Pictures From the Woods
Weary Eye of Wisdom
Posted by Bill Ault (GBA, Canada) on 18 November 2008 in Animal & Insect and Portfolio.
A matronly elephant rests her eyes... captured this summer when the circus went through town.
Kathryn from Warburton, Australia
and you captured him/her beautifully Bill! wonderful crop and texture - you can really feel his/her wisdom seeping through the image!!
18 Nov 2008 6:29am
@Kathryn: thanks Kathryn - she made it easy...
@petitlouis: thanks petitlouis
Philip from Joburg, South Africa
Is this a circus elephant ?
if it is I feel so sorry for it, well captured you can see the dismay in it's eyes !!
18 Nov 2008 12:05pm
@Philip: Yes - you could see sadness if you looked but she seemed content to me...
@peter: thanks peter
MaryP from Aberdeenshire, United Kingdom
This is a beautiful shot. Full of texture. I like it in colour, and i love the close-up composition.
19 Nov 2008 9:58am
@MaryP: thanks MaryP - I should have spent more time with them but I was on my way from A to B and she just appeared when I came around a corner...
Nomad Flavor from United States
Almost Abstract. I love the way you cropped this shot too. Great Capture.
6 Dec 2008 9:18pm
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