NOVEMBER 2006 – A herd of elephants in Namibia’s Etosha National Park. Photo © by Mark Zanzig/zanzig.com
The story behind the image
In 2006 we headed for the second time to the south of Africa, this time for two weeks in Namibia. One of the major attractions of the country is the Etosha National Park. Unlike other national parks (like Kruger) it was not too busy with tourists, and we had been able to experience unspoilt nature without major distractions. After an exciting night inside the park – at the Halali camp – we had a full day for the 70 kilometers to Okaukuejo, our next destination. So we took our time and opted for the detour via the Olifantsbad (literally, the Elephants Bath), a waterhole off the main route between Okaukuejo and Halali.
I remember that the Olifantsbad was not too exciting, especially as there were no Elephants to be seen anywhere. However, when we finally decided to move on (after waiting for quite some time), we saw a herd of elephants near the gravel road, maybe a kilometer from the water hole. The herd was close enough to capture an image with the 400 mm tele lens. We stopped the car and watched the activity in the distance for a long time.
Beautiful.
The high resolution image
| Capture Date & Time | 30-NOV-2006, 13:49 |
| Location | Etosha National Park, Namibia |
| Camera | Canon EOS-1Ds Mark II |
| Lens | Canon EF 100-400 mm 4.5-5.6 L IS USM |
| ISO | 200 |
| Exposure | 1/1600 sec at f/5.6 |
| Digital Image Source Format | JPEG, 24 bits/pixel, AdobeRGB |
| Edited Image Format | JPEG, 24 bits/pixel, sRGB |
| Edited Image Dimensions | 3762 x 2508 Pixels |
| Copyright | © by Mark Zanzig/zanzig.com |
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