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    African Elephant



    Taken at Mala Mala in the Sabi Sand, South Africa. He was drinking on the other side of the river when he decided to cross, so I continued to photograph him with a 70-200 zooming back as he approached. When I couldn't zoom back any further I took the camera from my eye and came face to face with him. I could almost reach out and touch him. I along with my partner and step-son spent the next 10 minutes watching as he fed on vegetation next to our vehicle. An amazing experience.

    EOS 5D3 with 70-200mm f/4L IS lens.

    Thanks for looking.
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    Lovely shot Brian. We had one charge us in the Mara a few years back
    Trev

    Equipment - According to the wife more than a Camera Shop got

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      #3
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      Great shot Brian. I had a similar experience to you, to the extent that you could count his eyelashes! As you say, an amazing experience.

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        Hi Brian; a great experience... we've been lucky enough to be up close & personal with wild Ellie's a few times... you need to be aware & careful, but as long as you're not in their direct line of travel they're normally quite docile preferring just to get on with the business of munching...
        Cheers;
        Lee
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        5D3, 80D, 40D (IR), G3X
        17-40 f/4, 24-105 f/4, 70-200 f/2.8, 100-400 f/4.5-5.6, 100 f/2.8 Macro, Sigma 150-600 Sport

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          Thanks for the comments.

          Brian
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            #6
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            Well taken image Brian

            Tom

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              Thanks Tom.
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                Certainly a classic pciture of the African Elephant. It shows it's large ears which is it's significant feature in comparison to Indian/Asian elephants which have to smaller years. A very nice photo with a lovely BG.
                Canon 6D; Canon 760D;Canon G15;Canon 40mm f2.8(Pancake);Canon 50mm f1.8(ii); Canon 17mm-40mm f4L;Canon EF-S 10-18mm f4.5-5.6 IS STM;Canon EF-S 55-250mm f4-5.6 STM lens;Canon 24mm-105mmf4L IS;Canon 70-300mm f4-f5.6 L IS USM;Kenko 1.4x HD TC;Canon 430EX ii flash;Giottos tripod;Manfretto monopod;Cokin P filters + bits and pieces!

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                  #9
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                  Nice shot and a great story Brian
                  Steve ( LSINWP )
                  1DX, and 7D2 ,500mmf4mkii, 300mmf2.8, 400mm f5.6 , 100mm - 400mmmk2 ,70-200mm f2.8 ,24-105mm f4, 100mm f2.8 macro , 1.4x converter, 2x converter and a big dose of luck !!

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                    Nice image and great experience. Not sure I'd want to get that close though!
                    Canon 5D3, 7D2, 60D, Canon 70-200L f2.8 IS II, Canon 300 f4L IS, Canon 16-35 f4 L, Canon 24-105mm f/4L IS USM, Canon 1.4 MkIII extender, Sigma AF 10-20mm f/3.5 EX DC HSM, Sigma 150-600 Contemporary, Tamron SP AF 70-300 F/4-5.6 Di VC USD, Canon EF-S 18-55mm 1:3.5-5.6 IS
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                      Originally posted by antoeknee View Post
                      Nice image and great experience. Not sure I'd want to get that close though!
                      Thanks guys. It was quite a sobering experience but our guide knew what he was doing and as long as we didn't do anything silly we were not in any danger. Just sit there quietly and enjoy the moment.
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                        An amazing experience indeed, Brian, resulting in a great frame filling image.
                        Canon EOS 7D
                        EF-S 10-22mm 1:3.5-4.5 USM, EF 24-105mm 1:4 L IS USM, EF 50mm 1:1.8, EF 70-300mm 1:4-5.6 IS USM
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                          Thanks Alex.
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