This young Elephant was sighted crossing the Lake Manze channel, in Selous Game Reserve, Tanzania 8th July 2012, as the sun was setting. Taken from drifting boat
EOS 1D MkIV
500mm F4 hand-held
F4.5, ISO 800, 1/2000
This young Elephant was sighted crossing the Lake Manze channel, in Selous Game Reserve, Tanzania 8th July 2012, as the sun was setting. Taken from drifting boat
EOS 1D MkIV
500mm F4 hand-held
F4.5, ISO 800, 1/2000
I like this very much. I like the soft light and the way the contours of the background mirror the shape of the elephant (accidental maybe, but nice nonetheless). I like the flowers drifting in the water, almost a bit 'flower power '60s'. Nice image.
Very nice image. I like the warm color from the Sunset. I also, as Hilary said, like the flowers in the water. Only suggestion is that for my eye it is cropped a bit tightly. A little more room on the right would be nice.
Hilary and Ed,
Thanks for your comments which are much appreciated, I agree with Ed's comment regarding more room but this is full frame for width, I have more![]()
Hi Ken, lovely image with super colors , low angle , lovely light and the elephant with raised trunk is just nice.
The only nit is that the elephant needs a bit more selective sharpening.
TFS Andreas
Andreas,
The TIFF is sharp I may have forgotten to sharpen the JPEG.
Love this one Ken. Great light and POV! I also wish for more room, an option would have been to snap a few frames in succession and do a pano stitch.
A little more sharpening on the ellie would be good too.
Love the curvature of the back mirrored by the BG (as mentioned) and the curled trunk too.
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Given the comments regarding width I have had a go at extending the canvas, hopefully without too much noticable repetition
I have sharpened after conversion this time.
This was a beautiful sighting and I have a few more to share later
Repost is better for space on the right and sharrpening, like the low angle and light
Oscar
nice job on the canvas! works better now...next time try that telephoto-pano like I did with my lion![]()
Ken, The RP is sooooooo much better! Love it!!!!!
Cheers, Jay
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