Discovering Wildlife Photography Competition - 1st Place

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Congratulations to Marc Mol with this winning image entitled 'Ele's from heaven',  Marc from Laufen, Switzerland has won 12 months membership to The Society of International Nature and Wildlife Photographers.

Marc tells us about the winning image -

Some background on my "Ele's from heaven" image.

A herd of elephants cast incredible shadows across the dry Luangwa River floodplain as they journey to the refreshing waters of this dwindling river. The looming shadows of the herd led by the matriarch are clearer than the animals themselves, who seamlessly blend in the textured patterns of the sand below them. Captured from a microlight at early light over the Luangwa River floodplain in Zambia's South Luangwa National park.

Tech's

Camera NIKON D3S
ISO 1600
Focal Length 70mm (70mm in 35mm)
Aperture f/4
Exposure Time 0.0001s (1/6400)
Name Ele's from Heaven

Lens
Nikkor 70-200 f/2.8 VRII

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