Elephant and Family
Elephant and Family
Elephant and Family, Mara North Conservancy, Kenya
We had looked for a group of elephants with a clear background so we could use the monopods and remote shutter. This technique means you need to hang out of the jeep holding the monopod with the camera on the floor, screen pointing upwards. The other hand holds the remote shutter. You have to simultaneously try and compose your shot looking at both the animals and the screen, focus the lens, and not drop the camera. It's exhausting!
The benefit of the approach is you can have the lens as close to the floor as possible and create a perspective that shows the enormity and majesty of the elephants as they pass by.
In this image, the matriarch breaks off the herd creating a distinct depth of field to the image, as the family pass on by in the background.
This image is also available in black and white for a dramatic alternative perspective.
About These Prints
Every print is produced by Whitewall, voted the world’s best photo lab by TIPA for multiple years. The quality speaks for itself.
Fine Art Print — Hahnemühle Photo Rag paper, printed with a 1cm border. A museum-quality archival paper that renders tone and shadow with exceptional depth.
Framed Print — As above, with a 3cm passe-partout mount and a 2cm natural oak frame. Ready to hang.
Artbox — The image mounted behind glass in a slim aluminium frame. Clean, contemporary, and particularly striking at larger sizes.
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