Tusker @ Kabini!

[Praveen Siddannavar]

Camera Model Canon EOS 40D, 100-400mm
Tv( Shutter Speed ) 1/640
Av( Aperture Value ) 8
ISO 400
Focal length 400mm
Hand held

[Mrudul Godbole]

The composition and the details are nice. A slight head turn towards you would have enhanced the composition further. Thanks for sharing.

[Sabyasachi Patra]

Nice to sight a tusker. I agree. A slight head turn would have enhanced the composition. Thanks for sharing.

[Lakshminarayanan Nataraja]

To sight a tusker is always special - now limited to very few forests.

The summer is very harsh and these animals are making best use of water where ever it is.

Thanks for sharing.

[Nikhilesh Mahakur]

Nice capture of the lone tusker.
Been planning Kabini for a while, how are the herds faring at the man made island? Did you get to see the huge numbers of elephants which congregate and any calves?

[Praveen Siddannavar]

Nikhilesh - Elephant sighting with large herds is best sighted at Kabini during summer due to migration. Take 1-2 boat ride you will get to see elephants even swimming across the backwaters. The largest herd that I have seen at kabini is once 100 and other visit it was 90.
At present Leopard and Tiger sightings have also been good at Kabini.

[Abhishek Jamalabad]

Agree abt the head turn. The wet look on the elephant's skin and the environment portrayal look good.
TFS.

[V S Sankar]

Nice compostion and image Praveen.Good work.

Regards

[Bibhav Behera]

Nice scene. The light feels a bit harsh. A bit more space on the left side might have been better. Thanks for sharing.