{"id":120725,"date":"2014-11-25T18:00:00","date_gmt":"2014-11-25T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/?guid=4fe5f551db469e3252488b9adbc0a602"},"modified":"2019-12-23T00:50:22","modified_gmt":"2019-12-22T11:50:22","slug":"shake-if-off","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/shake-if-off\/","title":{"rendered":"Shake if Off"},"content":{"rendered":"

All is quiet, except for the sound of doves and guinea fowl in the distance. The sky is bright blue on a winter’s morning.<\/p>\n

I am sitting in an underground research bunker in Etosha National Park in Namibia. He approaches from the southeast, ambling like they usually do.<\/p>\n

His footfalls are quiet, eerily quiet, like they usually are for these giants. I see the secretion from his temples and down the inside of his hind legs.<\/p>\n

He is in musth, an aggravated hormonal state which makes elephant bulls particularly agitated.<\/p>\n

The bunker provides protection but you still feel small and powerless when an African Elephant bull gets this close. As he approaches the waterhole he inevitably passes by our bunker.<\/p>\n

He sees us, smells us, whatever but he notices us. An indignant shake of the head, and the dust puffs off him.<\/p>\n

A deliberate trip of my shutter. I have my image. By the way, I chose the title of this photo long before Taylor Swift had a hit song with that name…<\/p>\n

Techs:<\/p>\n

Nikon D800<\/p>\n

Nikkor 24-70mm f2.8 @ 36mm<\/p>\n

Kenko PRO Circular Polariser<\/p>\n

f11 | 1\/200 SS | ISO-900<\/p>\n

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This photo is Copyrighted \u00a9 Morkel Erasmus. click on the photo to view at proper resolution and sharpness<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I hope you have a fabulous day!<\/p>\n

Morkel Erasmus<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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