James Coppock

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    Photography

    Wildlife from a trip to Africa. Most of it was shot at 400 mm from a vehicle, waiting a long time for a few seconds of eye contact.

    A line of zebras trotting through tall golden grass at sunrise, backlit, with a lone tree on a mound behind them.
    Zebras at sunrise
    An elephant standing in shallow water, lifting a white water lily with its trunk while an egret rides on its back.
    Breakfast in the shallows115 mm, f/4.6, 1/4000 s, ISO 800
    Four lions lying close together in long grass, all looking the same direction.
    The pride400 mm, f/22, 1/320 s, ISO 1000
    A leopard and her cub resting together on a thick tree branch, framed by leaves.
    Mother and cub400 mm, f/5.6, 1/400 s, ISO 1000
    A close portrait of a leopard staring straight into the camera against a dark background.
    Eye contact400 mm, f/5.6, 1/200 s, ISO 2500
    Five young lions walking toward the camera along a sandy track through dry grass.
    Coming down the track312 mm, f/5.2, 1/4000 s, ISO 1000
    A leopard cub crouched on a branch inside a leafy tree, looking at the camera.
    Cub in the canopy360 mm, f/5.6, 1/500 s, ISO 1600
    A male lion with a dark mane emerging from shadow, lit only faintly.
    Low light400 mm, f/5.6, 1/20 s, ISO 6400
    A close-up of an elephant's eye, lashes and deeply wrinkled skin.
    Up close
    A zebra peering over a green bush in warm morning light.
    Hide and seek400 mm, f/5.6, 1/4000 s, ISO 2000
    An elephant in dark brush with the last orange light falling on its ear and face.
    Last light
    An African wild dog in profile, its face and neck stained red after feeding.
    After the hunt400 mm, f/5.6, 1/320 s, ISO 1600