A herd of them... Photo

Photographer’s Note

This lot was part of a herd of about 50 elephants taken at the Kruger National Park. The big one to the left is the old patriarch. I couldn't get a shot without her being in the way - almost as though she was protecting the herd. She was really old and leathery. These elephants are culled in the Park every now and then to keep their numbers at bay - they have very few natural predators - other than man of course! They are highly destructive on the vegetation around them, and leave lots of dung behind them. But so very essential to the cycle of life!

Tech: Cropped slightly, resized for web, unsharp mask and adjusted levels slightly. Increased contrast & saturation a bit. Hope you enjoy.

avigur_11, bfly, longpt, Vagabond, sunny, nwoehnl, Kenny10pin, kajenn, cgrindahl, joergen115, Eagle78 has marked this note useful

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avigur_11 (21273) 2004-05-01 13:04

I never saw so many elephants in one frame, wonderful to see there are many of them.
I like the soft color of the elepahnts, and teh way it fits the green/yellow background. Wonderful shot, Judy.

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bfly (5737) 2004-05-01 13:17

very nice picture Judy..very crisp yet looking soft to the eye I guess because of almost monochromic two parts...thanks :)

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Burnham (2426) 2004-05-01 13:22

Wow, not only is this a really good picture technically, but it also makes you want to be there, I really hope to visit south Africa someday. Thanks for sharing theese beautiful animals.

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longpt (947) 2004-05-01 14:20

Good working with useful note! I love the yellow grass, blue sky with a litte water. I wonder how you can do with such many elephan

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Vagabond (5797) 2004-05-01 14:21

It is not common to see so big number of elephants in a nice photography. Well done ..

neonemesis (0) 2004-05-01 14:54

Wow this is great.. All your photos are great... It´s see Africa by your cam and I must say that I will enjoy if we can talk by msn. My e-mail to the msn is nemesis@style.trix.net.. And thanks for the tip about my photo, will be verry useful!

sunny (3068) 2004-05-01 16:15

Wonderful DOF and composition, Judy! She really seems watching carefully what is going on around the herd..:-) The soft colours of the grass are fine and underline the elephants in a lovely way. Very well done!

nwoehnl (120) 2004-05-01 16:25

Another look at the grand South African wildlife. Colors are beautiful and soft, and it's interesting for me to see how well they blend into the fine natural setting. Great capture, Judy - I hope you have a few more to share from Kruger NP ;-)

spence (1679) 2004-05-01 23:51

Really impressive shot of these majestic animals Judy. Nice light and colours. Well done.

Kenny10pin (19301) 2004-05-02 6:52

Nature at its best, I like elephants living in their own habitat. The zoo near where I live have one elephant and its colour is not normal and it isnt happy either.

Well done

kajenn (2325) 2004-05-02 18:42

Wow, these are great (images and animals), Judy. It must be wonderful to live close to these premises with such wildlife. I count to nine of them in one picture nicely spread around the waterhole and with the bushes of the savanna(?) as backdrop. Nice "earthy" colors and good post-processing. Well done!

I'll comment on your giraffe on TL instead.

cgrindahl (6109) 2004-05-05 1:20

Well crafted both behind the camera and at the computer. Thank you so much for the fine notes on the scene and the processing you did.

joergen115 (2244) 2004-05-07 4:36 [Comment]

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Eagle78 (1925) 2004-05-09 13:36

Wow..this was a "jungle party" or something like that??!! Eheh..wonderful shot Judy! In spite of its size these creatures are really gracious to me. Lovely :)