Re: GESO: Elephant Spectacular

2017-07-25 Thread Paul Stenquist 
Amazing. Good work recording this happening!

Paul via phone

> On Jul 24, 2017, at 6:31 PM, PhotoCapturesbyJeffery.com 
>  wrote:
> 
> Very nice captures and what a wonderful delight that the Elephants shared 
> such a moment with everyone.
> 
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>> On 7/24/2017 4:38 AM, Alan C wrote:
>> Sable Dam is the only permanent water in the local part of the Kruger Park
>> at this time of the year. Being only 12km from the Phalaborwa gate, it very
>> popular with day tripping locals. Late Sat. morning, there was a Leopard
>> sighting at the dam. Social media enticed hordes of visitors (including me -
>> returning, having seen the Leopard in the morning & hoping for another
>> sighting) but we got far more than we bargained for. Early arrivals who went
>> to the E corner of the dam where the Leopard had been spotted earlier were
>> cut off by a large herd of Elephants which approached behind them from the
>> N. Later arrivals, including me, were forced to stop at the NW corner of the
>> Dam. We were entertained by a relay of elephants having mud-baths, mock
>> fighting, trumpeting & rumbling all amongst the cars. They
>> then slowly moved off along the dry river bed to the W. Most of the cars
>> then moved to the E corner only to encounter a second herd arriving from the
>> NE. A third herd also arrived from the SW & entered the mud from the other
>> side. The cars were all trapped between the two herds. Fortunately the
>> Elephants weren't particularly aggressive & the drivers well behaved so we
>> were able to enjoy spectacular sightings of Elephant behaviour without
>> incident. However, I must say it was very scary to be trapped in the middle
>> of over 100 Elephants. This GESO cannot really reproduce the drama but it
>> does give some idea. There is also a shot of a Spoonbill calmly dabbling for
>> food, completely unfazed by the Elephants & one of the Leopard taken in the
>> morning.
>> 
>> https://www.flickr.com/photos/wisselstroom/albums/72157683376221952
>> 
>> K7 with the HD 55-300. Leopard with the Sigma 170-500.
>> 
>> 
>> Alan C
>> 
>> 
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Re: GESO: Elephant Spectacular

2017-07-24 Thread PhotoCapturesbyJeffery.com 
Very nice captures and what a wonderful delight that the Elephants 
shared such a moment with everyone.


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On 7/24/2017 4:38 AM, Alan C wrote:
Sable Dam is the only permanent water in the local part of the Kruger 
Park
at this time of the year. Being only 12km from the Phalaborwa gate, it 
very

popular with day tripping locals. Late Sat. morning, there was a Leopard
sighting at the dam. Social media enticed hordes of visitors 
(including me -

returning, having seen the Leopard in the morning & hoping for another
sighting) but we got far more than we bargained for. Early arrivals 
who went
to the E corner of the dam where the Leopard had been spotted earlier 
were
cut off by a large herd of Elephants which approached behind them from 
the
N. Later arrivals, including me, were forced to stop at the NW corner 
of the

Dam. We were entertained by a relay of elephants having mud-baths, mock
fighting, trumpeting & rumbling all amongst the cars. They
then slowly moved off along the dry river bed to the W. Most of the cars
then moved to the E corner only to encounter a second herd arriving 
from the
NE. A third herd also arrived from the SW & entered the mud from the 
other

side. The cars were all trapped between the two herds. Fortunately the
Elephants weren't particularly aggressive & the drivers well behaved 
so we

were able to enjoy spectacular sightings of Elephant behaviour without
incident. However, I must say it was very scary to be trapped in the 
middle

of over 100 Elephants. This GESO cannot really reproduce the drama but it
does give some idea. There is also a shot of a Spoonbill calmly 
dabbling for
food, completely unfazed by the Elephants & one of the Leopard taken 
in the

morning.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/wisselstroom/albums/72157683376221952

K7 with the HD 55-300. Leopard with the Sigma 170-500.


