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06/04/2007 07:27:28 AM |
Nice capture portraying sadness.. Elephants are magnificant animals and the collapse of their culture is in the process of changing in the states.
They are being set free from captivity/Zoo's and being placed different environments in which they will thrive..They are social creatures w a great deal of emotions..
You know the saying "Elephants never Forget"? i think there's truth to that.. |
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06/03/2007 11:14:42 PM |
| Fantastic choice for this challenge - I'd not have thought of it! |
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03/03/2003 04:40:48 AM |
Greetings from the Critique Club
Does this meet the challenge? yes, I say yes! It definitely does. This is a very evocative image and you convey the depression this wild animal is feeling in captivity really well. I like the use of the black and white, and I also think you made the right choice in the composition and framing; I even like the border, which sometimes is detrimental to the photo, but not here. In my eyes, this is almost a perfect photo. I think the only reason it didn't do as well as it could have was because it is an animal shot. A lot of people don't realize that animals have feelings too, and maybe this is too subtle for the average user here.
Beautiful work, I'm sorry you didn't score higher!
-Annida |
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03/02/2003 11:27:19 PM |
| Great shot. I love taking animal shots myself. I'm sure you saw my cheetah in the yellow challenge. I had a similar photo of an elephant from that day but it was through bars. Love it. 9 |
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03/02/2003 09:59:09 PM |
| The texture in this photo is nice. |
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03/02/2003 03:06:21 AM |
| VERY effective use of b/w... evocative contrasts, impeccable focus... PERFECT. |
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02/28/2003 02:18:30 PM |
| Terribly sad. I love the cropping you chose, focusing on this defeated, achingly depressed eye. Zoos are so fun and entertaining, aren't they? |
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02/28/2003 12:52:59 AM |
| I love this pic. it's great in B&W. Though elephants always seem to be sad, with the title, this image fits perfectly.. nice shot |
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02/27/2003 11:59:46 AM |
| nice shot! I love the black and white choice on this one... great composition as well... - setzler |
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02/26/2003 10:32:45 PM |
| I love elephants. They seem so wise. |
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02/26/2003 03:11:09 PM |
| Very nice but not sure where the despair theme is carried. out |
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02/26/2003 11:08:24 AM |
| Love the look in his/her eye, very sad look. 7 |
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02/25/2003 04:27:00 PM |
| Wonderful texture, and detail. I would like it if the deeper blacks were perhaps darker. It's hard to convey human emotions effectively to animals (I think it is anyway), but this shot does it well. |
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02/25/2003 11:22:34 AM |
| This is just a "pretty" picture |
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02/24/2003 09:02:50 PM |
| Extremely well framed. Great capture of the expression in the eye of this poor elephant. 7/10 |
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02/24/2003 09:01:23 PM |
| That's a very sad-looking eye! The crop is good, the choice of B&W works well, and it speaks volumes. |
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02/24/2003 07:47:37 PM |
| A sulking elephant. I like this image. The placement of the eye is great. Try experimenting with contrasts. |
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02/24/2003 03:22:49 PM |
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02/24/2003 01:19:46 PM |
| Great shot a litle bright in spots but fits the challenge perfect |
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02/24/2003 12:31:28 PM |
| This looks like the elephant in the Hoogle Zoo here where I live. They are always sad there too. Great shot for the challenge. |
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02/24/2003 12:05:04 PM |
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02/24/2003 10:21:34 AM |
very compelling picture, good job!
Message edited by author 2003-04-10 19:33:59. |
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02/24/2003 02:45:58 AM |
| good capture of the elephant looking down.. that adds to it's look of no hope.. not a bad shot for such a difficult creature to capture emotion with... great use of black and white also |
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02/24/2003 12:24:57 AM |
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