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    Ken Watkins
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    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

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    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.

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    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.

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    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

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    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

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    Andreas,

    The TIFF is sharp I may have forgotten to sharpen the JPEG.

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    Ken, no problem just what i thought.

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    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

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    Repost is better for space on the right and sharrpening, like the low angle and light

    Oscar

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    nice job on the canvas! works better now...next time try that telephoto-pano like I did with my lion
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    Ken, The RP is sooooooo much better! Love it!!!!!
    Cheers, Jay

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    Great job on the repost. What a difference some canvas and more sharpening make. I like Morkel's idea of the telephoto-pano, and have to store that advice for the future.
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