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    Canon 5Dmk2, Canon 16-35 f2.8 II, handheld. S/speed 1/160sec at f/9.0, iso 400, +0.67 exp comp. Cropped from 21mp horizontal to 9mp vertical. Savuti bush camp, April 2011. A bull elephant that was feeding on the grasses growing along the edge of the Savuti channel. Here he stood tall to warn us not to move, then relaxed again and carried on feeding.
    Strongly overcast conditions.
    I will be away from computers and internet for about a week, anytime from tonight onwards, so if I dont respond, that is why.
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    hi Grant


    This is just a really quick conversion.. if you spend a little time on this ,it would make a lovely B&W..

    find the colour version a little flat and the greens a tad off colour

    i do like the framing a sense off over powering because of his size, really like the river backdrop.. some nice detail in sky that with some more work will really make this image pop...

    sorry about quick conversion, on my way out... difficult to convert a small file hence the pixelating sky.. but this should give you an idea of what i was trying to achieve..

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    Now that is 'one big old unit' Grant!

    I do like the slight head turn an raised foot, it does convey the 'no further' feel. Would have been great to have got one of those low POV like Hilary had for her Cheetahs, looking slightly up filling the frame like this, still like as presented. Also for me, I think the addition of the channel behind the elephant just adds more interest? Another good 'stock shot' here Grant.

    I just wonder, in Levels, if you were to move the white pointer in Output to say 240, whether this just adds a bit more depth to it, ditto a fraction more in the neutrals (black slider) say +3?

    Personally I agree, the B/W is an option, but I feel it would need to be say, a tri or quad tone, just to give it some more depth as (although working from the posted image) the repost here & on Harshads post I feel, just lacks any character & punch. Not a reflection of those reposting, just the amount of info they had contained within the file to work with.

    Anyway, enjoy your break Grant, recharge the batteries and look forward to your return.

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    Thanks Peter for taking the time to convert to B and W. I will have a go at a B and W version. Thanks Steve for your colour work suggestions, I will try that out and also see if I can emphasize the detail in the sky, starting from scratch again on the raw shot, with your and Peters suggestions
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    Hey Grant!

    I love the tonal range and IQ here...strong perspective too! Peter's idea of a B&W will work well...though I find myself drawn to the colour version.

    IMHO it could use some more TLC...here's a repost from my side with some suggestions:

    1. Green do look off...slight magenta cast. Used "Color Balance" to adjust overall colours as follows (applied to Shadows, Midtones and Highlights):
    +1 Cyan/Red
    -3 Magenta/Green
    -1 Yellow/Blue

    2. Ran a highlights selection and multiplied blend (as suggested in your previous image, Robert's action) and set opacity to 90% as it really toned down the brights and gave more detail throughout, especially the sky.

    3. Applied LCE - Unsharp mask 20% 50px to add some pop (might have resulted in the eyes being a tad dark but it's easy to correct/compensate for).

    Would love to know what you think...wish this was mine

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    Thanks very much Morkel, I like your version better, and good to see the image, so I will have another go from scratch with a target like yours and with Steve and Peter suggestions in mind. Thanks for taking the time to repost...
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    Here is my repost...thanks for the suggestions...
    cheers
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    one striking pose and excellent capture
    TFS

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    Love the perspective here. +1 for Morkel's repost!

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    Sorry Grant, but Morkel's repost is looking better.

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    very nice shot Grant,but I too think Morkel repost is very good.thanks.

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    thanks for the feedback Robert, Harshad, Christopher and James,
    cheers
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