MARCH 2004 – An adult elephant in the scrub of the Addo Elephant park in South Africa. © Mark Zanzig/zanzig.com
The story behind the image
When we visited the Addo Elephant Park the weather was far from perfect. In fact, it was really bad! The sky was covered completely, but – at least – it did not rain. (Not yet.) Anyway, about 500 meters into the park we encountered the first herd of about 30 elephants crossing the gravel road on their way to a nearby water hole.
I was in a fantastic position to photograph these majestic animals. After the herd had crossed the road, one elephant stopped just a few meters away from us to eat some scrub.
Can you imagine my joy when this Elephant turned slightly around (after having shown me his posterior for a while)? I could not stop taking photos. I probably pulled through an entire film here.
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The high resolution image
| Capture Date | 09-MAR-2004 |
| Camera | Canon AE-1 Program |
| Lens | Canon FD 70-210mm f/4 |
| Image Source | Fuji Slide Film |
| Digital Image Source | EPSON Perfection 4870 Photo |
| Digital Image Source Format | TIFF, 48 bits/pixel, sRGB |
| Edited Image Format | JPEG, 24 bits/pixel, sRGB |
| Edited Image Dimensions | 4307 x 6473 Pixels |
| Copyright | © by Mark Zanzig/zanzig.com |
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