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Great Image Morkel, lovely interaction, great colours and all together well captured. The Chobe river is a stunning place i am sure you will have a blast there.
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I like this a lot mate, great colors and the dusk colors are great.. I feel it needs a CCW rotation, but the water level looks fine. Probably due to the horizon line and water vegetation line look like they are sloping. Lovely stuff!
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Hi Morkel, I like the interaction, but would prefer the elephant not to be so central, as I feel it conflicts with the playful Hippos. You were there, so you know the colours, but I might have thought they were not so vibrant, especially the grass? You were correct to go for the river bank for the level, but visually it might need a little CCW rotation, going by the eye. 
TFS
Steve
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Morkel - nice interaction between the hippos and the ellie is a bonus. I will leave the colors to others as I am viewing on an uncalibrated machine right now. I agree on the need for slight ccw rotation. Looking forward to seeing more from the Chobe area.
TFS,
Rachel
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Love the straight waterline and contrast it created! That elly in the makes this special Morkel!
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Great image Morkel, I agree with Steve with the vibrant colors. For the elephant, you should have told him to go more to the right, but as usual, they do not listen 
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Anette
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Hi Morkel, I might have kept the original colours and just toned down the greens to the RP. The rotation is, I agree, too severe, something like 0.50 CCW I feel is about right, it's just a visual thing. Trust me, your eyes quite often are far more accurate than a ruler, at times.
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Hi Morkel,
besides the kind of not ideal positioned elephant, like the layered action shot with the hippos placed just right in the frame.
I prefer the colors of the RP, too saturated for my eyes the OP.But you have been there.
Re rotation i think half way between the two.
TFS Andreas
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Thanks gents.
I love the placement of the ellie for the following reasons:
1. it's unconventional - sometimes we get stuck in a rut trying to conform our images to all the "rules"
2. had he been off to one of the sides, you won't get the impression that he's watching the fight, rather minding his own business
Just my own 2c :)
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Hey Morkel,
I made my assessment before I read the comments and while I feel the green could go down a few points in the OP.......I feel that is so minor......I wouldn't change a thing! I even like the location of the ele as there is just the hint of separation and I like the way he goes OOF and adds to the overall scene. This works for me on every level!!!
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Thank you Roman!
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Hi Morkel,
I prefer the OP as the rotation on the RP is excessive and distracting to the eye more so than the horizon.
TFS and best wishes,
Mark.
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