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10-JAN-2006

Large feet tread lightly, South Luangwa National Park, Zambia, 2006

The elephant carries its bulk well. It walks swiftly and quietly, and seems to know exactly where it is going. You can spot it coming a long way off, even when you can't see all of it. To tell this story, I isolate the legs of this elephant by abstracting the rest of it in foliage. There is purposefulness in its stride that makes the point, and I leave nothing else in this image to detract from it.

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Phil Douglis18-Feb-2006 05:31
Thanks, Azlin, for your comment. I try to find humor everywhere because it is incongruous, and incongruity is at the basis of visual expression.
Azlin Ahmad18-Feb-2006 05:05
What a cheeky image! Nice to know that you found humour in the safari.
Phil Douglis26-Jan-2006 18:48
Thanks, Ramma -- I am glad you find it amusing. It certainly lets you fill in the detail.
Ramma 26-Jan-2006 16:59
Very funny and cute image :)
Phil Douglis26-Jan-2006 01:27
It's incongruous abstraction at work, Carol. Thank you.
Carol E Sandgren26-Jan-2006 00:12
I agree with eb2005. This is amusing to see just the bottom part of the elephant.
Clever composition!
Phil Douglis25-Jan-2006 05:48
I got that feeling, too -- he may not think we can see him. But he is wrong.
Guest 25-Jan-2006 02:18
This picture reminds of those cartoons where a character dresses up as a shrub to sneak up or spy on someone... In this case, it is almost as if he is spying on you, hoping that you won't notice him :)
Christine
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