Chobe elephant gets dirty

3 shots out of hundreds taken during 2 days stay at Chobe Game Lodge. These were taken handheld from a boat with the 5D, 70-300 IS + 1.4 TC, ISo 320. The elephants make their way to the river during the hottest, rain free days and can be found there by the hundred.

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SUPER shots buddy!
First one if I had to choose, but they are all amazing. Such awesome creatures, highly social and intelligent.

What's the s/s on these by the way?

Great shots....love them all...luck you being so close...

AdamJL wrote in post #2351285
SUPER shots buddy!
First one if I had to choose, but they are all amazing. Such awesome creatures, highly social and intelligent.

What's the s/s on these by the way?

1/320 sec!

Cheers guys!

That 1st one looks like a good pose Neil,it seems that he was sinking in the mud.

Do they actually drink that water aswell as cooling down? it seems pretty filthy.

dv2004 wrote in post #2351982
That 1st one looks like a good pose Neil,it seems that he was sinking in the mud.

Do they actually drink that water aswell as cooling down? it seems pretty filthy.

This was a large mud hole right next to the river, the river itself was being drunk and pooed in, by the elephants

You look like you had a great time there, and more good photos to prove it too.

On boat, supping beer and taking pictures....in the sun... it was terrible

Sounds like hell. Good work

Cheers!