Elephant bull

[Sanjeev Aurangabadkar]

Hi All,
Starting this month's theme with an elephant from Selous Game Reserve TZ from my 2016 trip.
5DIII
400mm
1/1000
f/6.3
ISO 800

[John Mack]

Neat setting with the elephant crossing the water. Maybe it is just a tad underexposed?

[Jonathan Ashton]

I like the image, I think a little judicious use of the curves on the elephant would help reveal more detail in the hide. I like the scenery in the background.

[Rachel Hollander]

Hi Sanjeev - Nice theme image. Good suggestions above and I would add a little cw rotation.

TFS,
Rachel

[Steve Kaluski]

Taking onboard the above, I think a hint of warmth too Sanjeev wouldn't hurt, just looks a bit flat. The waterline/shore is level the tree tops aren't, personally I'm OK as presented. Shame about the OOF blades of vegetation over the rear legs, but also watch for slight sharpening halos around the legs, albeit slight.

TFS
Steve

[Rachel Hollander]

The far riverbank is sloping down to the left slightly. A small amount of cw rotation corrects it.

[Andreas Liedmann]

Hi Sanjeev a nice specimen in a lovely setting , i do like the landscape and the overall look .
Might chop off the sky , does not add that much with its paleness from my POV .
Depending on the time of shooting, i might raise the exp by a third . I do like the detail in the hide , well extracted i think .
Maybe lifting the shadows will bring out even some detail in them .

TFS Andreas