PESO: Cocky Elephant Bull
I spent a couple of days sorting out a friend's K100D. Took some test
shots at my favourite haunt, Sable Dam in the Kruger Park, only 15km
from home. This young Elephant Bull, an Ascari for an older bull,
harrassed all approaching vehicles with mock charges & loud trumpeting.
Don't be fooled by his small tusks - he is still a lot of Bull! Some
idiots took him by surprise & shot past at speed when he moved to the
edge of the road. Eventually the pair moved off without incident.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/wisselstroom/51420102149/
BTW I see I had the date set as 28/08/2020 rather than 28/08/2021. The
K100D still did a fine job. The problem was an internally damaged D-AL
75-300. The camera was fine with any other lens.
K100D & DA 18-55 WR.
Alan C
Fascinating. A grand old guy!
On Sep 2, 2021, at 10:06 AM, Alan C cole@lantic.net wrote:
I spent a couple of days sorting out a friend's K100D. Took some test shots at my favourite haunt, Sable Dam in the Kruger Park, only 15km from home. This young Elephant Bull, an Ascari for an older bull, harrassed all approaching vehicles with mock charges & loud trumpeting. Don't be fooled by his small tusks - he is still a lot of Bull! Some idiots took him by surprise & shot past at speed when he moved to the edge of the road. Eventually the pair moved off without incident.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/wisselstroom/51420102149/
BTW I see I had the date set as 28/08/2020 rather than 28/08/2021. The K100D still did a fine job. The problem was an internally damaged D-AL 75-300. The camera was fine with any other lens.
K100D & DA 18-55 WR.
Alan C
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Fantastic image!
You are fortunate to live among such exotic and charming animals.
Dan Matyola
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On Thu, Sep 2, 2021 at 10:06 AM Alan C cole@lantic.net wrote:
I spent a couple of days sorting out a friend's K100D. Took some test
shots at my favourite haunt, Sable Dam in the Kruger Park, only 15km
from home. This young Elephant Bull, an Ascari for an older bull,
harrassed all approaching vehicles with mock charges & loud trumpeting.
Don't be fooled by his small tusks - he is still a lot of Bull! Some
idiots took him by surprise & shot past at speed when he moved to the
edge of the road. Eventually the pair moved off without incident.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/wisselstroom/51420102149/
BTW I see I had the date set as 28/08/2020 rather than 28/08/2021. The
K100D still did a fine job. The problem was an internally damaged D-AL
75-300. The camera was fine with any other lens.
K100D & DA 18-55 WR.
Alan C
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Am 02.09.21 um 16:38 schrieb Daniel J. Matyola:
You are fortunate to live among such exotic and charming animals.
Not to mention the charming droppings of those charming animals... :-)
Great shot.
Ralf
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So, what is an "Ascari for an older bull"?
Google turns up "Ascari Cars Ltd" named after Alberto Ascari, but your guy don't
look like he's quite streamlined enough for Formula 1 or Le Mans.
On 9/2/2021 10:06:04, Alan C wrote:
I spent a couple of days sorting out a friend's K100D. Took some test shots at
my favourite haunt, Sable Dam in the Kruger Park, only 15km from home. This
young Elephant Bull, an Ascari for an older bull, harrassed all approaching
vehicles with mock charges & loud trumpeting. Don't be fooled by his small tusks
- he is still a lot of Bull! Some idiots took him by surprise & shot past at
speed when he moved to the edge of the road. Eventually the pair moved off
without incident.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/wisselstroom/51420102149/
BTW I see I had the date set as 28/08/2020 rather than 28/08/2021. The K100D
still did a fine job. The problem was an internally damaged D-AL 75-300. The
camera was fine with any other lens.
K100D & DA 18-55 WR.
Alan C
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Swahili: Askari
On 2 Sep 2021, at 20:37, John jsessoms002@nc.rr.com wrote:
So, what is an "Ascari for an older bull"?
Google turns up "Ascari Cars Ltd" named after Alberto Ascari, but your guy don't look like he's quite streamlined enough for Formula 1 or Le Mans.
On 9/2/2021 10:06:04, Alan C wrote:
I spent a couple of days sorting out a friend's K100D. Took some test shots at my favourite haunt, Sable Dam in the Kruger Park, only 15km from home. This young Elephant Bull, an Ascari for an older bull, harrassed all approaching vehicles with mock charges & loud trumpeting. Don't be fooled by his small tusks - he is still a lot of Bull! Some idiots took him by surprise & shot past at speed when he moved to the edge of the road. Eventually the pair moved off without incident.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/wisselstroom/51420102149/
BTW I see I had the date set as 28/08/2020 rather than 28/08/2021. The K100D still did a fine job. The problem was an internally damaged D-AL 75-300. The camera was fine with any other lens.
K100D & DA 18-55 WR.
