Jim Coda Nature Photography

February 12, 2024February 12, 2024elephant

Bull Elephant, Selenkay Conservancy, Kenya

This is a photo of a bull elephant raising his trunk in greeting near Amboseli National Park, Kenya.

“Jambo,” says a bull elephant as he greets us while walking in the Selenkay Conservancy, near Amboseli National Park.

November 11, 2023November 11, 2023elephant

Elephant and Mount Kilimanjaro, Amboseli National Park, Kenya

This is a photo of a bull elephant walking toward Mount Kilimanjaro.

One thing about Mount Kilimanjaro is that you never know what you’re going to get. And if it’s looking good, it’s even better when you have an elephant in the viewfinder.

September 26, 2023September 26, 2023elephant

Elephants, Amboseli National Park

Photo of a family of elephants heading toward the marshes under stormy skies in Amboseli National Park..

A family of elephants walks toward a marsh in Amboseli National Park.

August 5, 2023August 24, 2023elephant

Elephants, Amboseli National Park, Kenya

Photo of a group of elephants walking toward one of Amboseli's many wetlands.

A family of elephants walks toward a marsh in Amboseli National Park. The marshes are fed by springs and seemed to be in good shape when I was there this past June.

July 21, 2023July 21, 2023elephant

Elephant Near Amboseli National Park, Kenya

Photo of an elephant walking with Mount Kilimanjaro in the background.

I photographed this elephant in the Selenkay Conservancy near Amboseli National Park, Kenya. This conservancy, and many others leased from the Maasai, are private conservation lands that provide large acreages for wildlife habitat outside national parks in Kenya. The conservancy idea is in use outside Kenya as well.

June 30, 2023June 30, 2023elephant

Elephants, Amboseli National Park

Photo of a line of about 11 elephants walks toward a marsh in Amboseli National Park.

A line of elephants heads toward one of the many wetlands in Amboseli National Park. If you want to see elephants while in Kenya, you go to Amboseli National Park. Amboseli has 1,600 elephants. It was always easy to find elephants to photograph there. Chobe National Park in Botswana has the most though, with 120,000 elephants. Wow.

June 23, 2023elephant

Elephant, Amboseli National Park

Photo of an elephant facing the camera in Amboseli National Park.

I was in Kenya recently. This photo is from Amboseli National Park which is known for its elephants.

I injured my right elbow before I left for Kenya and ordered a Gimpro Gear Safari Clamp which took all the weight off my right elbow. An RRS fluid gimbal is mounted to it and I used a Canon R5 and Canon RF100-500mm lens the whole trip. The clamp worked great mounted on a Gamewatchers Safaris truck. It’s like having a tripod without having to deal with the legs in the vehicle. They are very popular in South Africa.

Photo of Gimpro Gear Safari Clamp with RRS fluid gimbal mounted to it with Canon R5 and Canon RF100-500mm lens.