Dust Bath

[Sanjeev Aurangabadkar]

This elephant at Chobe NP seemed to enjoy a dust shower while feeding.
5D III
100mm
1/2000
f/8
ISO 800

[Jonathan Ashton]

Nice timing I like the light too.

[Rachel Hollander]

Hi Sanjeev - a fun image with nice timing and light. The comp works for me as well. PP looks good.

BTW don't forget to check the IUCN Red List. The African Elephant is Vulnerable and qualifies as a theme image. Perhaps there is a reason you are not adding the prefix?

TFS,
Rachel

[Sanjeev Aurangabadkar]

Hi. Thanks Rachel and Jon. Rachel I was not aware of the exact species included in the list so I did not. Not that I know, thanks to you, I shall do so. Cheers.

[Rachel Hollander]

Sanjeev (and everyone else) - the link to the IUCN Red List is in the announcement of this month's theme and also above. There is a search function by which you can just enter the common name of a species and it will come up with its status.

Cheers,
Rachel

[Loi Nguyen]

Sanjeeve, I like the dust cloud and the inclusion of the habitat. Comp looks good and the light is great. Loi

[haseeb badar]

Hi Sanjeev -- The comp works here , nice moment captured and nice details in the image . TFS !

[Andreas Liedmann]

Hi Sanjeev a well processed image with a nice tonal range , lovely details and very pleasing realistic colors :wave:.
But from aesthetic POV it does not grab that much , maybe it is because the dust spray is too small or the frame is too wide :eek3:,cannot really decide what it is , sorry .

TFS Andreas