Elephant bull window

[Andreas Liedmann]

Hi folks ... this might be a " marmite " shot .
Since I took the images back in 2019 I had them in mind .... tried different times to process , all deleted , never felt close to something good .
Still not really satisfied .... cannot say why !!!
But thought it would be time to release one version for your critique .
Image taken in Etosha in some harsh light

Canon EOS 1Dx
EF 500 IS L II + 1,4 TC
Beanbag
Full frame

F 11 ; Iso 1600 ; 1/2000 sec

Processed with DPP 4 and PSCC 2021 ; very slightly cropped and added the same amount back on the other side ... so basically as shot . With hindsight I might have shot this with the plain 500 for more options and with a wider aperture . The green color is from the " murky" water .... at the waterhole

Thanks for watching and commenting to my previous posting

Cheers Andreas

[Jonathan Ashton]

Well it is certainly different. Processing very good, the base of the window, i.e. flat rocks spoil it for me.

[Gabriela Plesea]

Hello Andreas,

I quite like the textures here and harshness of light.

Just a thought...perhaps if the ele 'framing' the image was darker it would have helped highlight the subject in the centre a wee bit more?

Thank you for sharing and I hope you have a great rest of the week,

Kind regards

[Andreas Liedmann]

Thanks Jon and Gabriela for your comments much appreciated .

Jon - wish for better base as well .
Gabriela - tried it the darker way , did not work for me

Cheers Andreas