Masth Indian Elephant

Gallery: WildlifePosted January 13, 2013180 views9 comments

Masth Indian Elephant taking dust bath.
Thank you so much for your kind attention & views!
Canon 7D; 500mm.
Jagdeep Rajput

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9 comments

Comment posted by Ellen deBoer on January 13, 2013 at 6:07 AM

Great image, Jagdeep! You captured the right moment. The elephant seems to be having fun.

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Comment posted by John Tobias on January 13, 2013 at 8:55 AM

Great photo of the elephant in musth. You can really see the secretions. Good detail and stopping of the action. Thanks for sharing. What did it do next?

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Comment posted by Brad Hill on January 13, 2013 at 9:22 AM

Hey Jagdeep,

Like this one a lot - dramatic event captured just so well (and great timing on this - even love the trunk curl). In the larger view there's some really delicious detail, including a much better view of that chipped tusk (that really caught my eye).

Well done - thanks for giving us the privilege of viewing this one!

Cheers...

Brad

PS: Funny - you know the old saying "don't judge a book by its cover?". We have to modify that a little bit for this gallery - "Don't judge an image by its thumbnail!" I have to say that when I looked at the thumbnail I almost didn't even open the image up - what a mistake that would have been!

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Comment posted by Vincent Grafhorst on January 14, 2013 at 12:56 AM

What a lovely action portrait Jagdeep. I like how he appears to be laughing.

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Comment posted by Don Westbrook on January 14, 2013 at 1:42 PM

What a great image. You have capture a moment where this elephant is actually displaying pleasure.

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Comment posted by Lon Sharp on January 15, 2013 at 9:57 PM

I like the curling trunk, which I think helps explain and accent the suspended dust. Cool.

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Comment posted by Marsel van Oosten on January 18, 2013 at 5:57 AM

Good shot Jagdeep. What shutter speed did you use here? It looks like it's a bit on the slow side.

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Comment posted by Marlise Launstein on January 19, 2013 at 3:43 PM

Wow! The dust blowing off the elephant makes this picture look really epic!

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Comment posted by Jagdeep Rajput on January 21, 2013 at 8:19 AM

Thanks friends!
Marsel, it was shot at 1/60 sec.
Jagdeep Rajput

PS. Sorry for the delayed response, I was in the jungle, hunting for pictures.

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