Notes
This shot was also taken back in 2003 on the same day as the shot in the previous post. It's another from the project I'm working on themed around Zimbabwe. The location is Hwange in the west of the country and it is the centre of the coal mining industry, the site of the coal powered Hwange Thermal Power Station and Zimbabwe's largest national park, Hwange National Park.
Passing under the huge pylons carrying the electric cables in the early evening we spotted this congress of baboons near the top. Baboons naturally retreat to the tree tops at night to escape Leopard but, given that Leopard are also excellent climbers, this congress clearly felt the towering pylons were a much safer haven!
Camera & Exposure Information
| FinePix S602 ZOOM | |
| Focal Length: | 46.8 mm |
| Aperture: | f/10 |
| Exposure: | 1/400 sec |
| ISO Speed: | 400 |
Categories: [Black and White] [Fauna]
Comments
Thank you for your explanation to this photo. I' a big fan of electric towers and cables, but to know you shot this in Zimbabwe and these are baboons above there - this makes your image still much more special.
Fine composition and a bit scary as well.
grapf on 25th September 2010 @ 7:09am
clever compo exelent your result
fabrizio on 25th September 2010 @ 10:51am
or are they there because there is no more trees left ??
veronique on 25th September 2010 @ 12:01pm
Un bon moyen sans doute pour ces babouins de surveiller au mieux ce qui se passe alentour et de se mettre à l'abri des prédateurs.
Bien observé.
Marie LC on 25th September 2010 @ 3:54pm
Nice shot !
Céline on 26th September 2010 @ 9:24pm
Oh Lord, they're baboons, at first glance you think 'birds'. I'll be checking all the pylons on my journey to work this morning!
rhys on 28th September 2010 @ 5:45am
love this one
Katherine Watson-Smith on 28th September 2010 @ 1:27pm
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