When it comes to shooting silhouettes, you need a few things in your favour... interesting shape/s or subject/s, and a dark-enough foreground to contrast shadows against a highlighted background. ~ While typical silhouettes are shot in outline to the background eg. animal on a hilltop against a brighter sky, you can also achieve it in cases like this... with a lighter fore- and back-ground thanks to the reflective qualities of water. ~ Taken on our Best of Botswana Safari in the Okavango Delta last October, that's what I was going for in this image. While, in real life, there are actually 3 elephants in this composition, only the one bull is visible. Because he was the only one I could achieve a semi-clean silhouette with. ~ It's far from perfect or what I wanted, but I'm still kinda happy with it from a creative perspective. ~ What do you think? . . . . . #silhouette #silhouettes #silhouetteportrait #silhouetterocks #silhouette_arts #silhouetted #silhouette_creative #silhouettephotography #silhouettesoft #silhouettestudio #silhouettelicious #silhouette_super_pics #igsilhouette #silhouette_solo #silhouettegrams #silhouettecreative #silhouetteart #sunsetsilhouette #sunrisesilhouette #sunrise_sunsets #botswanasafari #botswanatourism #africanature #africanamazing #africana #sunset_love #sunset_universe #sunset_lovers #sunset_today #bestsunsets ☀️🐘🦁 (at Okavango Delta) https://www.instagram.com/p/BwoUrmwlkdc/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=85vxpqmcl1g7