Comment from alaskapat
This has a powerful initial impact: it's a beautiful scene with all of the elephants in their natural environment, Elephants are such amazing and intelligent animals ! This is well focused, the image is clear, exposure is well managed, colors and tones are natural. Well composed and presented!

 Comment Written 23-Jun-2019

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reply by the author on 23-Jun-2019

thanks a lot pat

Comment from suzannethompson2
What a wonderful insight into the Elephants' clever way of causing the Lions to walk away! Excellent capture of the line of beautiful Elephants making their way to the water and perfect entry for the contest. Very good lighting and focus. Best of luck in the contest. Suzanne

 Comment Written 23-Jun-2019

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reply by the author on 23-Jun-2019

thanks a lot Suzanne

Comment from suffolkbrian
not surprised,think anyone on seeing this coming towards you would soon make you move,my only suggestion would to have them nearer if possible,would have made a stronger photo..Brian

 Comment Written 23-Jun-2019

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reply by the author on 23-Jun-2019

many thanks Brian

reply by suffolkbrian on 23-Jun-2019

your welcome

Comment from Sange
The Female Elephants are so wise! Nice panoramic crop showing the entire herd in an impressive Horizontal line.
What a cool thing to witness and capture.
Nicely done ;)

 Comment Written 23-Jun-2019

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reply by the author on 23-Jun-2019

thanks a lot Sandra for your nice comments;
I was lucky to witness different animal behaviours never seen in a zoo

Comment from Linda Wetzel
I like to watch documentaries on elephants Animal Planet as they are such smart creatures. It must have been a thrill to watch them form this formidable line and scare of the lions. The gray sky and barren soil creates a sense of the dry heat in the area.

 Comment Written 22-Jun-2019

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reply by the author on 22-Jun-2019

thanks a lot Linda

reply by Linda Wetzel on 22-Jun-2019

You are most welcome.

Comment from Mary Christman
Wow. This must have been a very awesome thing to see! You captured this perfectly! Great framing, well focused, good details!
Thanks for sharing. I really enjoyed this!

 Comment Written 21-Jun-2019

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reply by the author on 21-Jun-2019

thanks a lot mary

Comment from Danielle Andrukitis
Well, how smart of them! What a great shot you got here. Love the panorama shot. This is a lovely entry for that contest. Thanks for sharing!

 Comment Written 21-Jun-2019

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reply by the author on 21-Jun-2019

thanks a lot Danielle

Comment from Gary Haber
Very nice. The picture is not at all crooked. You can see the elephants well. The elephants are well centered within the photograph. If everyone took a photograph of elephants in the wild then yours would be better than most of them.

 Comment Written 21-Jun-2019

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reply by the author on 21-Jun-2019

thanks ;
please read the significance of stars?
4* means there is Something wrong with my pic

reply by Gary Haber on 21-Jun-2019

Okay, sorry, I didn't mean to say it needed adjustments, I'll change it.

Comment from michiganmike
An impressive phalanx of elephants. I like the panoramic presentation and the cropping with a minimum of sky. Great details in the elephants and beautiful colors. Best of luck in the contest.

 Comment Written 21-Jun-2019

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reply by the author on 21-Jun-2019

many thanks agai;
luck doesn't work;;

Comment from ArtistCharles
Smart elephants, knowing that their mass is more impressive. Nice shot showing the size of the herd, the size of the individual in a very natural environment. Good focus and color. Well seen and well shot. Good luck in the contest.

 Comment Written 21-Jun-2019

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reply by the author on 21-Jun-2019

many thanks charles