iso I didn't want to introduce too much noise.

Ken, this was taken at dusk, right about the time the sun had gone down.

[Todd Frost]

Good looking image, nice showing the different generations of the ele's. TFS
Todd

[Stu Bowie]

Mum certainly has her eye on you, and good to see the kids drinking. Great family moment Nate.

[Austin Thomas]

A very nice family image, handled well at 1/40th.

tfs

Austin

[Alfred Forns]

Like it as presented Nate !!! Love how you handled the low shutter speed !!! .. cute poses for all !! Sure like seeing the elephat with the two elethins !!!

[Roman Kurywczak]

Hey Nate,
Not the easiest to get 3 heads in the right direction!!! Throw in the 1/40th ss.....really nicely handled!

[Steve Canuel]

Hi Nate,
Love the position of the three. Shows how they protect their young. The rocks in the BG give a sense of coming down to the water's edge. Maybe a tiny bit more contrast (personal taste) but this looks accurate for the conditions you describe.