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Elephas Maximus
Elephas Maximus
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Challenge: Hidden Gem -- 1,000th Challenge! (Advanced Editing VII*)
Camera: Canon EOS-1D Mark II
Lens: Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS
Location: Kruger Park
Date: Apr 5, 2006
Aperture: f9
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/250th
Galleries: Nature, Animals
Date Uploaded: Mar 10, 2009

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Statistics
Place: 630 out of 1129
Avg (all users): 5.4698
Avg (commenters): 5.9787
Avg (participants): 5.4488
Avg (non-participants): 5.5783
Views since voting: 673
Views during voting: 646
Votes: 513
Comments: 51
Favorites: 1 (view)

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 Comments Made During the Challenge
03/17/2009 10:16:27 PM
Nice detail shot!
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 03/17/2009 03:37:54 PM
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 03/17/2009 12:07:10 PM
I love elephants. The lighting here makes him look pensive.
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 03/17/2009 07:04:51 AM
Great elephant close up. Nice textures in the skin.
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 03/17/2009 02:56:04 AM
Wonderful texture and fill the frame image.
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 03/15/2009 11:28:12 PM
Decent shot, but I think it was cropped a little too tight.
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 03/15/2009 10:14:15 PM
Nice rendition of this classic shot. The B & W is a must.
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 03/15/2009 08:50:22 PM
Nice close crop.
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 03/15/2009 02:33:23 PM
Good texture detail.
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 03/15/2009 12:42:25 PM
Well composed and good preservation of details make for a good portrait.
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 03/15/2009 12:09:18 PM
textures are highlighted by the toning choice, nicely done
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 03/15/2009 11:36:55 AM
I like the full frame composition. Focus could have been a little sharper and I think some contrast tweaking may have helped
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 03/15/2009 10:21:45 AM
Nice detail and crop.
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 03/15/2009 07:53:53 AM
they are such amazing animals, nice work in this capture
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 03/15/2009 05:39:12 AM
nice detailed ;) interesting crop



;D brano
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 03/15/2009 01:34:21 AM
Nice textures on this beautiful animal.
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 03/14/2009 11:34:21 PM
Nice textures.
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 03/14/2009 09:58:31 PM
A good mid-key shot...
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 03/14/2009 07:50:31 PM
Good texture and color. Realistic.
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 03/14/2009 06:11:41 PM
Great dramatic shadows/lighting!
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 03/14/2009 05:20:25 PM
Good character study
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 03/14/2009 10:59:09 AM
interesting but maybe the whole head might have scored better
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 03/14/2009 07:18:13 AM
Nice framing, great texture and use of light.
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 03/14/2009 01:58:06 AM
Nice contrast and textures.
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 03/14/2009 12:34:48 AM
good composition and texture.
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 03/13/2009 04:57:39 PM
Wonderful crop to highlight his textures.

Not voting yet.
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 03/13/2009 04:18:31 PM
Elephants make great subjects. You have capture him well.
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 03/13/2009 02:16:55 PM
I like the details, but wish this wasn't quite so dark.
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 03/13/2009 01:08:38 PM
perfect in b&w
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 03/13/2009 06:00:38 AM
nice animal portrait
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 03/13/2009 03:05:48 AM
Nice close up, good details in the skin.
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 03/13/2009 01:04:35 AM
Great texture here, and you've captured what feels to me like a sad demeanor.
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 03/12/2009 03:49:53 PM
great textures, well composed image,
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 03/12/2009 12:43:42 PM
Good pic but average
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 03/12/2009 12:14:02 PM
Very nice textures , like the crop. Just a tad oversharpened especially in the eye, 7
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 03/12/2009 10:50:40 AM
Nice details and the composition is wonderful!
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 03/12/2009 10:04:14 AM
love the details
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 03/12/2009 06:51:12 AM
Your composition is good and the lighting shows off the textures well.
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 03/12/2009 06:09:36 AM
Good use of B&W to enhance the texture in this shot
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 03/11/2009 09:01:29 PM
Venerable subject. Great detail on the trunk and eyes. Lighting is slightly flat.
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 03/11/2009 08:05:30 PM
Wow, his eye seems to look right through you. Beautifully detailed. 8
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 03/11/2009 07:44:53 PM
I love elephant's skin texture, very nice shot with good detail.
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 03/11/2009 06:43:29 PM
Good textures. Well cropped.
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 03/11/2009 05:40:08 PM
not sure about the black and white use
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 03/11/2009 05:39:54 PM
So many stories to tell with all those wrinkles
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 03/11/2009 08:46:19 AM
Nice composition.
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 03/11/2009 08:14:46 AM
Close up elephant shots are always good, great skin texture
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 03/11/2009 07:16:29 AM
Very effective crop, perfect subject of a B&W. Great exposure. Best of luck. 8
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 03/11/2009 01:47:05 AM
Beautiful textures and b/w tones.
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 03/11/2009 01:28:36 AM
I like the textures in this.
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 03/11/2009 12:27:12 AM
Muddy o'l tired fellow, like it that you got the tusk included...great edit
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