Travelling in the northwest of Namibia, adjacent to the Skeleton Coast, I spotted this herd of elephants in the far distance. They were moving at quite a clip, and were clearly on their way to search for water in this arid land
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I (obviously) cropped this from the standard 35 mm framing. I did not feel that the empty expanse above and below added anything, whereas the panoramic view (in my opinion) added a sense of direction and urgency.
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Pertinent Technical Details
Kodak DCS Pro SLRn, Nikkor 500mm Mirror Telephoto at f/8.0, 1/1000 sec, ISO160
Pieter: I think you made some really good choices with your pano crop and I do indeed think it conveys a sense of haste on the herd’s part. A part of the world I’ve not visited except through the eyes and lenses of folks like you. Nicely conceived and captured. >=))>
Thank you, Bill. Namibia is difficult but very worthwhile. I have been there four times over the decades. On my first trip , in the Eighties, I did 6,000 miles in three weeks.
I appreciate the movement shown through the pano view, and great job on sharpness with the moving elephants. The movement is blocked a little by the bush on the left side. If there wasn’t any distractions above, I wonder what it would look like with just a little more room over the bush - allowing for this movement to go over the top of the bush.
Thank you, Sandy, I really appreciate your feedback. I will play with a monochrome version. Good suggestion, take me out of my comfort zone (AKA “rut”).
