Indian Elephant calf in the herd - Corbett National Park, India.

Gallery: WildlifePosted May 25, 20083,878 views22 comments

I love shooting baby animals and this kind of frame always existed in the mind but was unable to capture it. About ten years later, after acquiring a 500mm lens, it was executed.

Canon EOS 33, 500mm lens and home-made beanbag.

I'm very encouraged with the response of first post, it is heartening to see, how people manage to observe fine details some times overlooked by the photographer himself or visualise an improvement not imagined before.

Thanking you all and looking forward to hearing from you.

Cheers!

Comments

22 comments

Comment posted by Dan Walters on May 25, 2008 at 4:09 PM

This is a great image! I love the baby elephant peering out between the legs. Very artistic. The only thing I would do is clone out the piece of grass in front of the baby elephants eye.

Registered on October 30, 2005, 405 Posts, 3693 Comments

Comment posted by Cay-Uwe Kulzer on May 25, 2008 at 5:26 PM

Jagdeep,

another very nice image, very intimate. A pitty is the grass stem just crossing the baby's face, but I consider that minor...

Registered on January 27, 2004, 494 Posts, 4021 Comments

Comment posted by Patricia Brundage on May 25, 2008 at 6:55 PM

Great story telling image, perfectly executed. Amazing!

Registered on March 23, 2006, 1111 Posts, 6531 Comments

Comment posted by Pete Bengeyfield on May 25, 2008 at 8:44 PM

Clever shot. Great idea and well executed.

Registered on December 2, 2003, 1247 Posts, 3439 Comments

Comment posted by Luca Mussato on May 26, 2008 at 1:46 AM

It looks like he's playng to hide&seek in a forest of legs. Nice shoting. Personally I would tried to clone out that grass stem, but ...

- Luca -

Registered on November 14, 2006, 118 Posts, 855 Comments

Comment posted by Paul Inglis on May 26, 2008 at 6:27 AM

Hi Jagdeep,

Outstanding vision and well executed! Beautiful image!

Registered on October 23, 2007, 26 Posts, 2832 Comments

Comment posted by Lon Sharp on May 26, 2008 at 3:38 PM

Great shot. I think it would be even stronger graphically if you cropped a panal off the top edge, to be left with only the (almost abstract) verticals of trunks and legs, with the wee little one peeking out...

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

Comment posted by David Lloyd on May 26, 2008 at 9:16 PM

I do like this, the infant protected by his family it seems. The grass adds texture and color too. Well composed :)

Registered on May 18, 2008, 9 Posts, 15 Comments

Comment posted by Marsel van Oosten on May 27, 2008 at 12:51 PM

Very nice. I agree with Lon's cropping suggestion - it would make this an even stronger image. There seems to be a little too much cyan in the image though, especially in the grass. And after you have cloned out that grass stem you could also try to clone out that little bright area of green at the top left of the left trunk. Well done.

Registered on March 9, 2004, 285 Posts, 2277 Comments

Comment posted by Greg Cope on May 28, 2008 at 12:10 AM

This is outstanding. Great contrast of the ages. Wouldn't mind seeing a bit of a contrast boost (and perhaps slight reduction in the green channel) to really make it pop, but that is very minor considering the foundation of the image.

Registered on January 22, 2007, 212 Posts, 2737 Comments

Comment posted by Josh Anderson on May 28, 2008 at 9:04 AM

Exceptional comp. Well done.

Registered on June 2, 2005, 493 Posts, 2996 Comments

Comment posted by Terry Sohl on May 28, 2008 at 2:22 PM

Incredible shot!! What a terrific composition!! Congrats on the great capture, looking forward to seeing more from you!!

Registered on November 1, 2003, 513 Posts, 6889 Comments

Comment posted by Rick Gomez on May 28, 2008 at 9:29 PM

Another great one, Jagdeep! I'm sure you don't need 30 people to tell you about the piece of grass over and over again... I'm sure you get the point (it can be a bit annoying). So with that aside, the composition is great. The grass in general adds a great effect as do the elephants' contrasts.
Great work!

Registered on March 3, 2007, 206 Posts, 1853 Comments

Comment posted by Xavier Ortega on May 29, 2008 at 12:44 PM

I like a lot. Great composition.

Registered on November 1, 2003, 115 Posts, 222 Comments

Comment posted by Catherine Reilly on June 3, 2008 at 4:40 AM

I love the verticals of trunks and legs that looks like a dense, old growth, impenetrable forest. Or should I say, fortress! Then the cutest little tiny baby elephant face peer out and I think to myself, "Now that is protection. That is saftety!" Thanks for sharing this, it's very inspiring.

Registered on August 16, 2006, 603 Posts, 9192 Comments

Comment posted by Ashutosh Rajekar on June 7, 2008 at 9:29 AM

Jagdeep, sorry I missed this one somehow. This shot is so beautiful! Fantastic stuff!

Registered on June 8, 2006, 51 Posts, 910 Comments

Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on January 5, 2009 at 12:26 AM

This is one of the sweetest images ever, Jagdeep. Glad it got an EPA to bring it to my attention. Congratulations.

Registered on November 1, 2003, 364 Posts, 22328 Comments

Comment posted by Dan Walters on January 5, 2009 at 9:51 AM

Congratulations!

Registered on October 30, 2005, 405 Posts, 3693 Comments

Comment posted by Toni Lankerd on January 5, 2009 at 11:18 AM

This is a very sweet image, Jagdeep! My eyes immediately went to the little one being protected by the adults. Congratulations on the EPA!

Registered on January 3, 2005, 360 Posts, 4004 Comments

Comment posted by Ganesh H Shankar on January 5, 2009 at 11:35 AM

Fantastic perspective here Jagdeep ! Award well deserved

Registered on March 1, 2004, 324 Posts, 1867 Comments

Comment posted by Jagdeep Rajput on January 7, 2009 at 9:02 AM

A BIG THANKYOU to all my friends here! This was my second post here and BTW I was introduced to this wonderful forum by my friend Ganesh H Shankar, who has been a winner in the macro category.
Earlier I used to think that it is wastage of time, spending time at posting photos as I was least interested in hearing appreciation of work. But I never realised that it could be a great learning experience.
THANKS once again for all your support.
Jagdeep Rajput

Registered on April 29, 2008, 686 Posts, 2857 Comments

Comment posted by Arun Prabhu on September 21, 2009 at 1:28 PM

Congrats Jagdeep! Looking forward from you many more excitings photos of India's flora anf Fauna

Arun Prabhu

Registered on November 21, 2008, 0 Posts, 7 Comments