African Elephant B/W

[Vinay Lakshman]

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4063/4353829302_5960857be9_o.jpg

Canon EOS 1D MkIII
Canon EF 500mm F/4 + 1.4x TC
1/1250 sec
F/5.6
ISO 200
Exp (-1/3)
Ngorongoro Crater
Photographed at noon , the elephant was far away & there was mirage , hence the softness .

[Marc Mol]

Like the concept here, a great subject, but B&W and centered comp doesn't do much for me Vinay. He certainly is a big tusker!
TFS

[Steve Kaluski]

Hi Vinay I am with Marc here. The B/W conversion is too flat with no real contrast or detail and as you say, the Tusker is soft, compounding the issues overall I am afraid to say.

Sorry.
Steve

[Robert Amoruso]

Vinay,

I would have to agree with Marc and Steve here. Great subject. I would recommend a tighter crop that acceuates the elephant better but still maintains the large area at top. Vertical crop much tighter with the elephant in the center also works. As presented, a loose crop with the subject in the lower center is not working IMO.

If you are having trouble sharpening for the web, see this thread http://www.birdphotographers.net/forums/showthread.php?t=5598 under the red heading "Free Excerpt: Creating an Action for your BPN J-PEGS"

[David Fletcher]

Vinay,

I would have to agree with Marc and Steve here. Great subject. I would recommend a tighter crop that acceuates the elephant better but still maintains the large area at top. Vertical crop much tighter with the elephant in the center also works. As presented, a loose crop with the subject in the lower center is not working IMO.

If you are having trouble sharpening for the web, see this thread http://www.birdphotographers.net/forums/showthread.php?t=5598 under the red heading "Free Excerpt: Creating an Action for your BPN J-PEGS"

Can't say that any better, and this shot is def' worth some TLC to get the best of. :)