On that morning Juma and I spotted from a long distance a herd of elephants crossing the bed of the dry lake and we drove as fast as possible there. The light conditions were extraordinary and might be after so many days on safari I could get a good chance. During one hour I was working with Juma trying to get a good composition and the right direction of the light. Everything was very dynamic and fast, the time slots for shooting were extremely short. I had pre adjusted the settings of my three cameras and took the one with the focal length I needed at every occasion. They were absolutely amazing moments. The chances to get such stunning harsh light on the elephants and such a dramatic cloudy sky as a background are minimal. Elephants tend to walk in straight lines, but on that occasion they were coming directly towards me in a frontal one, holding the line. It was an absolutely gorgeous moment….and I risked to make the shot from a short distance. Later on that day when I could revise the images, I knew I had taken something really unique. This was only possible on my tenth day of safari. One of my favorite photos and memories in Amboseli, and part of the winning series “The Giants Whiper” in the International Photography Awards IPA 2024.
On that morning Juma and I spotted from a long distance a herd of elephants crossing the bed of the dry lake and we drove as fast as possible there. The light conditions were extraordinary and might be after so many days on safari I could get a good chance. During one hour I was working with Juma trying to get a good composition and the right direction of the light. Everything was very dynamic and fast, the time slots for shooting were extremely short. I had pre adjusted the settings of my three cameras and took the one with the focal length I needed at every occasion. They were absolutely amazing moments. The chances to get such stunning harsh light on the elephants and such a dramatic cloudy sky as a background are minimal. Elephants tend to walk in straight lines, but on that occasion they were coming directly towards me in a frontal one, holding the line. It was an absolutely gorgeous moment….and I risked to make the shot from a short distance. Later on that day when I could revise the images, I knew I had taken something really unique. This was only possible on my tenth day of safari. One of my favorite photos and memories in Amboseli, and part of the winning series “The Giants Whiper” in the International Photography Awards IPA 2024.
