Baby elephant walk!

Gallery: WildlifePosted July 29, 2013416 views8 comments

Have you listened to Lawrence Welks and orchestra play "Baby elephant walk"? Try it on youtube. I first heard it in the movie, "Born Free", based on the true life story of Elsa, the lioness, who was hand-raised and released into the wild in Kenya.
This was a little calf that was following its mother in Amboseli NP. She had the longest tusks I've ever seen on a female elephant!
Location: Amboseli NP, Kenya
Equip: Canon 5D Mlll (now sold) and Canon 500 f4 IS USM lens (also, now sold)
Specs: ISO 400, f5.6, 1/800s, beanbag on vehicle, -0,33 exp comp, evaluative metering

As always, all critics and critiques welcome!

Comments

8 comments

Comment posted by Ken Watkins on July 30, 2013 at 12:59 AM

Ajit,
I have to confess to either wanting just the youngster or with the entirety of mum. the perils of shooting Elephants with a long lens

Nice processing though

Registered on December 15, 2010, 1537 Posts, 4877 Comments

Comment posted by Ralph Kerr on July 30, 2013 at 11:52 AM

Ajit, I like the B & W of this image. It really shows the skin texture. I am also in the camp that would prefer to see the entire adult elephant.

Registered on January 30, 2007, 369 Posts, 852 Comments

Comment posted by Julia Flanagan on July 30, 2013 at 12:56 PM

Ajit, I realy like the B&W treatment here and the composition. Doesn't bother me that half the adult is out of frame as I think it adds to the thought of the little one following a bigger elephant. You do have a significant halo effect on both elephants that needs correcting. Good shot other wise.

Julie

Registered on November 13, 2003, 59 Posts, 986 Comments

Comment posted by Vincent Grafhorst on July 30, 2013 at 1:02 PM

I love this Ajitl great composition. I just wish that were not crossing a road (the diagonal line of the road side in the BG is unfortunate).

Registered on February 24, 2006, 504 Posts, 7203 Comments

Comment posted by Gary Gulash on July 30, 2013 at 11:15 PM

I like the composition as is Ajit, but also noticed the sharpening halo. I like the message of the younger generation following in the footsteps of a parent. Nice tones throughout. I would give this a slight cw rotation to make the path of the feet absolutely horizontal.

Registered on January 28, 2005, 879 Posts, 12098 Comments

Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on July 31, 2013 at 10:53 PM

I am fine with the partial adult and like the B&W conversion Ajit. I agree the road isn't ideal, but never shooting in your neck of the woods, I can't say how difficult it is to get an elephant shot without a road in it. However, I am not a big fan of the heavy vignette. I don;t mind one being there, but if it were mine, I would tone it down a bit more to make it less noticeable.

Registered on June 19, 2008, 1005 Posts, 8028 Comments

Comment posted by Ajit Huilgol on July 31, 2013 at 11:35 PM

Thanks, everyone, for your kind comments. Isn't it wonderful to have some that like half the mother, some don't, some don't mind the road, some find it distracting, vignetting is ok, vignetting is not ok.......I just love this!

But, Kurt, this is not from my 'neck of the woods'. This is from Kenya, and I'm from India!

Registered on December 19, 2008, 302 Posts, 2055 Comments

Comment posted by Ajit Huilgol on August 2, 2013 at 11:12 PM

Mistake! The music is from the movie, "Hatari", starring John Wayne.

Registered on December 19, 2008, 302 Posts, 2055 Comments