Elephant Eye

OakleyOakley Registered Users Posts: 446 Major grins
edited July 9, 2009 in Wildlife
I've entered this in the National Geographic Photo Contest.

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  • PhotosbychuckPhotosbychuck Registered Users Posts: 1,239 Major grins
    edited July 8, 2009
    Nice Shotclap.gif

    with the eye being the main subject I would do a tighter crop.

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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited July 9, 2009
    I would go for a vertical crop on the image as the OOF background in frame right distracts from your subject. I also wish that the eye had not been obstructed by the lashed. Would it have been possible to have waited for the elephant to look up for the capture?

    Those nits aside its a good capture with nice work on the exposure and excellent details. thumb.gif

    I'm not a big fan of campaigning for contest votes. Images should win or lose based on their merits as opposed to the ability of a photographer to campaign for votes.
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  • AndyAndy Registered Users Posts: 50,016 Major grins
    edited July 9, 2009
    Harryb wrote:
    I'm not a big fan of campaigning for contest votes. Images should win or lose based on their merits as opposed to the ability of a photographer to campaign for votes.
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    And, I edited the OP's post.
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