Beautiful South Africa

[elsa hoffmann]

thanks John trust me - this was their best side

[elsid]

Beautiful pictures Elsa, the zebra is my favorite. If I had the dough, I would fly to SA tomorrow.
Was the 200-500 used?

[elsa hoffmann]

ElSid, the 200-500 was only used with the Zebra - for the other 3 images I used my 24-70. I could have done with the 70-200 but didnt carry it with me on this occasion.
Buffalos - no cropping - (7360x4912)
Rhino  some cropping but not much (6141x4098)
Pajama Donkey - no cropping (7360x4912)
The elephant a pano which was a stitch from a whole lot of images. I think 6 or something like that - as we are printing a huge banner of that one for an expo.
And if I had the dough I would have flown you all in  

[Ron Scubadiver]

What's that elephant doing in the middle of the road?  Nice one.

[Randy Stout]

Elsa:

A lovely set.  I wasn't aware there was so much geographic variation in SA, which makes for more striking images than just open grasslands.  I love the intimate feel of #1, and the alignment of the buffalo with the notch in the mountains.

Cheers

Randy

[elsa hoffmann]

Ron - this is the road one travels on with the Game vehicle. Of course I was on foot here.....

Randy - Thank you. You have NO idea how diverse South Africa is - never-mind the weather in Cape Town - 4 seasons in a day.
Cape Town has been rated one of the top cities in the world. (2015 I think it WAS the top one)

[Netr]

What's that elephant doing in the middle of the road?  Nice one.

The elephant is doing whatever it damn well likes.

[Michael Anderson]

Stunning shots and great composition.

[elsa hoffmann]

Netr - haha yes they do - and African Elephants are truly huge - especially if you stand right next to them

Thank you Michael

[Ron Scubadiver]

The elephant is doing whatever it damn well likes.

That reminds me of the old joke, where does the polar bear sleep?

[Peter Connan]

While there is still a question about why the chicken crossed the road, there is no question about why the elephant did.

It did so because it felt like crossing the road. Very little stops 6 tons of determination, just ask anyone who has ever had to maintain a fence in a reserve where there are elephant...

[elsa hoffmann]