Quintessential Corbett

Beautiful shot Saurabh, the colors are wonderful and the elephants and foreground grasses are sharp as can be. Great first post, welcome to NPN!

I really like the misty feel to this one, and the "wider view"...I do wish one of the elephants was a bit closer, as using the ultra-wide angle on these scenes tends to make them appear smaller than they are or must've been to your eye.
That being said, the larger version seems less so than the smaller version, so when printed big this comment might be moot.

As an alternate crop I might investigate shaving some off the top for a panoramic presentation.

Saurabh, Welcome to NPN. Love the shot. The faded mists the open space. The light tones. I wish you were a little closer to the elephants as well.... but we all know how that would end...lol...so great job, well seen, and captured. Welcome aboard.

Wouldn't change a thing Saurabh! Excellent image quality, love the feel of it. So many things to like here. The color gradation in the sky, the warmer colors of the foreground against the cooler background, the misty distant hills and the varied poses within this beautiful herd. Wonderful first post!

Welcome to NPN, Saurabh! Lovely image to start your innings off with! Such a peaceful scene, made possible by the attitude of the elephants, the swaying grasses in the foreground, the gradations in the distant hills, and the mist in the upper right hand side.

Welcome on board, what place can be better than Corbett to start with.
Jagdeep Rajput

Welcome to NPN Saurabh....Very good start.....TFS

I love this shot Saurabh! It makes a great wildlife or scenic shot with great mood and texture.

Hi Saurabh,

Welcome to NPN, and the Wildlife Gallery in particular. And a special thanks for jumping in and beginning commenting on images right away!

This is a very strong first post - it has a wonderful feel and "atmosphere" to it. It's so nice to see an animalscape with subtle, subdued colours (as opposed to them being on the "too punchy" side!). Both the technical aspects and composition of this image seem strong to me.

One minor "personal preference" nit for me: For my taste there is slightly too much foreground grass for my liking, and the grass closest to the bottom of the frame shows darker zones (almost like holes) that the rest of the grass doesn't really show. So, if this were mine I'd remove about 1/4 to 1/3 of the grass, which is overall a pretty small sliver. I think in doing this the grass would become a bit more homogenous in appearance and in-keeping with the harmony of this scene. But just a thought and a minor thing - this is very strong as posted.

Cheers...thanks for sharing this one...

Brad

Saurabh,
Welcome to NPN! I'm sure you will find it to be a very welcoming community, and quite knowledgeable too.

As for the photo, awesome first post! As the others have said, the green to brown grass gradation, misty mountains, and of course the elephants are all great. I agree with the others that having the elephants larger in the frame would be nice. At the same time I feel that some of the grey sky at the top and some of the green grass at the bottom aren't really adding to the photo that much. Therefore, if it were my photo I would consider making a relatively long narrow panorama highlighting all of the most important parts of the scene- the mountains, the elephants, and the grass transition. Just my thoughts, do what you will with them!

Thanks for sharing and can't wait to see more!

-Cam