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B:)liana
{K:30945} 4/22/2004
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a litlle bit too dark dear Roy, but I like it as it is. strong moment of elephant power and strenght
Kiss, Biliana
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Maria Luisa Vial
{K:36017} 4/22/2004
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WOW!!!! Great picture... I imagine it was just an experience...
When I was a little girl I wanted to have a baby elephant as a pet... Was I crazy?
Maria
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Joann Winborn
{K:12550} 4/22/2004
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Looks like he was playing hide and seek!!
Very nice capture- you're a lot braver than I.
Blessings to you and yours
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None
{K:3946} 4/22/2004
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what texture!
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arwa abdullah
{K:34425} 4/22/2004
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Perfect angle, texture, composition the "about" makes it more personal :)
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Kristina Kohut
{K:49990} 4/22/2004
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Huh... it DOES look scary! The yellow flower is covering a little bit of the eye which could make it look like if it's glowing of anger! What a difference from those Indian elephants with huge eyes and calm friendly appearance. Very interesting, Roy! You have really seen things from close, that most people will never see more than perhaps on tv.
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Javed Rassi
{K:8224} 4/22/2004
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Excellent shot Roy, you sure have been around the world, well done.
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Maria José Barres
{K:11276} 4/22/2004
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Wonderful...
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Rawabi Al-Nuaimi
{K:15659} 4/22/2004
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wow.. great shot.. i love the cropping and colors.. it's funny that the leaf is exactly in front on the elephant's eye! for a while I thought that his eyes is green! he he!
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c c
{K:13449} 4/22/2004
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The details/tectures captured here are brilliant. You must love the sense of adventure in order to continue to do what you do. I love adverture...but in my field of work, I only deal with the little kids scarring me.
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Roy Vanover
{K:13432} 4/22/2004
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Charisse,
I think you are the brave one!!!!
Love your photos.
Roy
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Subhash Sen
{K:11460} 4/22/2004
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I just cant figure out ,there is something very special about this image,i like the black tones,lovely Roy,take care,cheers,Subhash.
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Grisellidys Alsina
{K:978} 4/22/2004
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Very interesting....Sure is scary! You have saw a lot! I like the colors and like Joann says, it looks like is playing hide and seek and you just win! You found the little elephant hiding behind the bush.... Very nice, I love it.
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Nuno Palha
{K:2068} 4/22/2004
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Good one Roy.
A portrait of a life full of emotion.
Best wishes
Nuno
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Hugo de Wolf
{K:185017} 4/22/2004
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Hi Roy, Amaising shot! Your comment makes it even more amaising. It must've been very impressive to witness.
Disregarding the story behind it, (however bloody impressive one....) I think the image is a bit dark. Probably difficult lighting, knowing the F100, and the lens you used. Referencing it to the high quality of your other work, I think that one is of a slightly inferior (technical) quality.
As a reportive shot, and on an aesthetical level, (taking your story back into account) it is amaising. The destructive action, the power and the frightning scene is very well captured, and the dark tones of the image as well as the quality of the photo might even enhance the atmosphere. The leathery texture of the skin is perfect.
I can see why you posted this one. Thanks for sharing!
Cheers,
Hugo
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Jani Salvataggio
{K:26853} 4/22/2004
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Great foto!!!!
regards
Jani
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Saeed Al Shamsi
{K:47727} 4/22/2004
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Amazing shot,excellent and goes with the story
"aggression" ,great personal style image,Saeed
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Gertrud Gozner
{K:14222} 4/22/2004
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great photo!!
congrats. G
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Peter Skjold Petersen
{K:1263} 4/22/2004
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realy scary !
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WALT MESK
{K:10731} 4/22/2004
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eccellent....
walt.
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Kiarang Alaei
{K:49417} 4/22/2004
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Bravely shooting, so nice try. you are in travelling and always share your wonderful expriments with us.
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Orazio Minnella
{K:48355} 4/22/2004
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Wonderful work!!Great capture!!Beautiful tone,lights and composition.Congrats.