Alan C




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Re: GESO: Elephant Spectacular

2017-07-24 Thread David J Brooks 
very nice set of images there

Dave

On Mon, Jul 24, 2017 at 5:38 AM, Alan C  wrote:
> Sable Dam is the only permanent water in the local part of the Kruger Park
> at this time of the year. Being only 12km from the Phalaborwa gate, it very
> popular with day tripping locals. Late Sat. morning, there was a Leopard
> sighting at the dam. Social media enticed hordes of visitors (including me -
> returning, having seen the Leopard in the morning & hoping for another
> sighting) but we got far more than we bargained for. Early arrivals who went
> to the E corner of the dam where the Leopard had been spotted earlier were
> cut off by a large herd of Elephants which approached behind them from the
> N. Later arrivals, including me, were forced to stop at the NW corner of the
> Dam. We were entertained by a relay of elephants having mud-baths, mock
> fighting, trumpeting & rumbling all amongst the cars. They
> then slowly moved off along the dry river bed to the W. Most of the cars
> then moved to the E corner only to encounter a second herd arriving from the
> NE. A third herd also arrived from the SW & entered the mud from the other
> side. The cars were all trapped between the two herds. Fortunately the
> Elephants weren't particularly aggressive & the drivers well behaved so we
> were able to enjoy spectacular sightings of Elephant behaviour without
> incident. However, I must say it was very scary to be trapped in the middle
> of over 100 Elephants. This GESO cannot really reproduce the drama but it
> does give some idea. There is also a shot of a Spoonbill calmly dabbling for
> food, completely unfazed by the Elephants & one of the Leopard taken in the
> morning.
>
> https://www.flickr.com/photos/wisselstroom/albums/72157683376221952
>
> K7 with the HD 55-300. Leopard with the Sigma 170-500.
>
>
> Alan C
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Re: GESO: Elephant Spectacular

2017-07-24 Thread Christine Aguila 
Hi Alan!

Love this one!
https://www.flickr.com/photos/wisselstroom/36087017306/in/album-72157683376221952/
 


What a great GESO, Alan! One of my office walls is strictly images of 
elephants.  This one would look wonderful on my elephant wall!  Hint!  Hint!

Cheers, Christine








> On Jul 24, 2017, at 4:38 AM, Alan C  wrote:
> 
> Sable Dam is the only permanent water in the local part of the Kruger Park
> at this time of the year. Being only 12km from the Phalaborwa gate, it very
> popular with day tripping locals. Late Sat. morning, there was a Leopard
> sighting at the dam. Social media enticed hordes of visitors (including me -
> returning, having seen the Leopard in the morning & hoping for another
> sighting) but we got far more than we bargained for. Early arrivals who went
> to the E corner of the dam where the Leopard had been spotted earlier were
> cut off by a large herd of Elephants which approached behind them from the
> N. Later arrivals, including me, were forced to stop at the NW corner of the
> Dam. We were entertained by a relay of elephants having mud-baths, mock
> fighting, trumpeting & rumbling all amongst the cars. They
> then slowly moved off along the dry river bed to the W. Most of the cars
> then moved to the E corner only to encounter a second herd arriving from the
> NE. A third herd also arrived from the SW & entered the mud from the other
> side. The cars were all trapped between the two herds. Fortunately the
> Elephants weren't particularly aggressive & the drivers well behaved so we
> were able to enjoy spectacular sightings of Elephant behaviour without
> incident. However, I must say it was very scary to be trapped in the middle
> of over 100 Elephants. This GESO cannot really reproduce the drama but it
> does give some idea. There is also a shot of a Spoonbill calmly dabbling for
> food, completely unfazed by the Elephants & one of the Leopard taken in the
> morning.
> 
> https://www.flickr.com/photos/wisselstroom/albums/72157683376221952
> 
> K7 with the HD 55-300. Leopard with the Sigma 170-500.
> 
> 
> Alan C 
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Re: GESO: Elephant Spectacular

2017-07-24 Thread Daniel J. Matyola 
That is a truly wonderful set of images!

Dan Matyola
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On Mon, Jul 24, 2017 at 5:38 AM, Alan C  wrote:

