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A few more here from a recent trip into the Delta & Kalahari.

In their first few months of life, baby Elephants are very difficult to separate from the protection of their mothers.
This little guy plucked up enough courage to venture out from mum and sisters legs just long enough to extract a few images.
D3 500VR 1/250s ISO1600@f/4 Moremi Game Reserve




African Wild Dog,waking up in early golden light.
A hundred years ago there were half a million African Wild Dogs.
Today there are believed to be only three thousand left in the wild.
Called the 'devil's dog' by colonial farmers, they are in fact highly
intelligent and social. Wild Dogs are not only highly endangered; they're also uniquely social.
They're one of the few species that looks after their sick and their weak.
And also they feed their pups first. They hunt collectively. They do everything together.
D3 500VR 1/180s ISO400@f/4.8 Moremi Game Reserve





Monitor Lizard hideout,
I somehow managed to sight this pair as we were racing along a dusty track in the Savuti, a complete fluke on my part as these guys blended in superbly against the hollow of this tree.
D3 500VR 1/1000s ISO200@f/5.6 Savuti NP




Lilac-breasted Roller
The native bird of Botswana, Xakanaxa region.
D3 500VR 1/1000s ISO200@f/4.8




C & C most welcome

Cheers
Marc

Very impressive.

Did you only take the 500mm VR?

Totally agree! I love these.

Thanks guys, appreciate the comments.

Murray Foote wrote:Very impressive.

Did you only take the 500mm VR?

Murray

Also took the 24-70 & 70-200VR (on the D300), however the 500 saw the most use.

Cheers
Marc

That bird shot is stunning - the BG is just to die for...the framing is also absolutely premo, i reckon you would be hard pressed to beat this one..

The dog shot is great also, excellent eye contact and head on makes this really nice.

WOW....I cant pick a favourite.

That baby elephant is adorable

The eye contact with the dog is great

The monitors are superb

The colours and framing of that bird....

Now I want a 500mm.....but I will never use it

They're all great, but that bird shot is incredible.
I don't see how it could be any better. Background, colour, pose, sharpness and even highlight in the eye.

Daniel

Wow Marc these are incredible.

The Lilac-breasted Roller looks like its flown right out of a illustrated birdbook huge fan.

The monitors are so well camoflagued its amazing, they also look so much like dinosaurs its kind of cool!

The wild dog portrait is incredible so sharp and engaging and when you consider how endangered they are I guess it takes on an increased value (if you get want I mean, I can't express it very well).

The elephant has the cute factor (and looks so clean for ISO 1600. F14 seems kind of high, was that for more DOF to get both elephants sharp ?

Thanks for sharing these!

Marc,

a great collection of photographs here. Love them all really. If I would have to pick favourites, the wild dog would be my pick, knowing how hard they can be to find. Its pose is wonderful. The roller is also an awesome capture.

Alpha_7 wrote: F14 seems kind of high, was that for more DOF to get both elephants sharp ?

That's f/4 Craig, not F14

Cheers,

André

Alpha_7 wrote:The elephant has the cute factor (and looks so clean for ISO 1600. F14 seems kind of high, was that for more DOF to get both elephants sharp ?

Not f/14, f/4.

They're all great Marc. My first reaction to some of them was to wish for more room around them, but now I'm not sure.

Love it - agree the bird is outstanding and who could resist the adorable baby elephant

These shots are amazing. I love the first one, particularly as it has the mother in it too. The bird shot is awesome!

radar wrote:That's f/4 Craig, not F14
Cheers,
André

DaveB wrote:Not f/14, f/4.

Yep proved an idiot twice, haha Ooops. I should of looked a little closer. F4 makes so much more sense.

Wow these are all primo shots!

The dog shot is awesome. Sounds like we can learn a few things from these dogs!

The bird shot is to die for!

Looking forward to seeing more.

They are so sharp they cut your vision!

Thanks everyone for the positive comments, much appreciated.

Cheers
Marc

Actually, #1 could be improved by pano cropping to remove tusks from mother. What do you think?

That bird shot is outstanding in every way

surenj wrote:Actually, #1 could be improved by pano cropping to remove tusks from mother. What do you think?

Nah, I like it the way it is. Gives it more context.