Mara Elephants

[Dawesy]

Couple of Elephant shots taken at different times of the day , the first being around midday and the second in the beautiful light just after sunrise
Mara Elephant by steve dawes, on Flickr
Mara Elephant by steve dawes, on Flickr

[Columbarius]

Re: Mara Elephants

What a difference a few hours makes. Thanks for posing both images Steve.

[Dawesy]

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What a difference a few hours makes. Thanks for posing both images Steve.

Thanks Russell , a professional wildlife photographer I know refers to the early morning light after sunrise and just before sunset as " the golden hour" and you can see why in Africa, the light gets very bright and harsh during the middle of the day casting lots of dark shadows if you are in the wrong place but I love being out the plains at sunrise , simply magical

[tesarver]

Re: Mara Elephants

Nice set and what a difference in the lighting. Well demo on such a stately specimen Steve.

Tom

[Dawesy]

Re: Mara Elephants

Nice set and what a difference in the lighting. Well demo on such a stately specimen Steve.

Tom

Thanks Tom

[AlexR!]

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Yes, the light in the second is lovely, Steve, as is the detail of texture in the skin. Thanks for sharing such an interesting comparison.

[Dawesy]

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Yes, the light in the second is lovely, Steve, as is the detail of texture in the skin. Thanks for sharing such an interesting comparison.

No problem Alex , thanks for looking