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Ride an Elephant


Ride an Elephant
Photo Information
Copyright: David Phillips (riverfriends) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 997 W: 241 N: 1783] (6972)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2008-01-17
Categories: Daily Life, Nature, Transportation, Decisive Moment, Portrait
Camera: Canon EOS 5D, Canon EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 IS USM
Exposure: f/5.0, 1/250 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Theme(s): Wildlife & India [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2008-01-17 21:06
Viewed: 485
Points: 8
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Hello Friends at TrekLens:
We had been driving around and looking for an elephant. By the end of the day, we were tired and had given up. It was then we spotted this one. They said it was a 40 year old and was resting and getting ready for a festive decorative ride. Did you notice those chains? They are not very strong to hold this powerful animal and are simply for a psychological reason.
The leaves that he was eating comes from a tree called ‘Peepal’ in Hinidi. I took two captures and this is the first one
It was an heavy overcast so I increased my ISO to 400 with aperture at F/5 and shutterS to 250.
My best wishes for a wonderful day.
David

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TECH NOTES
Canon EOS-5D Highlights
12.8-megapixel (effective), 35.8 x 23.9mm, 12-bit RGB CMOS sensor delivering 4,368 x 2,912-pixel images.
Single-lens reflex digital camera with interchangeable lenses (supports all Canon EOS lenses, except EF-S series).
Focal length multiplier of 1.0x, equivalent to a 35mm camera.
Variable ISO (100 to 1,600 settings in 1/3-step increments, plus ISO 50 and 3200 using ISO expansion option).
TTL optical viewfinder with detailed information display, diopter adjustment, and depth-of-field preview.
2.5-inch, low-temperature TFT LCD with 230,000 pixels.
Automatic, Program AE (shiftable), Shutter Priority, Aperture Priority, and Manual exposure modes.
Picture Styles menu offering Standard, Portrait, Landscape, Neutral, Faithful, Monochrome, and three user presets.
Operates in "shooting priority mode," meaning the camera does not need to be set in "play" mode to view pictures. Pictures can be viewed in between shots, and even if camera is displaying a picture or in a menu, half-pressing the Shutter button prepares it to take a photo immediately.
Continuous Shooting mode captures as many as 60 images as fast as three frames per second.
Variable white balance with Auto, six fixed presets, Custom (reads from a shot of a neutral gray or white card), a color temperature setting, and White Balance Correction and Auto Bracketing modes.
TTL autofocus with nine main focusing points plus six "invisible" points, manually or automatically selectable. One shot AF, AI Servo AF with focus prediction, AI Focus AF, and manual focus with AF assist beam.
Topside hot shoe for external flash connection of EX Speedlight flashes, E-TTL II, as well as a PC flash sync socket.
Flash exposure compensation of +/- 2 stops in one-half or one-third stop increments. Flash exposure lock function. First and second curtain sync function. External shoe supports E-TTL, E-TTL II, FEL, and FP (high speed sync) flash metering.
Adjustable exposure compensation from -2 to +2 EV in 1/2 EV or 1/3 EV increments in all exposure modes.
Auto exposure bracketing (AEB) from -2 to +2 EV in 1/2 EV or 1/3 EV increments in all autoexposure modes.
Shutter speeds from 1/8,000 to 30 seconds, and a Bulb setting for longer exposures (many-minute exposures are quite feasible).
Electronic self-timer with a fixed duration of 10 seconds.
Optional external hand grip/battery pack adds secondary shutter release and control wheel, as well as AE lock and focus point buttons for vertical-format shooting.
Image storage on CompactFlash Type I or II, compatible with Hitachi MicroDrives.
USB 2.0 connectivity. NTSC/PAL selectable video out connectivity. N3 remote control socket.
JPEG and 12-bit RAW data file formats. Available resolution settings are: 4,368 x 2,912; 3,168 x 2,112; and 2,496 x 1,664.
Backlit LCD data readout, for easier operation in the dark.
Magnesium-alloy body panels, stainless steel chassis.
DPOF (Digital Print Order Format) and DCF (Design Rule for Camera File System) and PictBridge compliant.

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hi david, great shot, its funny i was reading your notes and the first line was "we had been driving around looking for an elephant" well lets just say your not in canada like me!
anyways good technical info and great colors and clarity,

well done, thanks, scott

Great picture, David - the artwork looks like it could be ongoing: more to come! Wonder if the elephant likes it?
Cheers
Otto

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  • c_rapp Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 955 W: 20 N: 1282] (7282)
  • [2008-01-28 18:04]

Great picture! Good colors and sharp details cannot believe the lack of views on this one! A great shot TFs
Christan

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  • prfry Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 110 W: 68 N: 95] (570)
  • [2008-03-18 20:52]
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Hi David,
I thought this picture got less attention than your others so I'm commenting here. I myself have battled with overcast conditions many times and have often just given up to wait for a better day. You did a great job here! The wonderful colours on the elephant add a splash of brightness to the cloudy scene. Is there any meaning to those artworks on the elephant? They're quite interesting and those chains do look frail compared to the animal. Well done.
Roxanne

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