Regards
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Kees and Carolyn
{K:15193} 4/22/2004
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Excellent photo! Very dynamic! I had always thought of elephants as being fairly gentle creatures. Shows how much I know. They're so massive, I guess if they were in an aggressive mood, they could show it in a big way. How frightening! Great shot!
Carolyn
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Graham Mulrooney
{K:16868} 4/23/2004
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Very atmospheric with the darkness of th image. Reminds me of the stories heard where hunters trailing elephants in the bush suddenly see this frightening sight from only a few feet away.
Great one Roy.
Regards,
Graham.
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Jeff Cartwright
{K:52046} 4/23/2004
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Hi!,,My Friend Roy : This Is a Scary, and Frightening Capture!....Certainly Dangerous to Be Sure!!!!
Best Regards:
Jeff.
Great to Have you Back, and Uploading, Roy!...Jeff!!!
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Enjoy
{K:16125} 4/23/2004
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Pretty scary for sure...this elephant is sure a dark one she looks almost black...magnificent creature...
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Roy Vanover
{K:13432} 4/23/2004
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Hugo
As always, thanks for your comments. I do always read them and most of the time agree :) You?re right; the shot isn?t technically what it should be. I?m not big on excuses ?either I got the shot or I didn?t? But here it goes. I had my camera on auto bracket and was able to punch out 3 frames before the driver had to quickly back out, as several elephants were about to climb right over the top of the jeep. It was dark and pretty much just chaos. I posted the photo because I really loved the shot and thought it to be unique. Please keep the comments coming; you always seem to see something that I didn?t.
Again, many thanks and take care my friend.
Roy
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Kristy Campbell
{K:-399} 4/23/2004
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Roy,
this elephant wanted a few bananas, it's difficult to see his eyes but I can tell he WANTED a few bananas. if you simply handed him a few bananas...story done and he might look a little happier and trained like my boring photo:)
I'm glad you found the wild side.
Kristy
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Alexey Sapa
{K:27168} 4/23/2004
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Hi, Roy! EXCELLENT!EXCELLENT! My best wishes! ALexey
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mandy welsh
{K:3146} 4/23/2004
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Love to look at elephant pics because of my youngest daughter. Although this elephant is so dark, was he really this dark? That sounds really scary to watch their aggresion because of their mass thank god for that 300 mm lens huh? How far away were you really do you think?
~mandy~
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Jeanette Hägglund
{K:59855} 4/23/2004
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:) a shy elephant... Nice work.
Jeanette
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Melissa Schalke
{K:2070} 4/23/2004
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Oh, I can't wait leaving!!! Great capture Roy, very scary and close....
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Augusto Buffa (Ali)
{K:10454} 4/23/2004
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Original framing and the composition. Beautiful and of great effect the small coppers, vegetation, on the right. Congrats! Saluti dall'Italy
àli
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Hugh Hill
{K:1655} 4/23/2004
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The darkness to me in this image is well suited and is married well with the comment.
This magnificent creature has been hunted to the far reaches, the extinction of it's species hangs by an invisible thread while man looms over it menicingly. (Is there any wonder for the for its expression?)
Great shot Roy.
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John Hatziemmanouil
{K:40580} 4/24/2004
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Hallo Roy! This portrait of the elephant is nice! Even little dark. The shot was difficult and the try is worthy my friend.
Best regards!
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Castillion .
{K:1570} 4/24/2004
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Perfect angle, texture; great composition!! About nfo makes it more personal, Exellent shot!
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Murat Tanriover
{K:8387} 4/24/2004
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Roy, this is as good as it gets to show us the agression against the natural life.
My travels have been fine so far, thanks for asking. I came to Uganda yesterday from Kenya.
Talk to you soon.
Murat
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Reda Danaf
{K:11909} 4/24/2004
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Superb shot well taken.
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Emgy Massidda
{K:60226} 4/25/2004
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It must have been a tremendous experience, Roy.
I can imagine how aggressive this beautiful and mighty animal was. A "bit" scary??? I would most probably have thought it "awfully" scary and I'm not even the kind of person that easily gets scared!
