Dust-up at Dusk

Possible crop suggestion?
No cropping, the sky would disappear!

Two young elephant bulls spar against the backdrop of the awe-inspiring African skyline in Mala Mala . See more from my Wildcast Jumbos set and check on my latest bush adventures on Wildcast.net


107 comments

Anne Cutler wrote...
Gorgeous shot! Just enough detail in the shadows to see what they are doing.Kris Kros Contacts

Rainey wrote...
Bautiful shot!The World Through My Eyes

George wrote...
Instant favorite.

Cliff Ramos wrote...
Wow...An instant fave indeed...The World Through My Eyes

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Beautiful. Great moment.

Kathy hong wrote...
Nice pose....Kris Kros Contacts

eddie hoo wrote...
really beautiful flickr poker flickrpoker1

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i like that the elephants are just silhouettes

Eugene Lee wrote...
Great shot!

Patty G. wrote...
Great capture - love the silhouettes. flickr poker flickrpoker1

Tammy wrote...
Wow that is a fabulous shot! Just enough light.

Arantxa wrote...
Fantastic!, Great composition, a wonderful pic

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Exceptional photo! (1-2-3 Nature)

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lovely. from faveme.

Shannon Mowling wrote...
Fantastic wildlife shot. flickr poker flickrpoker1

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WINNER You are my winner! Please add this photo towww.flickr.com/groups/mywinners/ Great capture...

Valerio P. wrote...
For me explore page !!!!Kris Kros Contacts

Bill Strong wrote...
Talk about right place at the right time. Very Good. Thumbs Up! from Flickr Smileys Thumbs Up

mykl mabalay wrote...
fantastic shot!Kris Kros Contacts

Mirjam Pouw wrote...
Great silhouttes with at back a beautiful sky.

Jeff Farmer wrote...
Classic! Great shot.1-2-3 Nature

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Great picture! Thumbs Up! from Flickr Smileys Thumbs Up

Dr Bob Whorton wrote...
Great behaviour capture, nice silhouette and sky. I'd have prefered a little more foreground to 1/3 it up a bit better.FLICKR WILD DIVERSITY

Philippe Sainte-Laudy wrote...
POWERFUL! love it!

Richard wrote...
This is lovely!

Saskia wrote...
Just great! --x--WINNER You are my winner as well! Thanks for adding this photo towww.flickr.com/groups/mywinners/

Viorica Grinsberger wrote...
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOW! AMAZING CAPTURE , COMPOSITION and PHOTO !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! fave and HUGS MY NEW FRIEND !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Have an AWESOME week !!!!!!!!!!!! :)

Richard wrote...
WINNER You are my winner as well! Thanks for adding this photo towww.flickr.com/groups/mywinners/

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Great capture & silhouette. flickr poker flickrpoker1

Esther wrote...
Wonderful shot... great colours !!!!!

Tal Shavit wrote...
Beautiful scene. Nice shot flickr poker flickrpoker1

Julien - Charlevoix, Québec, Canada wrote...
Fabulous shot !!

Maggie wrote...
Beautiful! I love the silhouettes against the quiet sky...

Duncan McKinnon wrote...
Amazing work!Kris Kros Contacts

Vearl Brown wrote...
Outstanding capture. Thanks for sharing.

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Magnificant. Thumbs Up! from Flickr Smileys Thumbs Up

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Score 10/10 (from the Score Me! group)

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Amazing photo...

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Terrific!! Score 10/10 (from the Score Me! group)

Henriette Laidlaw wrote...
Flot , Beautiful Score 10/10 (from the Score Me! group)

Harold Brewer wrote...
Score _10_/10 (from the Score Me! group) Very Very good pictures I love the detail.The time of day was perfect.

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Love the photo! Very artistic.

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fabulous scene and a grate shot.

Babar Haroon Manghi wrote...
Nat Geo Pic. Score 8/10.

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Score 8.5/10 (from the Score Me! group)

Agata wrote...
Gorgeous shot! Thumbs Up! from Flickr Smileys Thumbs Up

Nir Nussbaum wrote...
wow Score 8/10 (from the Score Me! group)

Hershel Gattis wrote...
Please tell me where you were when you took this photo. This is an amazing shot. flickr poker flickrpoker1

Sherilyn & James wrote...
Rated 5/5 (by the Rate My: Nature group) excellent shot

Angela wrote...
Love it. flickr poker flickrpoker1

Kim Wolhuter wrote...
I took this photo at Mala Mala Game Reserve in South Africa. These young bulls were play fighting. I was in my vehicle down a slope from where these guys were wrestling.

