The Thrill of the Chase. by Meisiekind

Photography • Animals • posted on Jul 03, 2008

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I shot this image in the Thorny Bush Private Game Reserve in South Africa. This elephant bull was in musk and very irritated and bad tempered. (You can tell by the wet lines starting just behind the eyes as well as the wet hind legs.) He chased us for kilometers!!! He would charge at full speed for a couple of hundred meters and then stop and "mock eat" while watching us the whole time. The next moment he would charge again!! It was quite an experience - especially sitting on the back seat of the vehicle with those tusks mere meters away... It is the closest I have ever been to becoming a shish kebab!! lol... This is certainly not for the feint hearted. The rangers are so skillful and our guy kept the vehicle just meters ahead of the charging bull... a definite joy for any photographer! (I have placed an image of the same fellow at full charge a couple of months ago!) Thank you for visiting my gallery and for the very valued comments on my previous upload! Hugs, Carin xx

Comments (56)

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Alz2008

1:07PM | Thu, 03 July 2008

Beautiful image, excellent well done..

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JDoc

1:07PM | Thu, 03 July 2008

What an adventure and what a wonderful shot!

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Hendesse

1:09PM | Thu, 03 July 2008

Fantastic shot, excellent details. Looks very impressive!

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emmecielle

1:09PM | Thu, 03 July 2008

Beautiful image! :)

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JeffG7BRJ

1:17PM | Thu, 03 July 2008

Excellent capture Carin and a lovely narrative, it's sound like you had some great adrenalin rushes, nothing like it, I wish I could have experienced it myself. Not likely in this lifetime, so thanks for sharing this. Superb work. Bravo!!!!!

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danob

1:41PM | Thu, 03 July 2008

Superb and once again the safari skills with those you go with must be first class. I also see those tusks have lots of mud where this Bull has been thrashing around in the bush to show off his prowess

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virginiese

1:44PM | Thu, 03 July 2008

Great compo and details ! What a story !

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gizmo563

1:47PM | Thu, 03 July 2008

Excellent capture!

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RobyHermida

1:54PM | Thu, 03 July 2008

~ Wonderful , excellent work! ~ ROBY ;o)

West_coaster07

1:56PM | Thu, 03 July 2008

Darling, what a great picture showing this big fellow's musk gland in full bloom!. So he was a little edgy was he? Wonder why? smiles Love the picture ..love the photographer!!! Hugs & kisses, Bruce xoxoxoxoxox

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Mad-Mike

2:31PM | Thu, 03 July 2008

Very nice capture of this irritated fellow! Hope you like the dedi I made you :-)

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fredster66

2:35PM | Thu, 03 July 2008

Impressive photo of an amazing animal. Life constantly amazes me.

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kimariehere

2:36PM | Thu, 03 July 2008

beautiful elephant capture in the wild !!! wonderful closeup of him!!!!

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flora-crassella

2:38PM | Thu, 03 July 2008

...wunderschöne Aufnahme von diesem "wilden" Elefanten-Bullen!

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Cytisus

2:40PM | Thu, 03 July 2008

Superb shot, but I don't think I would want to get that close!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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SapUS59

2:45PM | Thu, 03 July 2008

fantastic shot, they don't make a zoom lens big enough for me to capture an image like this. :-)

MrsLubner

2:46PM | Thu, 03 July 2008

This is a dream! I would give a year of my life to do such a thing and to see the hyenas and lions first hand like you have. I love this shot for all the story in it and because it is one heck of a great one! :-)

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lorandbartho

2:47PM | Thu, 03 July 2008

Great experience!

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Hedepo

3:12PM | Thu, 03 July 2008

This is a real piece of elephant ............. Excellent photo of this piece of wildlife!! Must have been an exiting experience!! Een heel prettige avond aan de andere kant van de evenaar!! Henk

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artaddict2

3:29PM | Thu, 03 July 2008

Yes I've got to agree I would do almost anything to experience a dream like this ! Excellent shot and your story is a little hair-raising to say the least!

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durleybeachbum

4:06PM | Thu, 03 July 2008

A superb pic, and a marvellous story!!!

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ledwolorz

4:18PM | Thu, 03 July 2008

beautiful photo.

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GBCalls

5:08PM | Thu, 03 July 2008

Sounds like a heart racer. Excellent capture!

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shutterbugs

6:35PM | Thu, 03 July 2008

A big boy who needs to brush his teeth (hehe)!! Excellent shot!

BorisB

7:12PM | Thu, 03 July 2008

Wow, really impressive, so close!!

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Tuggy

7:45PM | Thu, 03 July 2008

Fantastic shot and you do almost everyday what I would love to do..One of these days i will visit Afric...Beautiful and thanks for sharing..Jen

lucindawind

8:32PM | Thu, 03 July 2008

wow fantastic!!

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beachzz

8:53PM | Thu, 03 July 2008

WOW, Carin, what a shot, I'd LOVE to be able to do that someday!!

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goodoleboy

10:12PM | Thu, 03 July 2008

Excellent POV in this capture of the ancient pachyderm with the mottled tusks, Carin. Can't say you're not having a lot of exciting fun with your camera!

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