A touching moment

Gallery: WildlifePosted March 30, 2014157 views12 comments

I have worked in a traditional darkroom, making B&W prints for many years, since my college days. At home, I used to convert the toilet into darkroom for working and the worst part was, after working for 3 - 4 hrs. I had to clean it.
Making a B&W om computer appears to be a super luxury.

Thank you so much for your kind attention & views!
Canon 30D; 500mm; ISO 200; 1/160 sec. at F 4.5.
Jagdeep Rajput

Comments

12 comments

Comment posted by Max Waugh on March 30, 2014 at 12:52 PM

You composed this quite well. I like how the calf is nestled in between all the vertical lines (legs, trunk).

Max

Registered on September 26, 2008, 428 Posts, 2329 Comments

Comment posted by Jerry Austin on March 30, 2014 at 12:53 PM

Very nice. I love the calf's eye contact. Well done.

Registered on January 6, 2012, 651 Posts, 3448 Comments

Comment posted by Nate Chappell on March 30, 2014 at 1:29 PM

Wonderful comp with a touching pose from the youngster

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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on March 30, 2014 at 2:30 PM

Going b&w really shows off the textures in their skin. I like how you've got mom "framing" the youngster and it sure looks content.

Registered on January 23, 2011, 1103 Posts, 17270 Comments

Comment posted by William Bickle on March 30, 2014 at 5:09 PM

Hello Jagdeep

Very Cool! Details of these guys , the details brought out in this gendre are exquisite!

A great deal of expression on junior!:)

Cheers

Bill

Registered on June 13, 2011, 183 Posts, 1702 Comments

Comment posted by Ken Watkins on March 31, 2014 at 2:06 AM

Jagdeep,

I too remember the delights of processing B & W in the toilet

30 minutes per image rather than 60 seconds, it is so much easier now!

This is a fabulous image , the pose and the detail are remarkable, better still you have avoided the over processing (grain, contrast etc,) that so many people think makes for a good B & W

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

Comment posted by Brad Hill on March 31, 2014 at 8:44 AM

Hi Jagdeep,

I concur with the others about the great textures and detail shown here. A real small thing - but I think it helps make the photo - love how the tip of the youngsters trunk doesn't overlap or touch any part of mom.

I like this as posted, but I also think this could work well vertically, with about 33% of the right side of the image cropped off (I do find that the "pouches" between mom's front legs pull on my eye a bit) - not sure if you have sufficient resolution to pull that off (and still really be able to do much with the resulting image). Just a thought...

Cheers...

Brad

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Comment posted by Rick Cloran on March 31, 2014 at 3:55 PM

Very nice. I love the interaction.

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Comment posted by Morkel Erasmus on April 1, 2014 at 1:58 AM

Framing, eye contact and pose of the youngster rock here Jagdeep.
Nice conversion too - though I may be tempted to dodge the midtones and highlights very slightly, just for a hint more separation between the greys and whites.

Registered on March 22, 2011, 385 Posts, 2068 Comments

Comment posted by Jagdeep Rajput on April 1, 2014 at 11:04 AM

Thanks friends, your comments are much appreciated!
Brad, I happened to implement your suggestion in Jan, 2011 n you happened to comment too

here's the link:
http://www.naturephotographers.net/imagecritique/ic.cgi?a=vp&pr=163616&CGISESSID=20716b3265ee87e99487ea988b9bd0b3&u=15231
Jagdeep Rajput

Registered on April 29, 2008, 686 Posts, 2857 Comments

Comment posted by Brad Hill on April 1, 2014 at 2:36 PM

Hey Jagdeep,

Nice to see I'm consistent in my views!

Have to say I think that "little thing" I mentioned in this post (the trunk not overlapping with mom) DOES make a difference to the shot (it is overlapping in the other shot).

Cheers...

Brad

Registered on May 29, 2007, 431 Posts, 6061 Comments

Comment posted by Robert Bunch on April 2, 2014 at 10:59 AM

Sweet shot. I like how the mothers body envelopes the baby and I also like the upraised trunk and the expression on the baby's face.

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