Havelock Island Elephant Photo

Photographer’s Note

The Elephants of Havelock Island (6 in total at the moment) were originally brought over as working animals for the logging industry but now they take tourists up and down the beach a bit like seaside Donkeys.
I suppose only they know if they're happy.

Combined 4 exposures from one RAW file.

REPOST NOTES: Reposted as not happy with HDR halo effect so toned that all down and added a frame.

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Adrian_S (621) 2009-04-10 3:44

Hello Matthew!
This is so much better than the original post. Really like it's simplicity. Lovely colours aswell. The old ones were too unrealisitc in my opinion.

All the best
Adrian

Fransx (1453) 2009-04-10 3:45

Hello Matthew,

Very sharp and well-exposed photo. The dominant elephant carrying the family on its back is detailed well by a subtle light.
Well done. Regards.

Francis Xavier

Manamo (3474) 2009-04-10 7:54

Indeed Mat, this is much better!!! but still...it's not perfect...It's the zone just in front of the elephant's forehead.
this such is absolutely amazing! Well, at least, according to my tastes. So, in my opinion, it has to be presented properly. It has to get the work it deserves. And it still deserves some work.
If you work on layers, it's easy to fix...I tried a ws, but it's useless. You need the original file.