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Shy Clicker


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Challenge: Best of 2006 (Advanced Editing V*)
Camera: Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Lens: Canon EF 75-300mm f/4.0-5.6 IS USM
Location: South Africa
Date: Dec 14, 2006
Aperture: 7.1
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/100
Galleries: Animals
Date Uploaded: Jan 8, 2007

 We came across a herd of elephant who had been upset by something and came crashing through the undergrowth all around our vehicle. This little chap caught wind of us and despite his young age was quite prepared to stand up for himself. Elephants have very poor eyesight but incredible scenting ability and use their trunks to detect unusual smells. I was lucky to get this shot looking staight down his nostrils!

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Place: 532 out of 712
Avg (all users): 5.3517
Avg (commenters): 5.3077
Avg (participants): 5.2490
Avg (non-participants): 5.6552
Views since voting: 685
Views during voting: 434
Votes: 344
Comments: 13
Favorites: 1 (view)

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 Comments Made During the Challenge
01/25/2007 07:29:01 AM
Seems too tightly cropped.
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 01/25/2007 01:41:50 AM
Love the textures on his skin...
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 01/24/2007 10:42:39 PM
nicely observed.
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 01/24/2007 08:03:34 AM
Glad I wasn't behind this camera!
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 01/23/2007 05:38:35 AM
That blop on the forehead looks very suspicious :)
Sorry you couldn’t keep the full ears in.
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 01/19/2007 10:44:50 PM
Nice textures on elephant
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 01/18/2007 08:25:11 PM
You really got this shot at the right time. The truck just grabs your attention and pulls you in.
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 01/16/2007 10:48:58 AM
beautiful animal, the photo is not so good ... sorry :-)
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 01/14/2007 07:09:45 PM
Somebody took a dump on his head. Evil looking creature.
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 01/13/2007 07:18:06 PM
Love the elephants...If this is cropped I would have liked to see the entire ears. Great expression you captured. GOod Luck.
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 01/13/2007 04:42:42 PM
Interesting capture. Good luck!
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 01/13/2007 08:35:15 AM
cropping this awkwardly, you should have gone all the way and taken off more of left and right, maybe a little off the top. focus is good, color balance good.
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 01/12/2007 04:56:56 PM
Looks like you were up close and personal with this beasty. I get the feeling that I'm either seeing too much of the elephant in this shot, or not enough (tighter crop.) You've left me wanting more.
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