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19-MAR-2008 Tom Doyle

elephant tail

Oakland Zoo, Oakland, CA

Canon EOS 40D ,Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM
1/160s f/8.0 at 390.0mm iso3200 hide exif
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Date/Time19-Mar-2008 11:13:37
MakeCanon
ModelCanon EOS 40D
Flash UsedNo
Focal Length390 mm
Exposure Time1/160 sec
Aperturef/8
ISO Equivalent3200
Exposure Bias-0.67
White Balance
Metering Modecenter weighted (2)
JPEG Quality
Exposure Programaperture priority (3)
Focus Distance

other sizes: small medium original auto
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ctfchallenge23-Mar-2008 00:57
Super image!! Well seen, ... I think!! Cheers, -mikey
Guest 22-Mar-2008 15:00
Thanks all for the comments. I was with a friend & had to leave the zoo soon. The elephants were our last stop & they were facing the other way over in a corner. This shot 'presented' itself, I snapped & we were on our way.
ctfchallenge22-Mar-2008 13:33
Great framing, Tom. I don't think I could have guessed.. from the thumbnail, it looked like Mt St Helens erupting. Now it looks like an unusual rock formation.. but an elephant.. naaa. Wonderful capture. -tv
ctfchallenge22-Mar-2008 02:28
Wow, I always thought getting sat on by an elephant would be be unpleasant because of the crushing weight. Seeing this makes me think just touching all that would be worse! Very nice and rare alternate perspective of a fairly often photographed creature Tom.
~Brent
Karl C. 21-Mar-2008 12:04
It looks like an electron microscope image of some insect or maybe some pollen... I like it. :-)
Canon DSLR Challenge20-Mar-2008 21:36
Whoa! What a TAIL! Gee! I like it! It's so interesting to see the contours. I've never been this close to an elephant's bottom before... Always was afraid of a package... *wink* ~Lydia
Rod 20-Mar-2008 09:02
I don't think I like this Tom:-)
Guest 20-Mar-2008 05:07
Thanks Penny Street, I've made some adjustments. Maybe now it's better suited to the topic.
ctfchallenge20-Mar-2008 03:15
not sure about high contrast - will defer that question to someone else. BUT - this is an interesting perspective of this mammoth creature - nice work.
Penny Street