Elephants on Safari

I like the photo, but find in MHO there is almost too much in the shot. Would you consider cropping on the elephant facing you? The elephants on the right side are so hidden by the brush I find them distracting rather that adding to the image. But, still it must have been exciting to get this shot. Good job.

I assume this is already a crop because of the pano ratio. I like the attitude and the center elephant. I look forward to seeing more of your images and reading your observations and comments on the images of others!

Hi Pat, I like the pose of the elephant a lot as well as the soft light and the coloration. Also the surrounding dead mopane woodland makes for an interesting habitat, yet also a difficult one from a photography POV. I do find the green bush in the FG a bit distracting, not as an obstruction, but more that the scene would be better without. Now my eye goes from the elephant to that bush and also it does not seem to 'fit' with the rest of the habitat. Hope that makes sense?
Where in Mozambique was this made Pat?

Hi Pat,

I think this is an interesting shot captured under photographically challenging conditions. From a graphic perspective (and when I look at the "big picture" here, I like the brown to blue transition in colour, and the position of the elephants within this transition is good. While I do see where the others are coming from in terms of the image being a tad busy, I still find it to be an interesting "animal in habitat" shot.

Cheers...thanks for sharing this...

Brad

I like the monochromatic look of the trees while the rest of the image has a warmer feel to it. Agree about isolating some of the image so it is not so busy.