Soft Corner.

[Vikram Nanjappa]

I feel that elephants look best in black and white. I have a soft corner for this one. I may even go as far to say that it is my best shot of a tusker.

[Sabyasachi Patra]

Vikram,
I like the inclusion of the tree in the image. I feel black and white helps in elephant images, as you get a uniform tone in the elephant. The texture of the skin makes for interesting images. It is also a challenging subject to photograph head on, as the depth of field has to be sufficient to cover the eyes.

Any incident or memories that makes this special?

[Vikram Nanjappa]

No nothing just that I happen to know this guy for the past few years and he is very gentle and trusting and lets me get very close. This was taken with a 50 mm lens.