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    This Elephant is reaching up for seed pods.

    Taken near Mana Pools, Zimbabwe, 14t September 2011

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    I have seen antelopes do such things !!! But such a huge animal doing this is amazing !!! Great light , great action !

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    Exellent photo. I think the tail is doing the balance thing!

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    Ken,

    Super image! I especially like how the elephants posture emulates the curve in the tree.

    Chas

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    Wonderful image; made me smile! I guess it is not often you get them trying to hide behind a tree like that!

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    Neat shot Ken. I think he was trying to hide from you

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    Thanks everybody, much appreciated

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    This is awesome capture , agreed with Chas here
    TFS

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    Super shot, Ken. Don't you mean "Bipedal"? Steve

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    Great behavior, I agree about the curve of the ellie and the tree.

    TFS,
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    Hi Ken,
    I like your image and like the light, detail and the POV.
    This ellie is really wamting to get to those seed pods in the tree and is doing extremely well at it.
    It would be nice to get some seperation between the background and the subject, but in this case it is difficult.
    Well done and thak you for sharing.

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    Steve,

    Bipedal indeed!

    My typing is useless

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    Looks like you had a good Zimbabwe safari recently...
    I love the behaviour captured here, and the composition was well thought out as Chas mentioned. Golden light rounds it off nicely!

    I do think a slight darkening of the overall highlights and adding some midtone contrast will take this to even another level...
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    Great behavior. Beautiful light and color as well.

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    Very nice Ken, I like the way the line of the ellies body works with the line of the tree..Amazing sighting.

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    Morkel,

    Zimbabwe was as usual truly spectacular, true wildlife in wild places and you can get out and walk!

    Dan & Dumay,

    Thanks for your comments

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    Came back to this one Ken.
    This looks to be on the riverfront?? We found them in the river mostly in the middle...and in the forests. The seeds weren't out so the "standing" ellies were breaking off huge branches from the Ana trees and feeding from them on the ground.
    We only saw that big old bull doing this, and he had 2 younger cohorts who seemed to be "learning the ropes" but couldn't pull it off yet.

    I can't wait to return, but want to combine it with Hwange and/or Matusadona and/or Gorongosa!! I've heard Matusadona isn't that great if you camp? I know you stay at Rhino Island?
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