Baby Ele

[Marc Mol]

In their first few months of life, baby Elephants are very difficult to separate from the protection of their mothers.
This little guy plucked up enough courage to venture out from mum and sisters legs just long enough to extract a few images.
Moremi GR- Botswana Sept 09
D3 500VR 1/250s ISO1600@f/4

C & C most welcome

Cheers
Marc

http://africaddict.smugmug.com/Nature/Botswana-Sept-2009/D317372a/661127815_6nXKn-XL.jpg

[Ken Watkins]

Marc,

This looks way too oversharpened on my monitor, otherwise very nice .

Personally I would crop/clone out Mum.

[Marc Mol]

Thanks Ken, re, the sharpening, seeing as we both have exactly the same cal monitor, is something I always try never to do? Doesn't appear to be over sharpened on my monitor? Can't explain that? Is it the caked on mud that creates this effect? Not sure.
I was conscious of trying to get just mum's trunk in to create that close bond they have.

[Ken Watkins]

Marc,

The caked mud definitely adds to the effect.

[Judy Lynn Malloch]

Cute capture and wonderful opportunity to get this little out in the open. I agree about cropping out Mom. Thanks for sharing.

[David Fletcher]

Lovely capture Marc. Look about right on my monitor. Nicely done with the trunks both up.

[Stu Bowie]

Marc, the baby doesnt look oversharpened to me, but would actually liked to have seen a litttle more of mom. Reason being, it would show the baby framed between the trunk, and maybe an ear. Still, a great sighting.

[kostas nianiopoulos]

so cute image ,well done Marc

[DanWalters]

Really like the details in the elephant. The soft light really brings out the colors.

[Steve Canuel]

Nice and sharp (especially the eye). Also like the transition of the visible grasses to the OOF BG.