Youngster

[Rachel Hollander]

Taken in the Sabi Sands in the late morning so the light had already become a bit harsh. This was one of several juveniles in the herd who seemed interested in playing with us. I wish I had a little more room on top but this was as wide as the 100-400 would go and the ellie was rather close.

Canon 50D
100-400 @ 100mm
1/640
f10
ISO 400
HH from safari vehicle.

C&C welcome and appreciated. Thanks,

Rachel

[Harshad Barve]

Bit tight but works quite well here ,
TFS

[Steve Kaluski]

Echo Harshads comment here Rachel, just too tight and the angle is rather boring. Perhaps a tighter crop might work better and add a bit more interest to the image?:)

A little blunt (sorry), but I know you want the comments to be honest.

cheers
Steve ;)

[Stu Bowie]

Hi Rachel, having just returned from Kruger, its always great to see these wonderful animals. I like how the ellie is holding the branch with his trunk. I like the natural surroundings.

[Hilary Hann]

Rachel, I tend to agree with Steve here but considering the fact that the elephant was doing interesting things perhaps you could have zoomed in a bit and tried to catch some action with the stick. You had plenty of fire power at your disposal.

[Ken Watkins]

Rachel,

It is always nice to see Elephants play, the FG grass detracts a little from the image, I would liked more room rather than less.

Interesting to see your comments on the limitations of the 100-400, Elephants was the reason I changed to 28-300mm.

[Ken Watkins]

Rachel,

It is always great to see Elephants play, the FG grass is a bit of a nuisance, but as Stuart said "natural".

Interesting to see your comments on the" limitations" of the 100-400, taking Elephant pictures was the main reason I changed to 28-300.

[Rachel Hollander]

Thanks everyone for the comments. I posted it because I wasn't sure about the image so your comments are helpful.

Ken - I probably should have grabbed my second body and had the 16-35 on it but a friend was using the camera at the time. I agree about the grass in the foreground being distracting.

Thanks again,
Rachel