Clash of the Titans

Gallery: WildlifePosted March 16, 2010261 views12 comments

This was taken on a film camera, may be about ten years back. Both the bulls were in masth and equally matched. The one on the left was stronger and heavier but had short tusks, but the one on right was lighter but with longer tusks. First I saw them from a distance of about one km. while rushing to the scene, I kept praying that they might allow me atleast one charge. They did oblige but didn't give me any chance to change the lense. So when they actually clashed, I was strugling to keep both of them in the frame. After this they vanished into the Sal forest, chasing each other.
Thankyou so much for your kind attention & views!
Canon film camera, 300mm lense.
Jagdeep Rajput

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12 comments

Comment posted by István Molnár on March 16, 2010 at 1:06 PM

Very interesting image.Good moment.
István

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Comment posted by R.Bill Moser on March 16, 2010 at 3:27 PM

Good elephant action shot. You captured the action well. Great shot.

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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on March 16, 2010 at 4:26 PM

Great catch, even if tight in the frame

Here we all are, posting a bison, an elk, a few local birds, and there YOU are, posting elephants, tigers and jungle cats.
** sigh**

Sandy r

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Comment posted by Robert Bunch on March 16, 2010 at 4:32 PM

Very good. You got all the elements, great subjects, hot action and sweet light! I hope these guys didn't do any serious damage to each other.

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Comment posted by Lon Sharp on March 16, 2010 at 7:19 PM

Thanks for again digging into your files to show us something special!

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Comment posted by Vincent Grafhorst on March 17, 2010 at 7:41 AM

Very nice Jagdeep. Good action, perfect poses and good light. I agree with your self-assessment about the tail ends being clipped, a real pity. Also the third elephant's tail behind the richt bull is a slight distraction IMO.

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Comment posted by Jorne de Bruin on March 17, 2010 at 8:58 AM

Lovely Jagdeep, great timing, great action, lovely light . Shame about the slightly too tight crop but a very nice image none the less.

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Comment posted by Brad Hill on March 17, 2010 at 9:16 AM

Hi Jagdeep,

Great thing to witness and a really interesting behavioural shot. The detail in the larger version looks quite good - those old slides are worth the effort to scan and touch-up.

Totally understand the issue of having no chance to change lenses. Given the unavoidable clipping of each elephant, I'd be tempted to crop more tightly on the heads and forelegs and make this more of a closeup of the action (and it would look much more intentional!).

Cheers...

Brad

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Comment posted by Ajit Huilgol on March 17, 2010 at 11:26 AM

Great action scene, Jagdeep! Pity about the tightness of the framing.

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on March 17, 2010 at 5:08 PM

Neat action and beautiful light, Jagdeep.

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Comment posted by John Tobias on March 17, 2010 at 9:22 PM

Great photo! The action you have captured overcomes any small faults in this photo. Thanks for sharing.

Registered on September 12, 2009, 2120 Posts, 6455 Comments

Comment posted by Dan Walters on March 17, 2010 at 10:26 PM

Great action! Very dramatic!

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