The Matriarch
Masai Mara 2005. This matriarch had produced twins (documented by researchers studying in the Mara at the time) and I had seen photos of them when they were small, published in SWARA, the East African Wildlife Society's magazine. I never expected to see them in the flesh and on our last morning drive, on the way to the airstrip, we came across this family group containing the elephant cow and the two calves. They have grown at different rates which I imagine is due to the bigger one getting more than its' fair share of milk. I have photos of both suckling but chose this one because I liked the family grouping and activity contained within it.
I applied a Nik Efex duplex filter to give the image a bit of warmth and an older feel, without going fully to b&w or sepia. I may post the unfiltered image in the wildlife forum but I don't like it as much.
This is full frame so no more space available. C & C welcomed of course.
