Encounter

This shot was taken in 2009 in the Shimba Hills in Kenya, Africa. It shows an encounter I had with a young elephant whilst on safari. After stopping to view him from the roadside I watched as he shook his head, fanned his ears and started to walk toward us. At this point I alerted the driver, who shrugged his shoulders and told us that it was fine. He finished his mobile phone conversation, started the engine and we were on our way. This is the only time I have been concerned on safari in Africa, although I would do it again in a heartbeat.
Other images in this series are my shots Warning 2 and Grace.

Canon 400D
Canon 100-400 IS L (not long enough!) @300mm
F5.6
1/80th Sec (too slow)
ISO 400 (should have increased to 800)


If you have'nt already then I would really, really appreciate if you could help me to win a national photo comp final by going to

http://www.mypetbook.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=...

and voting for MAY, which is my picture "The Inquisitive Duckling"

Brand:	Canon
Camera:	Canon EOS 400D
Lens:	EF100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM
Recording media:	JPEG (digital)
Focal Length:	300mm
Lens Max Aperture:	f/4.5
Aperture:	f/5.6
Shutter Speed:	1/80sec
Exposure Comp:	-1/3
ISO:	400
Exposure Mode:	Aperture-priority AE
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
Flash:	Off, Did not fire

Title:	Encounter
Username:	Denness
Uploaded:	5 Feb 2011 - 9:39 PM
Tags:	African, B & w, Big, Dark, Elephant, Mono, Night, Tusks
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Votes:	15