Close encounter

Gallery: WildlifePosted April 26, 20041,565 views6 comments

An elephant´s trunk is a power pack of more than 10.000 individual muscles, It is strong enough to push down a tree and sensitive enough to pick up a single flower. I took the picture in Etosha, Namibia.

Nikon F-90 with 400mm, Velvia, beanbag

Barcelona/Spain.

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6 comments

Comment posted by Michael Bates on April 26, 2004 at 7:23 PM

Tis truly amazing how they can control that appendage - forcefully or gently! Nice detail here and great color! The only suggestion I would make is to back up just a tiny bit to bring the eye down lower in the frame and to keep the trunk from hitting the edge of the frame.

Michael

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Comment posted by Andy Biggs on April 26, 2004 at 7:32 PM

Nice composition. I agree with given some extra space on the left hand side.

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Comment posted by Pete Bengeyfield on April 27, 2004 at 12:36 PM

Gret shot! The line, texture, and intimacy are outstanding.

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Comment posted by Jim White on April 27, 2004 at 5:28 PM

This is a wonderfully fresh presentation of an often photographed subject.

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Comment posted by Anne K on April 27, 2004 at 11:20 PM

This is really nice. The detail and texture in this make me keep looking at it for a long time. As someone said, it's a very intimate image. Nicely done.

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Comment posted by Laurie Darcey on October 7, 2005 at 1:23 AM

Great composition, absolutely wonderful texture. Lovely work!

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