CUTEeee(Elephant Calf)

[Sucheth Lingachar]

Shot at Bandipur

This cute little Elephant calf immitating his/her mother who was taking the Mud bath.
Light was very low early in the morning.

F/8, 1/80s , ISO 800,

[Mrudul Godbole]

It is always a pleasure to see these calves. The raised trunk looks nice. A slight less space on top and a bit more to include the feet of the mother would be good. Wish the light was better for a higher shutter speed. You could have also used a wider aperture like f5.6 to get a higher shutter speed. These all are afterthoughts, not always possible to do when in the field, but you can keep in mind :). Thanks for sharing.

[Saktipada Panigrahi]

Nice pose of the calf imitating the mother.Children learn by imitating their parents.Thanks for sharing.SaktiWild

[Sabyasachi Patra]

Nice pose. It is always a pleasure watching elephant calves. Is this a crop? Do you have any vertical compositions as well? Wish you had better light. Thanks for sharing.

Cheers,
Sabyasachi

[Murugan Anantharaman]

Lovely cute image of the calf. As Mrudul pointed out the raised little trunk looks nice. Elephants have a natural harmonious feel about them which is well documented in this image also. I guess this is why people misjudge them and try to get closer. Thanks for sharing.