Elephant Pictures
Elephant pictures where one of these
gigantic animals is charging the camera may look exciting but I wouldn't
recommend being the one behind the lens. There are far easier and safer
ways to get pictures of elephants on safari.
It's only when you are on foot close to one
of these animals that you realise just how massive they actually are. I
had the opportunity at the Okavango Swamp in Botswana to creep within a
few metres of two cows and take some elephant photos.
And I have been charged by a bull in the Kruger National Park but fortunately I was in a vehicle so all I had to do
was press the accelerator. FAST!!!
But even though they are the animal that
commands the most respect from rangers when they meet them on foot
especially if they have a baby elephant with them, they make excellent
subjects for photography.
How to Get the Best Elephant
Pictures
I've photographed them all over Africa and
because they are relatively numerous you can afford to experiment a little
photographically unlike a leopard where you have to take what you get
because you might not get another chance.
So once you have taken the obligatory full
body elephant picture shot try zooming in (hopefully your camera allows this) for close ups
of this fascinating animal. The tip of a trunk, an eye, the veins on the
colossal ears, the wrinkled skin on their flanks or the nails on the front
of their feet.
Because of their size these close ups tend
to work really well and it gives a different perspective from the everyday
"elephant towering above the savannah" images.
Also, if you are lucky enough to find them
at a waterhole or river get your camera out because you are in for a
photographic treat. Elephants love water and they tend to come alive when
they are in or around it. You will rarely be disappointed and surely come
away with some very unique and interesting elephant pictures. |
