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Danny Laredo
06-12-2009, 09:15 AM
It was a very hot day at the reserve when we saw these two young bull elephants
playing around in a water pool.
MKIII 70-200 2.8+Tc x1.4 217mm ISO 200 1/400 F 7.1
http://www.pbase.com/danny_laredo/image/108693621.jpg
Arthur Morris
06-12-2009, 09:23 PM
Very well done. So sharp. The wet skin is killer. I think that the face of the one on top (who may be doing more than just playing...) needs to be lightened a bit.
Fabs Forns
06-13-2009, 08:54 AM
Great timing to catch this action. I love the position on both and colors.
Danny Laredo
06-13-2009, 09:00 AM
Thanks for the comments Arther and Fabs.
Arthur, I tend to agree with you regarding the one on top and I could have opened up the image a tad more by using curves. That said, I like it as is :)
Ed Cordes
06-13-2009, 06:30 PM
Great action! The sharpness is outstanding. The texture of the skin is wonderfully illustrated.
Sabyasachi Patra
06-15-2009, 11:00 AM
Danny,
Nice action. The composition is great. The texture in the body is great. I will just crop a bit from the top - three lines of water from the top, if you can count those - as removing the greenish patch at the top helps.
Elephants typically display this kind of behaviour when they are young. They are not mating, but is often interpreted as a sign of dominance behaviour. Thanks for sharing.
Cheers,
Sabyasachi
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