> Sable Dam is the only permanent water in the local part of the Kruger Park
> at this time of the year. Being only 12km from the Phalaborwa gate, it very
> popular with day tripping locals. Late Sat. morning, there was a Leopard
> sighting at the dam. Social media enticed hordes of visitors (including me
> -
> returning, having seen the Leopard in the morning & hoping for another
> sighting) but we got far more than we bargained for. Early arrivals who
> went
> to the E corner of the dam where the Leopard had been spotted earlier were
> cut off by a large herd of Elephants which approached behind them from the
> N. Later arrivals, including me, were forced to stop at the NW corner of
> the
> Dam. We were entertained by a relay of elephants having mud-baths, mock
> fighting, trumpeting & rumbling all amongst the cars. They
> then slowly moved off along the dry river bed to the W. Most of the cars
> then moved to the E corner only to encounter a second herd arriving from
> the
> NE. A third herd also arrived from the SW & entered the mud from the other
> side. The cars were all trapped between the two herds. Fortunately the
> Elephants weren't particularly aggressive & the drivers well behaved so we
> were able to enjoy spectacular sightings of Elephant behaviour without
> incident. However, I must say it was very scary to be trapped in the middle
> of over 100 Elephants. This GESO cannot really reproduce the drama but it
> does give some idea. There is also a shot of a Spoonbill calmly dabbling
> for
> food, completely unfazed by the Elephants & one of the Leopard taken in the
> morning.
>
> https://www.flickr.com/photos/wisselstroom/albums/72157683376221952
>
> K7 with the HD 55-300. Leopard with the Sigma 170-500.
>
>
> Alan C
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Re: GESO: Elephant Spectacular

2017-07-24 Thread Jack Davis 
Extremely well recorded images of
a fortunate and dramatic series of
events.
Leopard especially well caught!

J

Sent from my iPhone

> On Jul 24, 2017, at 2:38 AM, Alan C  wrote:
> 
> Sable Dam is the only permanent water in the local part of the Kruger Park
> at this time of the year. Being only 12km from the Phalaborwa gate, it very
> popular with day tripping locals. Late Sat. morning, there was a Leopard
> sighting at the dam. Social media enticed hordes of visitors (including me -
> returning, having seen the Leopard in the morning & hoping for another
> sighting) but we got far more than we bargained for. Early arrivals who went
> to the E corner of the dam where the Leopard had been spotted earlier were
> cut off by a large herd of Elephants which approached behind them from the
> N. Later arrivals, including me, were forced to stop at the NW corner of the
> Dam. We were entertained by a relay of elephants having mud-baths, mock
> fighting, trumpeting & rumbling all amongst the cars. They
> then slowly moved off along the dry river bed to the W. Most of the cars
> then moved to the E corner only to encounter a second herd arriving from the
> NE. A third herd also arrived from the SW & entered the mud from the other
> side. The cars were all trapped between the two herds. Fortunately the
> Elephants weren't particularly aggressive & the drivers well behaved so we
> were able to enjoy spectacular sightings of Elephant behaviour without
> incident. However, I must say it was very scary to be trapped in the middle
> of over 100 Elephants. This GESO cannot really reproduce the drama but it
> does give some idea. There is also a shot of a Spoonbill calmly dabbling for
> food, completely unfazed by the Elephants & one of the Leopard taken in the
> morning.
> 
> https://www.flickr.com/photos/wisselstroom/albums/72157683376221952
> 
> K7 with the HD 55-300. Leopard with the Sigma 170-500.
> 
> 
> Alan C 
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GESO: Elephant Spectacular

2017-07-24 Thread Alan C 

Sable Dam is the only permanent water in the local part of the Kruger Park
at this time of the year. Being only 12km from the Phalaborwa gate, it very
popular with day tripping locals. Late Sat. morning, there was a Leopard
sighting at the dam. Social media enticed hordes of visitors (including me -
returning, having seen the Leopard in the morning & hoping for another
sighting) but we got far more than we bargained for. Early arrivals who went
to the E corner of the dam where the Leopard had been spotted earlier were
cut off by a large herd of Elephants which approached behind them from the
N. Later arrivals, including me, were forced to stop at the NW corner of the
Dam. We were entertained by a relay of elephants having mud-baths, mock
fighting, trumpeting & rumbling all amongst the cars. They
then slowly moved off along the dry river bed to the W. Most of the cars
then moved to the E corner only to encounter a second herd arriving from the
NE. A third herd also arrived from the SW & entered the mud from the other
side. The cars were all trapped between the two herds. Fortunately the
Elephants weren't particularly aggressive & the drivers well behaved so we
were able to enjoy spectacular sightings of Elephant behaviour without
incident. However, I must say it was very scary to be trapped in the middle
of over 100 Elephants. This GESO cannot really reproduce the drama but it
does give some idea. There is also a shot of a Spoonbill calmly dabbling for
food, completely unfazed by the Elephants & one of the Leopard taken in the
morning.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/wisselstroom/albums/72157683376221952

K7 with the HD 55-300. Leopard with the Sigma 170-500.


Alan C 



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