Makhna @ bandipur

Taken @ 55mm, only the dead tree stood between us.
Canon eos 550D, 55-250mm
Oct-19-2011.
Bandipur National Park.
Av f 4.0
ISO 100
Expo time 1/125s
focal length55mm

Good close up.The dry trunk has caused obstruction, but it has contributed to the image as the elephant is seen with a new pose.Thanks for sharing.SaktiWild

This guy is quite a character. I remember sighting him a few times last year, and once he forced us to drive our vehicle in reverse for a good kilometer! I haven't heard of any sightings of this makhna for a couple of months now!

tfs

The tree gives a different look to the image. The pose and the eye contact is nice. Did you try a vertical? You could have also used a narrower aperture to get more DOF and more details as the light seems to be good. Thanks for sharing.

Lovely sighting of this Makna, looks quite close
tfs

It would have been great if you were a few feet to the right. Then the fallen tree would have added to the composition.

Cheers,
Sabyasachi