Elephant charge

[Andreas Liedmann]

http://www.bilderload.com/bild/196920/s6e9453PBO8V.jpg

Picture taken in Etosha NP at Chudop waterhole late in the evening.

EOS 1D Mark IV
EF 4,0 500
f 8 / 1/800 / ISO 3200
Window bracket +Gitzo video head
Raw processing in RPP + noise reduction ,levels and curves in CS5

[Rachel Hollander]

Nice dof and sharpness. The dust really adds to this. I think the bird is actually a slight distraction (I know sacrilege on BPN:w3). Impressive IQ at ISO 3200.

TFS,
Rachel

[Nancy Bell]

I love the action you captured in this image with the lifted front leg, the flapping ears, waving trunks and all that dust! I agree with
Rachel that the small bird detracts. I also like that you included a defined foreground as a base for all this action.

[Andreas Liedmann]

yes i think you are right with the distracting bird,but i don't like to clone that bird out.simply because it was there as part of that scene.

but thanx for your critiques and kind words about the techs and scene.

andreas

[Morkel Erasmus]

Welcome here Andreas! This is a super photo - love the dust, the gorgeous light and the framing with the one OOF elephant to the RHS without intersecting with the main subject.
:cheers:
At first I thought about suggesting a slight CCW rotation but then noticed the front-runner has his body upright but the head is just cocked. :e3



yes i think you are right with the distracting bird,but i don't like to clone that bird out.simply because it was there as part of that scene.

My stance on cloning exactly.

[Andreas Liedmann]

Hi Morkel
thank you for your kind words.But i don't understand what means RHS in your comment.Simply because i am german and new to this forum. maybe you can give me a short explanation.

thanx Andreas

[Morkel Erasmus]

Hi Morkel
thank you for your kind words.But i don't understand what means RHS in your comment.Simply because i am german and new to this forum. maybe you can give me a short explanation.

thanx Andreas

My apologies, Andreas. I means "right-hand side" :bg3:...OOF = "out-of-focus"...CCW = "counter clockwise"

[Andreas Liedmann]

Thank you vm :w3 Morkel,each time i learn something new !!!!!!

[Marina Scarr]

Love the action/behavior captured here. Lovely light. Glad you caught the front elephant with his pad off of the ground. Noticed the bird immediately and wouldn't change a thing. For me, it's okay that our eye is drawn to it. In this case, it's part of the story just as all the dust is as well.

[Ken Watkins]

Andreas,

This is truly marvelous, and taken at one of my favourite waterholes, where I cannot remember every seeing an Elephant, but plenty of everything else:w3