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This photo was take at the Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage. This is an orphanage, nursery and captive breeding ground for wild Asian elephants located at Pinnawala village, 13 km northeast of Kegalle town in Sabaragamuwa Province of Sri Lanka.Time
Taken around noon in a tropical sunbursting environmentLighting
Approaching tropical rainstorm gave a great background. The elephant were still in full sunshine.Equipment
Sony SLA camera, standard 55-200 lens, handheld.Inspiration
The sheer number of elephant crossing the river and the joy they had.Editing
Some slight enhancingIn my camera bag
Sony SLA65, Minolta AF75-300 lens, Sony 3.5-5.6/18-55 SAM lens, Sony DT 1.8/50 SAM lensFeedback
Shoot as much as you can with loads of different settings. Manual / auto