elephant eating

Posted by cjw on Fri Nov 07, 2003 7:45 pm

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Here is another image I brought back from my trip to Africa this summer. There was also at least one other ele with only one tusk in this herd.

They estimate the elephant population at this reserve to be 500. There were great areas of "dead" where the eles had demolished all of the landscape. All that was left standing was bare tree trunks.

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by Heather Forcier on Fri Nov 07, 2003 11:36 pm

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Great catch with the trunk stretched upwards! I like that the eye is so distinct.

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by NDCheryl on Fri Nov 07, 2003 11:50 pm

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I like the diagonal of the trunk as well as the eye contact.

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by Matt Cox on Sat Nov 08, 2003 12:11 am

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Very nice capture, here. I like how the trunk is straight out, the unique position of the elephant's mount, and especially how you've captured the eye wide open, which I found was difficult to do. Very good exposure also. Looks like there may have been opportunity to aim further to the right, including more of the elephant's body rather than more of the tree.

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by E.J. Peiker on Sat Nov 08, 2003 10:13 am

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This one cracks me up. Really fun shot!

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by Karen S on Sat Nov 08, 2003 3:20 pm

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You really caught him sucking in the leaves and going for more. Very cute shot and unique.

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by Rich S on Sun Nov 09, 2003 12:59 pm

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Unusual but effective angle! Nice to get the eye - as well as the elephant working on one mouthful and reaching for another.

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by Harvey Edelman on Mon Nov 10, 2003 11:57 am

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Nice diagonals here and an overall good image.

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by Carol Clarke on Wed Nov 12, 2003 5:05 pm

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You did well with this one, its not easy to get the hide right as its such a dense colour and the eyes are also difficult to get life into, being so small in proportion to the rest of the animal.

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