Light Elephant, Chobe National Park, Botswana. Wildlife photograph by Nick Dale, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Wildlife photography award, October 2022

Finalist Wildlife · October 2022

Light Elephant

A female African bush elephant stands looking towards the camera, lit dramatically from the side against a black background. It has short tusks, and its trunk hangs down to the ground. Shot with a Sony a1, a 70-200mm lens and a 2x teleconverter in Chobe National Park, Botswana, in May 2022. ISO 400, 242mm, f/5.6, 1/500