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    Taken in the Sabi Sands in August 2009. I asked our ranger to go around so that the elephant was positioned between us and the setting sun and also to get out in front of the elephant. This one came out the best and only when reviewing the shots later did I see that a bird had flown into the shot. I consider this probably a once in a lifetime shot.

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    Processed in DPP and then sunspots on the body of the elephant and the trunk cloned out in PS Elements. This is a crop. The original has the elephant, sun and bird in the center of the shot. I am slightly torn about the crop because I do consider this likely a once in a lifetime shot and really like the original too. I'll post the original as well because I would really like opinions on the crop or if people would do something differently.

    C&C welcome and appreciated. Thanks,

    Rachel

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    Here's the image before the crop.

    Thanks,

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    Real nice capture here. Love the colors of the sky and the silhouette. I think I would have also cropped a bit more off the top, just enough to keep it the main subjects in the bottom third of the frame

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    Very nice images Rachel. I like the composition of the OP, but I don't take these sort of shots so don't take my opinion too seriously! :)

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    Nice habitat image, maybe crop all 4 corners a tad - mostly feel here - nice picture,

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    Somebody suggested a pano (which I am not usually a fan of) so I'll throw another crop in the mix.

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    Btw Nick, Mark and Jeff - thanks for your comments and thoughts.

    Rachel

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    Hi Rachel - I was thinking Pano - the pano crop is a little tight for my tastes though.
    Love the colours and the silhouette.
    Like this a lot - Good one!!

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    Great capture Rachel. Specially the colors you were able to capture. Like the pano, but do agree with Lance as far as being a little tight.
    Congrats

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    Thanks Lance and Oscar for your thoughts on the pano. Here's a little wider pano.

    Thanks again,
    Rachel

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    Hi Rachel and Others. I notice you are using (c) for coprywrite info. If you would like try using (holding down Alt-zero-1-6-9) and clicking it will give you ©.

    Really great show --it is beautiful.

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    An excellent image, Rachel. You were very fortunate in this photo op. Great colors and silhouette. I like the last pano you posted the best.
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    Thanks Vince and Peter.

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    Hi Rachel

    If you go with the last one I would lose some off the lhs so he/she has something to walk into on the rhs (visually), as the Elephant is to central at present. I much prefer your OP, the only thing I would do is remove the tall rh slanting dead trunk. Gives a cleaner horizon I feel?

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    Thanks Steve. I like what you've done but I think on the pano I like it with the dead tree b/c it gives a little bit more depth. Hopefully third time's the charm.

    Rachel

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    I have one more choice. The next frame has the bird further to the right and I think it works nicely in a pano. The wing position of the bird just isn't as nice but we can't have everything. Let me know if you like this better. And I apologize for all the re-posts.

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    Probably the later, but remember, YOU are the photographer, it's your call :)

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    Steve - Thanks, but because it's my perogative as a woman to change my mind (and to shop), I'm having both printed as 6"x18" panos and see how they come out. :D

    Thanks again everybody,

    Rachel

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    I agree with Steve's crop and removing tree trunk. Don't see how trunk can give depth when everything is a silhoutte.
    Know this may shock, but not sure about the bird. Maybe better without BIF. Might consider it bad luck :). (Oooops, forgot this is BPN and any bird can only enhance/improve a photo :D )
    About your and others re-posts, I think it is very good here and I wish there were more on other threads.
    And 6x18 prints, Costco does nice prints (after you get their printer dialed in for you), a 12x18 for around $3. So, put 2 times 6x18 images on one 12x18 print!!!
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    Tom - IMHO the depth is added by the relative size and position of the objects in the frame. The elephant was a fair distance away but most of the trees were even further. The elephant would likely be dwarfed by some of the trees in the background. Thanks for the tip about Costco but living in a NYC apartment I don't shop there (not enough closet space to shop in bulk). Also 12x18 isn't pano. I'm giving Adorama Pics a shot b/c it does panos.

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    Fair point about the tree sizes.
    12x18 isn't pano. But one 6x18 and another 6x18, stacked so that 6 plus 6 is 12, gives you two panos on one 12x18 sheet. We'll see what Adorama comes back with, may be 6x18 pano each on its own 12x18 sheet? (While for cost of one 12x18 you could have had two). Whatever!!! Likely that Adorama uses same Fuji or Noritsu printers that Costco does. Which are very nice colors and sharp, colors don't fade out like regular ink does.
    FWIW, even though I live in a house (small), I shop very little at Costco. Don't care to buy 10 lbs of cereal either :) . Just go occasionally for large speciality things. And prints.
    Tom

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    Wonderful image! I like the last pano the best!

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    Thanks Bob.

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