An elephant, walking all alone without a herd was an unusual scene to come across in Kenya. Our guide explained that it is not uncommon for an old elephant go off by itself. Not wanting to hold back the rest of the herd, it lives out its final days on its own.

We stopped, without much movement or sound, and watched the giant elephant. It grazed along the tall grass as it slowly walked in our direction. Not wanting to make it nervous, we all stayed in place and clicked away as many photos as possible. I had my 400mm lens on my camera which was the perfect lens for a little while.

Even though it was approaching slowly, a huge elephant covers a lot of ground in one step. It didn’t take long for the elephant’s body to fill the entire frame and then some! I quickly turned my camera vertically, thinking I would try for a few portrait shots.

As you can see, that also quickly filled up the frame. This cropping happened in camera because it is all the space I had to deal with at the time. A couple of other images featuring herds of wildlife in Africa can be seen on “Safety in Numbers.”

Squeezing in for a second entry for Lens-Artists Challenge – Unusual Crop. This proved to be a true challenge for me. Thinking I would not have one to share this week, I ended up with two posts. Thanks for stretching my brain, Ritva.

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All photos are my own. ©Pepper Tron/Heaven’s Sunshine
No usage allowed in any form without my written consent.

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Posted for Debbie’s Six Word Saturday