I know it's a bit of a cliche - elephants lined up to drink...but yet I've always wanted an image like this, and every time I am with ellies at a source of water it never seemed to "line up" (excuse the pun).
This was taken early May 2011 in Savute, Botswana. We were spending time with a pride of lions who were just starting to stir as the sun started to set. Behind our position there was a bit of standing water (those who've been will know the area is a bit marshy overall). When it seemed like something had caught the pride's attention, we looked around and saw that a small breeding herd of elephants had approached silently and had already started to drink.
Techs:
Canon 40D with 70-200mm f2.8 L IS USM @ 200mm
f4.0 @ 1/1250 SS @ ISO-800
Slight crop from all around, with a tad more from the bottom to get rid of the immediate FG.








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. Processed a few weeks ago, and can't now specifically remember that I did anything specifically to the sky...:2


