Morkel mirrored

Gallery: WildlifePosted May 13, 2013130 views5 comments

Looking through the wildlife pages I saw Morkel's photo of an elephant in twilight and it almost looked like a mirror image of a shot I took in Amboseli last year...a bit closer...somewhere else...light a bit different...yet so much alike...

200 ISO
420 mm
f/5,6
1/640s

Comments

5 comments

Comment posted by keith mitchell on May 13, 2013 at 3:23 PM

Ingrid it must be a real thrill to photograph these magnificent animals, it really does look very good in that light.

Keith.

Registered on July 12, 2008, 127 Posts, 1735 Comments

Comment posted by Don Westbrook on May 13, 2013 at 6:44 PM

I really like your lighting here and the hint of details in the animal. I also appreciate that your exposure added the bonus of the dust off of the feet so I can sense the motion.

Registered on January 4, 2013, 11 Posts, 332 Comments

Comment posted by Martin Dunn on May 14, 2013 at 5:49 AM

Ingrid, the light is wonderful, especially the little puff of dust by the elephant's feet catches the last rays of the sun. For my taste though the crop is a bit tight. I'd like ot have a bit more space around this impressive beast.

Registered on February 20, 2013, 198 Posts, 1011 Comments

Comment posted by Gary Gulash on May 14, 2013 at 10:07 AM

You are very correct Ingrid, the similarity is striking, right down to the exposure you both took. I like the tight framing, appropriate.

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

Comment posted by Mark Seaver on May 14, 2013 at 5:17 PM

The warm lighting is great, especially with the yellow sky. I too could see a bit more space at the top, but that's a very minor complaint.

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