Results 1 to 6 of 6

Thread: Elephant crossing

  1. #1
    Wildlife Moderator Steve Kaluski's Avatar
    Join Date
    Nov 2009
    Location
    Somewhere in the world
    Posts
    20,688
    Threads
    1,296
    Thank You Posts

    Default Elephant crossing

    Attached Images Attached Images
     
    I think this was the morning prior to hooking up with awesome Gabriela. We had seen this herd from way above the river bed and made our way down, hoping we would catch them crossing, sadly they moved quicker than our decent down. This is a fantastic herd for 'photographic' reasons.

    Thanks to those who posted or viewed on the last posting.

    Steve

    Subject: African elephant & calf crossing
    Location: SA
    Camera: Canon 1DX MKII
    Lens: EF200-400mm f/4 IS USM EXT HH
    Exposure: 1/1600s at f/5.6 ISO1250
    Original format: Landscape, very slight crop from the top
    Processed via: RT/LRCC & PS2020
    Post Production: It’s ALL about what you do with the tools and not, which brand of tool you use.

  2. #2
    Forum Participant
    Join Date
    Feb 2011
    Location
    Nagpur, India
    Posts
    3,837
    Threads
    245
    Thank You Posts

    Default

    Hi Steve -- I really liked the low POV and a nice separation from the BKG. Liked the tones and colours as well, and also lovely details as always.

    It looks like the calf's trunk is acting as a suction on the rock.

    Content wise I would have kept the framing uptill the calf , that elephant behind the foliage is not adding anything IMO, also you could have cropped from the bottom of the image to balance the dimensions.

    Nice one, TFS !

  3. #3
    Forum Participant
    Join Date
    Jul 2016
    Location
    Ithaca, NY
    Posts
    10,421
    Threads
    1,708
    Thank You Posts

    Default

    Well my first thought was it's not a polar bear. Took me a second to see the elephant of the right behind those grasses. Detail is spot on. I like the little one.

  4. #4
    Wildlife Moderator Steve Kaluski's Avatar
    Join Date
    Nov 2009
    Location
    Somewhere in the world
    Posts
    20,688
    Threads
    1,296
    Thank You Posts

    Default

    Thanks Haseeb/John.

    Content wise I would have kept the framing uptill the calf , that elephant behind the foliage is not adding anything IMO, also you could have cropped from the bottom of the image to balance the dimensions.
    They were crossing left to right, one of the older females stopped as you see, with the curious calf running back, another adult came back too. Here I feel it doesn't add or detract.

    also you could have cropped from the bottom of the image to balance the dimensions.
    I wanted to keep the image open/wider to include habitat, I also like the reflection of the trunk in the water in the FG, subtle.
    Post Production: It’s ALL about what you do with the tools and not, which brand of tool you use.

  5. #5
    Macro and Flora Moderator Jonathan Ashton's Avatar
    Join Date
    Dec 2009
    Location
    Cheshire UK
    Posts
    17,287
    Threads
    2,653
    Thank You Posts

    Default

    I like this one, I am a little undecided about the bottom inch, on refection I think it does work - must admit I didn't notice the trunk at first! I don't think the partially hidden elephant RHS hurts the image, colours details etc all spot on - as usual.

  6. #6
    Forum Participant
    Join Date
    May 2017
    Location
    Arad, Romania
    Posts
    228
    Threads
    19
    Thank You Posts

    Default

    Hy Steve, it's a nice shot. i like the contrast betwen the calmness of the old female versus the playfulness of the little calf. I also like the way the water leads my eyes to the main subjects , the two elephants.

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •  
Web Analytics