Elephant Butts, KenyaButt shots of wildlife rarely work. In fact, I’m constantly deleting all the butts that find their way to my camera traps. This one, however, is a rare exception. It’s actually one of my favorite shots from our recent trip to Kenya. I was using my monopod-mounted-camera-on-the-ground technique but was a bit late and the elephants had mostly passed. I kept shooting with the remote trigger, however, hoping for the best. The big elephant blocking the sun and creating rays in the sky, the raised foot of the little guy, and the distant elephant in profile all came together to make the composition. It does look a little like AI. I don’t know whether that’s a good thing or bad. Either way, I hope you like it as much as I do. If anything, it gives me hope for more workable butt shots in the future. Nikon Z8 with Nikkor 24-70mm lens (at 24mm) ISO 100, f/4 at 1/500th of a second, Sirui monopod and Vello remote trigger.