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A New Perspective on Elephants

This image was taken at Somalisa Camp in Hwange National Park in Zimbabwe. This park has large numbers of elephants and our camp has a water trough, fed by a well, to attract the wildlife. The constant traffic of elephants and the proximity of the trough to a sitting area at the edge of camp provided some great opportunities for photography. A few big tree branches along the edge of the sitting area were a decent barricade.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 09.2015
Date Uploaded: 10.2015
Photo Location: Zimbabwe
Camera: Canon EOS 7D Mark II
Copyright: © Beverly Houwing