Fight for Dominance, Eastern Cape, South Africa. Wildlife photograph by Amanda Shaw, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Wildlife photography award, November 2022

Finalist Wildlife · November 2022

Fight for Dominance

Photographed by Amanda Shaw

These two bulls were fighting for nearly an hour. Each giraffe was banging his horns into the body and neck of the other. In many ways, it was quite beautiful, but you could clearly hear the thud when one made contact with the other. I love that this photo looks like they are affectionately embracing while in the midst of their fight.

Award
Finalist — Wildlife, November 2022
Location
Eastern Cape, South Africa
Camera
NIKON D750
Focal length
230mm
Shutter
1/2000s
Aperture
f/5.3
ISO
ISO 400
  • africa
  • bulls
  • dominance
  • giraffe
  • giraffes
  • south africa
  • wildlife

The November 2022 Wildlife award

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