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    Hi folks ,
    i like to enter this month theme with a shot of Elephants gathering on the open triangle between Chudop and Namoutoni in Etosha NP.
    Roughly 40 Elephants gathered on that open space .Just half an hour after they have been at Chudop for drinking and i photographed the two fighting bulls that i have posted a while ago.
    I could not get a lot of elephants in one frame because they have been spread out all over that area , so i decided to get some of them with the long glass .

    Canon EOS 1D MK IV
    EF 500 IS L
    Window bracket /Gitzo Fluid Head

    F 8 ; ISO 500 ; 1/800 sec

    Processed in Photo Ninja and PS CC , cropped for comp , NR to the BKG

    Hope you like it , C&C welcome , thanks for watching and commenting to my previous thread.

    Cheers Andreas

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    Hi Andreas - Beautiful sunset colors and I am ok with the almost centered sun. However, I do wish for more separation between the various elephants. For me the mergers of the trunks, legs and bodies is a major problem. Sorry

    TFS,
    Rachel

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    Agree about it being a bit messy but a fabulous sunset all the same.

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    I like that you can still distinguish individual elephants despite it being a silhouette. I agree, the poses/separation could have been better but they rarely cooperate, eh?
    Sun placement and overall mood are great.
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    Thanks Rachel ,Neil and Morkel , for your thoughts and feedback .
    By knowing it is not ideal, the not good or better said not existing separation between the ellies , they did not want to listen and the time window with that very nice light was very short ......., so i took the shots.

    But far away from looking messy , Neil .

    Thanks again Andreas

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