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Were they kissing or fighting? :) Nice shot. Rated _4.5/5 (by the Rate My: Nature group)

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Rated 5/5 (by the Rate My: Nature group)

Andy Kirk wrote...
Nice Shot... Good composition...

ALAN wrote...
WONDERFUL NATURAL SILHOUETTE.Kris Kros Contacts

Gauri V wrote...
amazing catch!

Travis Reeder wrote...
Amazing! Love your pics

Jon - wrote...
Really great! (I'll be back to your stream!) -- Seen on your photo stream.(?)

Hari Menon wrote...
great...am ur fan..!!

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A stunning shot...great photo work.

mykl mabalay wrote...
now, this is a classic! very impressive

Yasir Nisar wrote...
This is one of the most wonderful and stunning shots that I have ever seen on flickr. A great shot, very well done and I am glad to see your work. Nice to meet you.

N A wrote...
So very good!

Kai Kronfield wrote...
I like this but feel that the sky is too washed out where the clouds are. Possible crop suggestion noted - feel free to erase, or burning in the top in PS might eliminate that. Nice moment though. -- Seen in National Geographic: Are You Good Enough?(?)

Tiffany Babylon wrote...
Amazing!

Tom wrote...
Very cool!

M Mourik wrote...
Excellent photo!!!

Patrick wrote...
Lovely silhouette shot!

Bu wrote...
Mashallah, stunning.

Nerelle Ring wrote...
Wonderful shot, just love it...

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Extraordinary photos wildcaster.

Esther wrote...
Extremely beautiful!

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I really like your your Animal Photography - Hereby you are invited to join Ultimate Animal Photographyess_beaver

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Nominee Congratulations! Your wonderful photo has been invited to "Stock the Park" Always identify the species in your photo & remember to INVITE another animal. Please add a tag parkstock after you have added it to the Stock the Park Group Should you have done so, we thank you.

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Born Free, Living Free Born Fee, Living Free Your animal is truly FREE! Please add this beautiful image to Born Free, Living Free , a group dedicated to the photography of wildlife in their natural habitat. Please also check out our discussions on the wilderness areas in the world.

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Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Images FOR Africa (Read the Rules!), and we'd love to have your photo added to the group.

Earth Shots Photo Contest wrote...
This is a great photo... congratulations! Please consider submitting it to www.earthshots.org Earth Shots is a photo of the day contest celebrating the beauty and diversity of our planet. It is a non profit website with advertising revenues being used to pay for prizes for the photographers – win photo of the day three times you get $50. We hope you like Earth Shots and consider entering your excellent image.

Fabius X wrote...
stunning shot and colors!

Nat wrote...
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Best of Animals, and we'd love to have your photo added to the group.

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Nice Shot !

Thomas Retterath wrote...
---------------- This amazing shot is awarded as OutstandingEmpyrean Animals Empyrean Animals (invite only) - post 1 award 2 in the pool commented with SICI

Wayne Holt wrote...
great capture

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fantastic!

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You are invited to post it to DIRTY PHOTOSHOP(contest!!!voting!!!))

Danny C G wrote...
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Planet Love, and we'd love to have this added to the group! Planet-Love2

E wrote...
this is just incredible. love it as it. no crop. the sky is fantastic as are the main subjects of course. :) You've been memed! I used your photo in a meme over at the My Meme group and invite you to become a member.

Rodrigo Soldon wrote...
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Wonderful photos for the world Pls post 1-comment 3 Contest Open, and we'd love to have this added to the group!

Gail Delderfield wrote...
gorgeous, great to capture these beasts behaving so naturally, a nice change to all the zoo shots I keep seeing on flickr

Wayne Holt wrote...
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Living Wild (Invites Only), and we'd love to have this added to the group!

Felipe Chiri wrote...
Perfeita vida animal.

Debbie Grant wrote...
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Carbon Footprint - ICONTEST OPEN, PLEASE ENTER!!!, and we'd love to have this added to the group! Beautiful shot!


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