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
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116 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

jasondunsmore wrote...
Beautiful. Great moment.

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

eddie hoo wrote...
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akapadia76 wrote...
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

tataAnne wrote...
Exceptional photo! (1-2-3 Nature)

shenxy wrote...
lovely. from faveme.

Shannon Mowling wrote...
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pitbull mama wrote...
WINNER You are my winner! Please add this photo to www.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

Sly's wrote...
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 to www.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 to www.flickr.com/groups/mywinners/

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

Tal Shavit wrote...
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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.

Gail Shotlander wrote...
Score 10/10 (from the Score Me! group)

lumiwa7 wrote...
Amazing photo...

femaletrouble3 wrote...
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.

Connie Lemperle wrote...
Love the photo! Very artistic.

ihn_picture wrote...
fabulous scene and a grate shot.

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

hatch1921 wrote...
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 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.

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

Cat wrote...
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 Vaidya 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. (?)

harimenon wrote...
great...am ur fan..!!

Bob Duck wrote...
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 wrote...
Amazing!

Tom wrote...
Very cool!

M Mourik wrote...
Excellent photo!!!

Pat wrote...
Lovely silhouette shot!

Bu wrote...
Mashallah, stunning.

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

Mike Pedroncelli wrote...
Extraordinary photos wildcaster.

Esther wrote...
Extremely beautiful!

Keli Stanissis wrote...
I really like your your Animal Photography - Hereby you are invited to join Ultimate Animal Photography ess_beaver

Arno & Louise wrote...
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.

Jumbo22 wrote...
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.

fffriendly wrote...
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!

Natalie 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.

Erkek Arkadaş wrote...
Nice Shot !

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

Wayne Holt wrote...
great capture

ulunam wrote...
fantastic!

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

Vinod Gowda 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!

Judy Thuerk wrote...
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Kucinski Wildlife Foundation, and we'd love to have this added to the group!

Judy Thuerk wrote...
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Select Few (post 1 ~ comment 1) ~ NEW AWARDS & GALLERIES!, and we'd love to have this added to the group!

pongo 2007 wrote...
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Finest Nature - Admin Invite - Post 1 Award 2, and we'd love to have this added to the group! Finest Nature

Michael Hattingh wrote...
Im the Moderator for African bush Magic and we'd love it if you added your photo to the group pool: Amazing photo of the African bush!! A real winner You are invited to add your impressive photo to the group pool!!

Kathy Gerber wrote...
Great moment...............

amelia.m. wrote...
Very nice.

JP DOYLE wrote...
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Wildlife, KEEP IT WILD!!! new icon CONTEST open *BIRDS*, and we'd love to have this added to the group!

David wrote...
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Flickr Global (Your Best Photographs)., and we'd love to have this added to the group!

livetowander wrote...
Cool capture. Seen in: (Animal Addiction!)


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