The Thrill of the Chase. by Meisiekind
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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)
Alz2008
Beautiful image, excellent well done..
JDoc
What an adventure and what a wonderful shot!
Hendesse
Fantastic shot, excellent details. Looks very impressive!
emmecielle
Beautiful image! :)
JeffG7BRJ
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!!!!!
danob
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
virginiese Online Now!
Great compo and details ! What a story !
gizmo563
Excellent capture!
RobyHermida
~ Wonderful , excellent work! ~ ROBY ;o)
West_coaster07
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
Mad-Mike
Very nice capture of this irritated fellow! Hope you like the dedi I made you :-)
fredster66
Impressive photo of an amazing animal. Life constantly amazes me.
kimariehere
beautiful elephant capture in the wild !!! wonderful closeup of him!!!!
flora-crassella
...wunderschöne Aufnahme von diesem "wilden" Elefanten-Bullen!
Cytisus
Superb shot, but I don't think I would want to get that close!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
SapUS59
fantastic shot, they don't make a zoom lens big enough for me to capture an image like this. :-)
MrsLubner
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! :-)
lorandbartho
Great experience!
Hedepo
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
artaddict2
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!
durleybeachbum
A superb pic, and a marvellous story!!!
ledwolorz
beautiful photo.
GBCalls
Sounds like a heart racer. Excellent capture!
shutterbugs
A big boy who needs to brush his teeth (hehe)!! Excellent shot!
BorisB
Wow, really impressive, so close!!
Tuggy
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
wow fantastic!!
beachzz
WOW, Carin, what a shot, I'd LOVE to be able to do that someday!!
goodoleboy
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!
lizzibell
Great capture...