Alan C
Thanks Ralf. Elephant droppings are an important food source for many
smaller creatures. Insects, especially butterflies, savour the juices of
fresh dung. Many seeds (from pods & fruits) pass through undigested &
are sought after by small mammals & birds. Early in the mornings the
roads are strewn with Elephant dung - they are intelligent enough to use
the roads when there are no cars around but, by mid-day, it has all
miraculously been cleaned away. Fortunately there are no Unions involved!
Alan C
On 02-Sep-21 05:38 PM, Ralf R Radermacher wrote:
Am 02.09.21 um 16:38 schrieb Daniel J. Matyola:
You are fortunate to live among such exotic and charming animals.
Not to mention the charming droppings of those charming animals... :-)
Great shot.
Ralf
--
Ralf R. Radermacher - Köln/Cologne, Germany
Blog : http://the-real-fotoralf.blogspot.com
Audio : http://aporee.org/maps/projects/fotoralf
Web : http://www.fotoralf.de
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John, as Bob said, Askari is a Swahili word for a soldier in a support role
like a bodyguard or mercenary. The Italian word "Ascari" is simply a
spelling variation. Elephant herds are Matriarchal. Bulls are chased out of
the herds when they become sexually mature at about 15 years & live
separately in small groups. Older breeding bulls are typically found in
groups of 3 with two younger bulls known as Askaris. When the bulls are in
Musth, they make forays into the herds for breeding purposes. Fatal battles
between breeding males are not uncommon. In the Letaba Camp Elephant Museum
there is a skull with a tusk right through it! Anyone's guess what actually
happened there.
On Thu, Sep 2, 2021 at 9:37 PM John jsessoms002@nc.rr.com wrote:
So, what is an "Ascari for an older bull"?
Google turns up "Ascari Cars Ltd" named after Alberto Ascari, but your guy
don't
look like he's quite streamlined enough for Formula 1 or Le Mans.
On 9/2/2021 10:06:04, Alan C wrote:
I spent a couple of days sorting out a friend's K100D. Took some test
shots at
my favourite haunt, Sable Dam in the Kruger Park, only 15km from home.
This
young Elephant Bull, an Ascari for an older bull, harrassed all
approaching
vehicles with mock charges & loud trumpeting. Don't be fooled by his
small tusks
- he is still a lot of Bull! Some idiots took him by surprise & shot
past at
speed when he moved to the edge of the road. Eventually the pair moved
off
without incident.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/wisselstroom/51420102149/
BTW I see I had the date set as 28/08/2020 rather than 28/08/2021. The
K100D
still did a fine job. The problem was an internally damaged D-AL 75-300.
The
camera was fine with any other lens.
K100D & DA 18-55 WR.
Alan C
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On 03 September 2021 at 07:17 Alan C cole@lantic.net wrote:
Thanks Ralf. Elephant droppings are an important food source for many
smaller creatures. Insects, especially butterflies, savour the juices of
fresh dung. Many seeds (from pods & fruits) pass through undigested &
are sought after by small mammals & birds. Early in the mornings the
roads are strewn with Elephant dung - they are intelligent enough to use
the roads when there are no cars around but, by mid-day, it has all
miraculously been cleaned away. Fortunately there are no Unions involved!
Hmmm. A group of disparate organisms working together for mutually beneficial outcomes? Sounds very much like a union to me. Luckily, there are no humans involved. They always bugger stuff up.
Alan C
On 02-Sep-21 05:38 PM, Ralf R Radermacher wrote:
Am 02.09.21 um 16:38 schrieb Daniel J. Matyola:
You are fortunate to live among such exotic and charming animals.
Not to mention the charming droppings of those charming animals... :-)
Great shot.
Ralf
Thanks. Google Translate didn't detect Swahili, but once it has it set finds the
translation: "Soldiers"
On 9/2/2021 15:38:19, Bob Pdml wrote:
Swahili: Askari
On 2 Sep 2021, at 20:37, John jsessoms002@nc.rr.com wrote:
So, what is an "Ascari for an older bull"?
Google turns up "Ascari Cars Ltd" named after Alberto Ascari, but your guy don't look like he's quite streamlined enough for Formula 1 or Le Mans.
On 9/2/2021 10:06:04, Alan C wrote:
I spent a couple of days sorting out a friend's K100D. Took some test shots at my favourite haunt, Sable Dam in the Kruger Park, only 15km from home. This young Elephant Bull, an Ascari for an older bull, harrassed all approaching vehicles with mock charges & loud trumpeting. Don't be fooled by his small tusks - he is still a lot of Bull! Some idiots took him by surprise & shot past at speed when he moved to the edge of the road. Eventually the pair moved off without incident.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/wisselstroom/51420102149/
BTW I see I had the date set as 28/08/2020 rather than 28/08/2021. The K100D still did a fine job. The problem was an internally damaged D-AL 75-300. The camera was fine with any other lens.
K100D & DA 18-55 WR.
Alan C
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