https://photoblog-a3l.pages.dev/tags/elephant/ Recent content in Elephant on The Singemonkey Hugo en-us Wed, 08 Oct 2025 13:25:26 +0000 https://photoblog-a3l.pages.dev/posts/2025-10-08-experimenting-with-dxo-film-simulations/ Wed, 08 Oct 2025 13:25:26 +0000 https://photoblog-a3l.pages.dev/posts/2025-10-08-experimenting-with-dxo-film-simulations/ <p>Experimenting with DxO film simulations. The best I’ve seen for reproducing those looks I grew up loving. They’ve been very systematic and the results look excellent - responding to your camera’s sensor profile. This used their Ilford HP5 profile.</p> https://photoblog-a3l.pages.dev/posts/2024-09-19-scratching-post-elephant-africanelephant-scartchingpost/ Thu, 19 Sep 2024 17:45:04 +0000 https://photoblog-a3l.pages.dev/posts/2024-09-19-scratching-post-elephant-africanelephant-scartchingpost/ <p>Scratching post.</p> https://photoblog-a3l.pages.dev/posts/2024-09-12-weve-had-two-days-of/ Thu, 12 Sep 2024 06:36:26 +0000 https://photoblog-a3l.pages.dev/posts/2024-09-12-weve-had-two-days-of/ <p>We’ve had two days of frankly chilly weather but today it’s back to the proper lowveld heat.</p> https://photoblog-a3l.pages.dev/posts/2024-09-09-all-elephants-together-elephant-africanelephant/ Mon, 09 Sep 2024 19:28:20 +0000 https://photoblog-a3l.pages.dev/posts/2024-09-09-all-elephants-together-elephant-africanelephant/ <p>All elephants together.</p> https://photoblog-a3l.pages.dev/posts/2024-09-07-the-sabie-river-bridge-at/ Sat, 07 Sep 2024 18:26:21 +0000 https://photoblog-a3l.pages.dev/posts/2024-09-07-the-sabie-river-bridge-at/ <p>The Sabie River bridge at Kruger Gate with denizens.</p> https://photoblog-a3l.pages.dev/posts/2021-10-24-looking-at-some-of-my/ Sun, 24 Oct 2021 11:53:38 +0000 https://photoblog-a3l.pages.dev/posts/2021-10-24-looking-at-some-of-my/ <p>Looking at some of my &lsquo;B&rsquo; selections from our recent Kruger Park trip. This was more experimentation with my ultra cheap ttartisan 50mm f1.2 on my Fujifilm XE1 - shooting wide open to get a mid 20th C bushveld look. You can see the vintage lens design in this brand new lens in the slightly odd character of the out-of-focus parts of the image.</p> https://photoblog-a3l.pages.dev/posts/2021-09-09-the-savannah-woodland-in-the/ Thu, 09 Sep 2021 18:07:46 +0000 https://photoblog-a3l.pages.dev/posts/2021-09-09-the-savannah-woodland-in-the/ <p>The savannah woodland in the morning - also the world&rsquo;s largest land animal.</p> <p>I experimented a bit today using my Fujifilm XE1 and the fast manual focus 50mm f1.2. On full frame that&rsquo;s a 75mm focal length and roughly an f1.8 aperture in terms of depth of field wide open. I was trying to go for a bit of an old-fashioned look like if you were in the bush in the &rsquo;60s with a Pentax Spotmatic with a Takumar 85mm f1.8.</p> https://photoblog-a3l.pages.dev/posts/2021-03-02-i-cant-remember-if-i/ Tue, 02 Mar 2021 14:53:06 +0000 https://photoblog-a3l.pages.dev/posts/2021-03-02-i-cant-remember-if-i/ <p>I can&rsquo;t remember if I posted one of these pics from Punda Maria restcamp in Kruger in Jan 2018. It&rsquo;s far in the tropical North of the park. The waterhole you can watch from inside the camp is full of amazing visitors. Without having to be worried about gate-closing times, you can also catch them in the best evening light.</p> https://photoblog-a3l.pages.dev/posts/2019-12-25-an-old-chap-chewing-on/ Wed, 25 Dec 2019 19:03:17 +0000 https://photoblog-a3l.pages.dev/posts/2019-12-25-an-old-chap-chewing-on/ <p>An old chap chewing on a grass stem.</p> https://photoblog-a3l.pages.dev/posts/2018-01-07-the-vigilant-herd-matriarch-elephant/ Sun, 07 Jan 2018 21:27:25 +0000 https://photoblog-a3l.pages.dev/posts/2018-01-07-the-vigilant-herd-matriarch-elephant/ <p>The vigilant herd matriarch. Elephant cows spend much of their time away from the large and unpredictable bulls. They form herds to raise their offspring led by these tough-as-nails older females that are ever watchful and have no patience for bullshit.</p>