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Elephant Train

The calves got behind the older female in one line assuming that they cannot be seen and kept walking. There was one other large female who was on the right side of this picture. Masai Mara, Kenya.
D 800 200-400mm F/4 at 310mm F/9 1/800 ISO 400 cropped ( image is approx 60%) PS Shadow/highlights & levels adjusted. NR and sharpened.
C & C's welcome and appreciated.
Hiran
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Lifetime Member
Hi Hiran - A classic East Africa scene. Looks like the light was already quite harsh but you handled it well. Your image does not have an embedded color profile, see the sticky at the top of the forum for how to save for web and embed the appropriate color profile (sRGB). I would try to extract a bit more detail on the elephants, perhaps with some midtone adjustments or dodging and burning. Looking forward to seeing more of your images and your participation on others' threads.
TFS,
Rachel
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Wildlife Moderator
Hi Hiran, well Rachel has flagged up some good points which will help overall.
I like the way the group seem to be concertinaed and backed into each other, nice comp. I don't think the horizon is an issue running through the head on this one, not much you could have done, plus you would have lost the eye level contact with the 'Big old unit', but you could do a quick 0.40 CCW rotation. I think a Curves adjustment on the elephants to lift things, but avoid the tusks, plus more sharpening. A mid tone or Luminosity adjustment will help the grasses and give the image a bit more body.
Overall a nice image and please feel free to participate in other threads too, by doing so you can gain a lot more and build on the 'BPN Community' spirit.
TFS and look forward to more.
Cheers
Steve
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I really like this interesting composition of the line of elephants, going from large to small. I like that some of the eyes are visible and especially that bit of white trunk that draws the eye into the line of animals. I would consider cropping away part of the left side. For me, the left side mainly provides a frame for the elephants and too much bleeds focus away from the commanding main animal, as the brightness has a tendency to drawn the eye. Also since the elephant is facing you, you do not need "virtual space" for it to move into.
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BPN Member
Hi Hiran,
great "line" of elephants. I do like that they walk nearly in each others foot steps. The horizon does not bother me at all. Most is said already above from Rachel and Steve.
Have a great day
Ciao
Anette
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BPN Member
Nice scene Hiran. Horizon is a non-issue for me.
I agree that toning down some of the brightest tones and lifting the mids a bit would add some pop. Light seems to be late-morning?
Looking forward to more of your posts and your input on the posts of others
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Rachel, I have found why the embedded color profile was not there will correct it for my next image.
Steve, I did adjust the CCW which was spot on and the recommended mid tones, it works well.
Morkel, You are correct it was 9.25 in the morning.
Nancy, Anette Thank you.
I did make note of comments from each one of you and appreciate it very much.
Hiran
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I like this image. Simplicity of habitat, the line formed by the group, and the head on view of the leader all add up to a nice image for me.