NOVEMBER 2011 – A crocodile rests in the water of a lake at the Northern Tuli Game Reserve in Botswana. © Mark Zanzig/zanzig.com
The story behind the image
We had booked a guided morning excursion and were sitting rather tired on the back of the 4×4. (The reason for the tiredness is a different story, by the way.) The sun was shining, and we were excited to experience our second guided tour at Tuli. We approached a tiny lake with green water, which did not look very nice upon first glance.
Clearly visible from the distance, there were no animals whatsoever. But there were remains of a large tire lying in the water next to the small beach. The colors had faded, and I remember thinking: “Gosh. People behave so badly. Why would they throw away a tire in a game reserve and leave it like that?” I was disgusted.
When we came closer I took another look at the scene and realized that it was a crocodile enjoying the morning sun. A terrifying sight, and we were just meters away from it.
The high resolution image
| Capture Date & Time | 30-NOV-2011, 09:00 |
| Location | Botsuana |
| Camera | Canon EOS-1D Mark III |
| Lens | Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM |
| ISO | 400 |
| Exposure | 1/1250 sec at f/5.6 |
| Digital Image Source Format | Canon Camera RAW (CR2) |
| Edited Image Format | JPEG, 24 bits/pixel, sRGB |
| Edited Image Dimensions | 3888 x 2592 Pixels |
| Copyright | © by Mark Zanzig/zanzig.com |
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