Protect the baby.

Gallery: WildlifePosted December 15, 2013342 views4 comments

On safari in Sri Lanka we encountered this family of Elephants. The little baby was surrounded by all the other Elephants. They wanted to follow the path where our jeep was standing. By raising their trunks and flapping their ears they made clear not being very happy with us. We of course gave them the space to pass after taking a couple of images.

D7100, Sigma70-200VR@70mm, 1/60, F5.6, ISO400

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Comment posted by Jim Zablotny on December 16, 2013 at 10:06 PM

Ellen--this is a very interesting shot and it shows the protective behaviors of the elephants.

...................Jim

Registered on January 17, 2004, 705 Posts, 3594 Comments

Comment posted by Gary Gulash on December 16, 2013 at 11:39 PM

An interesting group photo with the upraised trunks. The elephants have quite a distinct green tint to their coat colour on my monitor, not sure if this is accurate or not. Well done. I also like the presentation with the raised image and drop shadow on the background with title.

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

Comment posted by Lon Sharp on December 19, 2013 at 9:21 AM

Love the raised trunks, especially with the foremost youngster. Excellent moment! In a perfect world, you could have asked the back half of an elephant on the left edge to step out of the frame.

I agree with Gary that you may want a slight adjust in color.

Registered on December 9, 2007, 258 Posts, 9892 Comments

Comment posted by Howard Cheek on December 19, 2013 at 9:58 AM

Love the babe down in front trumpeting glad tidings of joy

Great eye eye contact & head-on POV, the close comp works well for this especially 'protective' family/theme!
Well done & Happy Holidays!

Registered on July 24, 2008, 1201 Posts, 10758 Comments