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Hi Sanjeev , lucky you have been to witness this.
Good timing in capture , but there is that tree stump ....... for clearer view
, somehow in the way.
I like the overall scene and the watching brother on LHS is making this kind of funny .He looks kind of affected by the ACT.
B/W conversion is not too bad i think , but as many times there is room for improving things.One should ask the specialists for B/W amongst us.
Frame on LHS is a bit tight to the elephant i think.
Would love to see more of Asian Elephants , if you have them , they are not posted that often , sadly.
TFS Andreas
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Hi Sanjeev, love this image. We do not get to see Asian elephants often here. A wee bit more on the LHS would have been good. I think the tonal rang of the elephants is a little bit flat, you mentioned that the light was bad, so I wonder whether the conversion had reduced the contrast. It would be great if you could post the color version so that we can all learn from the B&W specialists here. TFS. Loi
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Hi Sanjeev - With only the one large tusk, it sort of looks like the elephant is smiling. He probably is. The onlooker really adds to the image thought it looks like he can use some more sharpening or there's some motion blur. The conversion works for me with the brighter grass and the darker elephants. I would do something about the bright spot behind the rump of the male ele. The placement of the stump is comical.
TFS,
Rachel
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A very convenient stump! I like this a lot and I think it's worth working on. Having used a 7D for a few years, I know the issues with noise (even at the relatively low ISO of 800). I think you handled it well but the image looks a little soft as a result. Would like to work on this if you'd consider supplying a full-size jpeg or even the RAW. There are a number of us on here who would like to learn more about B&W conversions so perhaps it would be a useful exercise.....
Ed
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Cool moment! I agree the image looks a bit soft, even fuzzy - and I would work to improve texture detail and contrast overall (perhaps even rework from scratch if necessary).
The conversion is nice, covering brights to greys to darks.
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Hi Sanjeev, I feel this lacks some tonal depth, I'm not sure if you have lightened the image in parts, but it almost has a look & feel of a 'high key/Infra red' touch. Parts do look soft and the BKG needs some NR. The tree stump was perfectly place to preserve the elephants modesty. BTW is that an Indian Myna bird between the elephants legs? Agree, perhaps if you have time, rework from scratch.
TFS
Steve
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Thanks everyone for your suggestions and comments. I will try to share the RAW file or full size JPEG with you. I do have more images of Asian elephants from this trip. We saw hundreds of them on our safaris. Will share more.....
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Great capture Sanjeev! Asian ellies look so cute and small when compared with their African counterparts
. Just like Andreas above, I would also like to see more images of this species!
I had a look at your settings, 1/500s was barely enough to capture movement, you were also on a boat and that did not help either, did you use a monopod or any other form of support? In a situation like this I would try a couple of frames at higher ISO as well (not sure what your camera capabilities are).
Let us see more of your images please, with or without the stump
. Enjoyed viewing, this deserves a rework Sanjeev, and some more sharpening IMO, perhaps try a more contrasty look? I would like to see those ellies pop a bit more, give us an RP!
Kind regards,
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