Elephant in Golden Light
This image was taken in a bright, but overcast day with the sun started burning thru the cloud and gave everything a golden look. I like the golden look on the elephant, but the grass seemed too yellow, so I adjusted the WB on the background only.
5D3
24-70F4 II @ 67 mm
1/160
f11
ISO-400
Handheld
I think my SS was a bit slow and there was a little blur from motion, but it is not too bad.
Full frame
Appreciate your comments.
Thank you
Loi
Nice image Loi, SS indeed a little slow but image is sharp where it needs to be, ideally more speed would have been better though. Colours detail and textures look good, i would just maybe back off on the blues a little in the sky. Its a pitty you clipped off the rear end of the ele, do you have any with the whole ele in?
Lovely colours on the elephant and the surrounds against the blue sky (although the blue is a little too saturated in my opinion) and unfortunately it does matter that you clipped the elephant's rear end - perhaps you took more as she walked past you as you could have some good ones as you zoomed out with the 24-70.....
Ed
Hi Loi - nice texture and detail. You handled the harsher light well. Unfortunately, I think you needed a wider view to include the whole elephant and more room below for the virtual legs as well as a little more shutter speed in the field. For me it is also a bit too saturated. I would reduce the blues in the greens and reduce the reds on the elephant. Unfortunately, I am having problems posting images so cannot post a rp to show you the direction I would go in.
TFS,
Rachel
Hi Loi, good texture brought out for such a slow ss, and great advice from Rachel regarding the overall comp. I feel your pain having not included all of the ellie - these huge beasts arent accostomed to standing still for poses.
Loi, I love the detail in the elephant. You must have been pretty close. It seems to have been a fantastic trip for you - you've come back with some stunning photos and memories.
I may be off, but my eye is telling me a slight CW rotation might help here? Also, not a big thing but I might be tempted to eliminate the stray branches just above the elephant's ear.
Hi Everyone, thank you for your comments. I have earlier images of the elephant with no clipping, but they don't have the same texture and impact. I pushed the saturation a little more than I needed to just to exaggerate the effects, will tone it down and compare later.
Yes, Bruce, it was a very good trip indeed! Loi
Hi Loi,
you got already many suggestions above for this image. One I am missing. Was this elephant walking down a hill ? The horizon seems not straight.
The details in the ele are very nice.
Have a great evening
Ciao
Anette
All the comments were made above. But a 67 mm lens on a full frame camera, were you afraid she was going to crawl in with you?
Color and saturation fine with me, has a nice punch to it.
You had "room" on that 24-70 zoom to pull back. My best (and continuing) advice on composition is not to in camera frame the image tight. Frame tight if you must but then pull back 10%. Crop in PP for best composition. That we can crop digitally is why God stopped Kodak from making chrome film
Tom
Hi Bruce and Annette, you were right, the image could use some CW rotation. As I followed the elephant, I lost track of the horizon!
Stan, we were on the safari vehicle on the road, the elephant was walking parallel with us and looking straight ahead. Our guide felt it was perfectly safe to stay still. I never felt that I was in any danger. Loi
Hi Loi, will go with others on the colour as I'm away, but the clipped rear, it's a no no for me, sorryjust wouldn't make first base for me. Tom makes a good point, you could have pulled back in this instance, giving room on the RHS and more below. Morkel seems to be the 'Elephant' man, but personally I think f/11 might have been a little too much, but would welcome his thoughts?
TFS
Steve
Post Production: It’s ALL about what you do with the tools and not, which brand of tool you use.
Fantastic sharpness, great light and colors. Like the composition and the Elephant walking into the picture. Wish there was a little more room on the right.
Markus
I think f11 worked fine (though f8 would have probably been enough). I love the vibrance - the reds on the ele and the blues and greens in the environment. I do wish you had framed a bit wider and gotten the whole elephant in the frame...
I also seems to need a bit of CW rotation?
Thank you everyone for your comments. There isn't much I can't do with the clipped rear end. A CW rotation would just require me to crop more. I love the light and the texture of the elephant and the vibrant blue sky here, so I think I will frame it to remind me next time to zoom out!
Loi
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