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Olympus E-500
Zuiko 40-150 f3.5-4.5
f4.5 - 1/160 sec
0 ev
ISO 100
Focal length 150 mm
Kelvin 5000K
Original format: 4/3 - image cropped, sharpened, exposure adjusted and vignetting in Aperture 2.1

Location: Chobe National Park, Botswana, October 28, 2006
Comments: An ageless youth in the scrublands by the Chobezi. There were literally hundreds upon hundres of elephants of all ages. A dreamland for mammal lovers.

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Olympus E-500
Zuiko 40-150 f3.5-5.6
f4.5 - 1/400 sec
-0,3 ev
ISO 100
Focal length 150mm
mmKelvin 4741 K
Original format: 4/3 - slight cropping, color adjustment and sharpening.

Location: Chobe National Park, Botswana, October 28, 2006
Comments: Watching elephants play in the river bed is an exhilirating sight. This was one of a hundred having his morning jolly in the Chobezi.

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Olympus E-500
Zuiko 40-150mm f3.5-5.6
f4.5 - 1/640 sec
0 ev
ISO 100
Focal length 150 mm
Kelvin 500K
Original format: 4/3 - slight cropping and sharpening in Aperture 2.1

Location: Chobe National Park, Botswana, October 28, 2006
Comments: My old pal Froddie, a young hippo cub who got too close. The Game warden had to warn the park rangers of this fella, because he got to close to the safari boats, and posed a danger to humans. I have no clue what happened to him, but he wasn’t suppose to get so close, five meters from the boat I was sitting in.

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Olympus E-500
Zuiko 40-150 f3.5-4.5
f4.5 - 1/160 sec
0 ev
ISO 100
Focal length 150 mm
Kelvin 5000K
Original format: 4/3 - image cropped, adustment of exposure, sharpening and vignetting in Aperture 2.1

Location: Chobe National Park, Botswana, October 28, 2006.

Comments: I’m heading off for Zambia and Botswana in the next 36 hours. Hopefully some of my old friends will be waiting there. Chobe and the areas of Okavango (Botswana) and Hwange (Zimbabwe) have the highest densitiy of elephants in the world. with approx 60 000 elephants. This is the only place in the world where the declining population of elephants are in abundance. I just can’t wait to capture these majestic and wise animals on silicon again soon. Watching them play and swim in the Chobezi, auxiliary to the great Zambezi, is one of the great pleasures in this world. And for a book read, I recommend Peter Mathiesens beautiful and tragic book on the African elephants, African Silences.

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Olympus E-300
Zuiko 14-45 f3.5-5.6
f6.3 - 1/125 sec
0 ev
ISO 100
Focal length 29 mm
Kelvin 5000K
Original format: 4/3 - image slightly cropped with format intact, sharpened and exposure slightly adjusten in Aperture 2.1

Location: Outside Chiang Mai, Thailand, April 2, 2005.

Comments: I’m heading for Africa, but today’s image takes me back to what used to be the jungles of Northern Thailand. The Elephants came walking along the river bed, and I found myself suddenly in the forests of Kiplings and Disney’s Jungle Book from Childhood. An ordinary image with spectacular memories. I’m publishing this image because of the memories, and because a colleague told me today that this was one of his favorite images. Him on that.

Since we’re nearing winter. and the name of this blog is “White Zulu” it is time for something bright, easy and happy, as opposed to the hard to conquer “St. Anger” subject. The challenge this time is called:

White

Deadline is set for November 30, which is over 14 days from now, days I’ll be spending in Southern Africa. Hopefully I’ll bring back some bright images to lighten up dark days and nights.

Spread the word. For November I’m hopping for at least ten participants.

Olympus E-500
Zuiko 40-150mm
f4.5 - 1/160 sec
-0,3 ev
ISO 100
Focal length 150mm
Kelvin 5000K
Original format:4/3 - Cropping, adjustment of brightness/contrast, vignetting and sharpening in Aperture 2.1.2

Location: Chobe National Park, Botswana, October 28, 2006
Comments: Elephants protect their own, even where protection is not needed. Sometimes it’s hard to see the difference between the lines and furrows in an elephant’s skin and the trunk of a tree. They both signal something immortal and wise, yet vulnerable.

So White Zulu is proud to announce the winner of the October Photo Challenge. This time it was a hard one, but four people accepted the challenge.

Ståle Ertzgaard from Ståles Safaris won with 55% if the votes with this lovely image of his dog showing a great deal of rage and anger - or is it joy?

Here are all the images in this month’s challenge. And to the rest of you: There’s a new and easier challenge coming up this week.

Deadline for voting is November 9.