2006: Creative Visions - Highly Commended
Andy Biggs (United States of America)
Tip of the trunk
'I set out to present one of the most photographed animals in Africa in a fresh way,' explains Andy. The shot was taken early one morning in Tanzania, on Africa's east coast, and features the trunk tip of a large bull elephant browsing on acacia. 'The delicate dexterity of the tip, contrasting with the thorns and fissured skin, is what I particularly like about it,' he says.
Canon EOS 1D Mark II with EF 100-400mm lens; 1/100 sec at f6.3; 200 ISO.
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