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Mamas and babies at Elephant Nature Park, nr Chiang Mai, Thailand. Home to rescued elephants. Now a remaining lifetime of freedom. ...
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Mamas and babies at Elephant Nature Park, nr Chiang Mai, Thailand. Home to rescued elephants. Now a remaining lifetime of freedom.
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Mar, 2017Views
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Creative Winter Award
Peer Choice Award
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Behind The Lens
Location
This “family” photo was taken at Elephant Nature Park, an elephant sanctuary for tourist rescued elephants in Northern Thailand.Time
The photo was taken in mid to late afternoon. The sun would have been lowering behind the valley hills so making it cooler to sit and watch the elephants at play.Lighting
This was October so lighting is what it is in Thailand. As a novice, I don’t carry extra lighting equipment for random shots such as these.Equipment
Strangely enough this photo was taken on my FinePix XP70. Its my go to camera when I know I will be taking near or underwater shots. Previous to this photo I’d been down riverside with another age range of elephants. Young, adolescent and aged. One can get mighty wet as can ones camera! So only the FinePix would do.Inspiration
My sheer love of elephants and seeing two rescued herd mamas and their babies together, was too good an opportunity to miss.Editing
Not a thing. Just pointed my little camera and hoped for the best.In my camera bag
Mini tripod. Tripod. Lens cloths. Countless SD cards. Filters. The two other cameras I carry are bridge cameras and so I don’t have to carry extra lens.Feedback
Just get yourself to an ethical elephant sanctuary or better still try see the wild elephants of Thailand. The photo opportunities are endless.
