Elephants

[Danny Laredo]

It was a very hot day at the reserve when we saw these two young bull elephants
playing around in a water pool.

MKIII 70-200 2.8+Tc x1.4 217mm ISO 200 1/400 F 7.1

[Arthur Morris]

Very well done. So sharp. The wet skin is killer. I think that the face of the one on top (who may be doing more than just playing...) needs to be lightened a bit.

[Fabs Forns]

Great timing to catch this action. I love the position on both and colors.

[Danny Laredo]

Thanks for the comments Arther and Fabs.

Arthur, I tend to agree with you regarding the one on top and I could have opened up the image a tad more by using curves. That said, I like it as is :)

[Ed Cordes]

Great action! The sharpness is outstanding. The texture of the skin is wonderfully illustrated.

[Sabyasachi Patra]

Danny,
Nice action. The composition is great. The texture in the body is great. I will just crop a bit from the top - three lines of water from the top, if you can count those - as removing the greenish patch at the top helps.

Elephants typically display this kind of behaviour when they are young. They are not mating, but is often interpreted as a sign of dominance behaviour. Thanks for sharing.

Cheers,
Sabyasachi