Amorous

IMAGE STORY

Another long day in the Amboseli region came to an end, as we observed a herd of elephants feeding in the swamps.

Suddenly, I heard a trumpeting from the distance, coming closer. We checked our surroundings and we saw two elephants that I had not noticed before, coming towards each other. When they reached the circumference of our car, I heard their rumbling vocal sounds. I immediately dropped my sight for the herd in the swamps and my vision was drawn onto these two elephants. I felt something special happening.

As they came closer, they walked with faster, clearly showing their excitement and joy; the same as old friends or family members would do after separated for a while. It was magical; they flapped their ears, rubbed their bodies against each other and then even entwined their trunks!

This was the ultimate special greeting ceremony.

Such ceremony is a great sign of why elephants are such phenomenal animals and what makes them unique in their complexity of social lives. I learned that the intensity of such greeting ceremony depends on which animals come together, what relationship they have, and if they are close, how long they have been separated.

The two elephants in front of me must have been quite close in their relationship and separated for a while as their interaction was very intense. It was incredible to watch. For me it made the perfect picture under the setting sun, when they came to stand on the elevated piece of land and the left one lifted its trunk to rest on the other one.

Taking the picture from a lower angle I emphasized their position and the elephants appear as if they were standing at the edge of the horizon.

AUTHENTICITY

Each artwork is delivered with a Certificate of Authenticity

• This image of the Pride of Africa Collection (African Wildlife) is available to purchase as a limited edition print in 5 different sizes.
• The edition size of the Pride of Africa Collection photographs is 101 prints per image plus Artist Proofs of which each size has a certain amount of prints allocated to it.
• All original photographs by Klaus Tiedge (+01.07.2019) are now released as an estate print with an embossed signature of Klaus Tiedge on the front (bottom right) and are released by the artistʼs wife Sandra Tiedge with a detailed authorisation on the back of the print.

MATERIAL

• As our standard we are using Giclee printing method on high quality archival fine art paper e.g. Hahnemühle German Etching, Epson Cold Press paper.
• If you are interested in other options like print on Canvas or as a Diasec please contact us for a quote.

SHIPPING

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• We ship worldwide.
• For international orders we ship with courier services such as DHL or Fedex within 3-10 working days with a door to door service.
• For local orders we ship with courier company withing 3-4 working days.
• Shipping charges may apply for special requests such as express service and shipping of framed/mounted artworks.
• Kindly note, that although we will mark the artwork as an original piece of art, you might still be liable for customs payments for your country if applicable.