Six Pachyderms


Posted by Morkel Erasmus on Fri Jun 12, 2015 6:38 pm

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Not the best "photographic" sighting, but when last did YOU see 3 black rhinos and 3 elephants in the same frame??

A special moment from one of the photo safaris I hosted last year...

I know I haven't before this sighting and probably won't again soon. The female black rhino was lazing around with her youngest calf and her calf from the previous season - while the breeding herd of elephants merely ambled by in the process of feeding.

With rhinos and elephants under immense pressure from poaching, illegal wildlife part trafficking and human encroachment - these scenes will be rarer and rarer to come across. Can you imagine the sights the old explorers must have seen, standing atop the hills? As Peter Sarstedt sings in his song "Hemingway":
"Africa then, was a sight to behold...
Rhino and elephant in numbers untold!"
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Nikon D3s
Nikkor 80-400mm VR @ 220mm (the old version!)
f5.6 | 1/400 SS | ISO-1000
Full frame, slight crop from top and bottom
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by Carol Clarke on Fri Jun 12, 2015 6:54 pm
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Quite an amazing frame full Morkel!  What a collection and what a fantastic sighting for you.  8)
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by woodbutcher on Sat Jun 13, 2015 12:39 pm
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Thanks for the explanation of the picture it puts it a whole different perspective Morkel.
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by Gary Briney on Sat Jun 13, 2015 8:48 pm
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Great shot and a great quote!
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by Morkel Erasmus on Wed Jun 17, 2015 10:29 pm
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Thanks folks!
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by Pranay Chandra on Fri Jun 26, 2015 5:07 am
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