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King of the Grassland
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King of the Grassland

by Sandipan Dutta

Gallery: WildlifePosted June 13, 2015116 views7 comments

It was a pleaure to photograph this majestic tusker in nice soft light.

Location: Corbett National Park (India)

TechSpec: 1/250 sec, f/8, ISO-800

Comments

7 comments
Comment posted by John Tobias on June 14, 2015 at 12:12 AM

Sandipan, Well taken!  I like the photo just as it is.  Was this taken in morning or evening light?  Works well which ever one it is.  Nice to see an Asian elephant with tusks.  Like the grass in his mouth.  Thanks for sharing.

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Comment posted by Ken Watkins on June 14, 2015 at 2:28 AM

Sandipan,

What an excellent image, perfect subject and backgtounddevildevildevil

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Comment posted by Sandipan Dutta on June 14, 2015 at 3:55 AM

Thanks John and Ken for the comments. It was taken early in the morning.

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Comment posted by Brad Hill on June 14, 2015 at 9:06 AM

Hi Sandipan,

I like the simplicity of the image and how those tusks almost glow in the subdued light. And I really like that you kept the image on the dark side (as I assume the original scene was) - so often we see sunrise and/or sunset shots that are over-exposed (in-camera or during post-processing) and thus end up looking like mid-day scenes.

Cheers...

Brad

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Comment posted by Richard Teller on June 14, 2015 at 11:27 PM

Really sweet light, great color and a fine composition. Just a fine image. 

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Comment posted by Lon Sharp on June 15, 2015 at 11:16 AM

Excellent composition and sense of place...soft, sweet lighting and regal subject...no nits!

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Comment posted by Morkel Erasmus on June 17, 2015 at 11:53 PM

Exquisite light and nice surrounds...would have liked a tad more space below though?

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