Hello everyone, thank you for all your comments and suggestions to my previous post, as always much appreciated.
Taking a break from Tiger postings, here is an image of an Elephant from Botswana which we happen to sight on our Mokoro ride. It was a thrilling experience to get a Delta block by the mightiest of creatures , up until then I had encountered only Road blocks from Tigers. This was a first of its kind and what an experience it was.
DPP 4.8, PSCC 2020, WB, curves, Selective colour and colour balance, sharpening , cropped very slightly from all four sides.
Canon 1DX MK II, Canon 200-400mm f4, HH.
ss 1/1600, f/7.1, iso 500.
Looking forward for all your comments and suggestions, be it of any nature.
Hi Haseeb, mokoro's are nice for a gentle 'sundowner', but faced with this I might have wished for something a bit more speedier, I'm assuming the water was quite shallow?
Personally I would have liked a bit more all round it's a bit tight, but the POV is to die for. I think it's a tad dark for what I would expect and the blue in the water is a tad pushed IMHO. DoF looks good, but I may had looked at 1/2500 based on the lens, HH and being on a mokoro. When you go back nesxt get the 100-400 and a CPL filter.
I like the image - especially the low view point it clearly illustrates his enormity. The elephant appears to be a little bright in relation to the surroundings, possibly a little blending would help (in the absence of the CPL!)
Hi Haseeb a nice change from the tigers .... LOL ... just joking love all your lovely tiger shots .
I like the overall image here . Nice low view from the Mokoro ... really enjoy the saturated colors here , the blues might look a bit pushed but i think it works for me. The framing works well .... and i might have not cropped , for a bit more space . If cropping i would try to get rid a sliver from the top and give more room at the foot .
The plants in the trunk are a nice addition and makes it look better than without it , as it tells a feeding story . Nice detail in the hide and good tonal form .
Looking on the sun angle .... i would go for a brighter image , just my take .
Fantastic POV here Haseeb, techs looking good, very nice pose from the Ele too! Glad the subject was busy munching, I gather those roots were quite tasty and he was enjoying them too much to concern himself with the Mokoro and the presence of humans
I personally like the colours (just curious, did you actually push those blues a little?) On my last trip to the Kruger Park I spent some time at a weir watching hippos and birds - I remember marvelling at the deep blue of the water and wondering whether it would pose an issue when posting ( eg. everyone asking me to drop the saturation on blues).
Light was harsh but I think you did well, PP work is good, sharpness is there, overall a nice behavioural image which I enjoyed viewing - thank you so much for sharing!
Hi Gabriela— Sorry for the late response , I actually don’t get any email notifications from BPN when someone comments on my thread or when I posts comments on threads started by others. It’s been since when BPN was down for several days a few months back.
Thank you for your comments and the kind words therein , much appreciated. I think the water was some what this blue , even in the late morning light. Hence , I tried to project those colours in water.