Hardened Exterior
by L1

Comment by SandyP:
Awesome!!!! I had a shot almost exactly like this that I took while shooting the zoo challenge -- 2 days too early for the Textures challenge. I went back to try to re-shoot it and get it in this challenge, but the elephant wouldn't pose for me again. I think I'm glad now he didn't because this picture is probably much better :) Good job.

Hardened Exterior
by L1

Comment by lshles:
Beautiful job. I love everything about this.

Hardened Exterior
by L1

Comment by Jutilda:
Excellent!!!
Great elephant shot. The light and dark - terrific texture and detail. The sparkle in his eye makes the shot.

Hardened Exterior
by L1

Comment by nborton:
there's a ton of texture here for sure. seems a little over sharp.

Hardened Exterior
by L1

Comment by dahkota:
Gave you a 7 but had to come back to change it to a 9. Here's my reasoning. This was too easy for this challenge, falling right after the zoo challenge. I thought of it myself (though I had an elephant butt - my protest, nevermind about that). But as I clicked on the 7 I said wait a minute. That's is a great image outside the challenge. Excellent lighting, focus, POV and composition. Give it what it deserves! So I changed your score to a 9. Sorry about the long winded explanation. Good luck in the challenge!

Brothers and Best Friends
by L1

Comment by AlisonGert:
Great shot - were they just goofing around in front of a black backdrop? Whenever I try to photograph my two guys in front of a backdrop one is always on the move or they are too far apart from eachother and I have to "cut out" some of the extra space. Too bad the right side is a bit blurry - otherwise perfect!

The Grooming Habits of Hyacinth Macaws
by L1

Comment by SandyP:
Awwwww. . . .such intimacy captured, right??? Beautiful colors and detail. I love this.

Breaking Free
by L1

Comment by Riponlady:
would have preferred both rings to have been in focus

Breaking Free
by L1

Comment by LalliSig:
DOF too shallow for my taste, I would have liked to see the whole sentence "Petition for divorce" and the rings in focus but other than that, pretty good. I especially like the tones in the image.

The Grooming Habits of Hyacinth Macaws
by L1

Comment by OdysseyF22:
Wow. Great zoom, sharp, wonderful!