Anyway.... this is a wonderful shot. I like it particularly for the dark tones: they are a perfect expression of danger, fear, and of a sinister atmosphere
Thanks for sharing your adventures in words and pics, dear Roy
Best regards - Emgy
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donato r.
{K:16361} 4/25/2004
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Fantastico scatto!
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Roger Cotgreave
{K:15892} 4/26/2004
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extraordinarily good roy...rog
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Ana Vianna
{K:15270} 4/26/2004
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Yes, It's a pity! The man destroys everything still good to get money!
Your photo is wonderful, and the very rare capture!
My favorites!
Regards!
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MP Bullegon Andrade
{K:195} 4/27/2004
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hai!!!
I'm very glag you've liked my photos!
i'm back after a long time away from here.
Thank you very much.
See ya!
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kita mcintosh
{K:18594} 4/27/2004
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well, yes, we like to think of them as gentle giants, but I have read what they can do to a man if they have a mind to it. nevertheless, they are fantastic creatures, and u r sure representing this one in a different way!
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Dustin Cowen
{K:2837} 4/27/2004
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Now Roy this is a wonderful photo and you are a brave soul, but its your photo journalist duty, to enrage the elephant and get a extremely intimate charging shot(grinning). Are you still in Africa or are you back home. You have a enough African photos to do a wonderful book, but Im sure you ve heard that before.
Beautiful as always,
Dustin
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Ghada Noman
{K:3048} 4/28/2004
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very nice capture Roy, its little dark and maybe this is what makes it special and interesting! there is a flare in the left bottom corner, what is it? keep having fun overthere and keep take great pictures :)
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Fernando Porto
{K:1173} 4/29/2004
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Your comment on my photo is even more special after I saw your work. Great photos. I specially like the B&W portraits and group scenes.
Thank you so much!
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Andriete Paris
{K:2381} 4/29/2004
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Excellent picture...
Congrats.
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Cindi Czaja
{K:5314} 5/1/2004
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Hi Roy well I tell you! Daring indeed and thanks for that background - I did have to search for his eye - that pesky bush was covering - who the HELL cares it's a D day shot - DO or DIE! Hey traded in the D100 and got the D70 - Far better - nice shot my friend. Bring it on! WHen are you going back to Africa? Thinking about Thailand here...Kind Regards, Cindi
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Erzebet M
{K:1277} 5/8/2004
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Oh I would of peed my self out of fear if I saw that thing.. you captured him beautifully  lovely work as always!
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Jula Amore
{K:2764} 5/20/2004
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Wow, great!
Regards
J.
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Roberto Arcari Farinetti
{K:192041} 5/20/2004
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so Roy
amazing moment a nice emotion..
aniother stunning shot.. but how are you?!?!
roby
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Massimo Di Maggio
{K:-55858} 5/22/2004
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Great and impressive animal, I would like to be destroying like it sometimes, especially when I see some injustices around me! Thanks for your comment, I hope to see new photos from you soon. Bye Max
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Elena Zabelina
{K:23212} 5/28/2004
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Wow! Fantastic shot...I think you are very brave person. Excellent photo you did. I like it so much. I can feel how he is moving...Brr..
Superb! 7+
Regards,
Lena
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Gorilla K
{K:17526} 5/30/2004
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Wonderful work! Wonderful shot!
Reg. Win.
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Dany danY
{K:1062} 5/31/2004
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Wow! This is wonderful!
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Anaya .
{K:323} 6/9/2004
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The power in this is truly amazing! Thank you for the tidbit of information as well. Bravo!
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Jill Hatzai
{K:1854} 6/16/2004
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i like your story (but watch out, i bet her mama is close behind). african elephants definately have an incredible presence. personally, i am terrified of them! they are my favorite animal in the world, but after being chased by two different ones on two different countries, i dont think i could again come as close as you did here! it's amazing what personal observation teaches us about nature. got more shots of elephants?
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Ivan Jimenez
{K:9098} 6/24/2004
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I know it all about elephants agression...
Please.. dont ask me what I was doing there...
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Paolo Barthelemy
{K:25552} 7/7/2004
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Very impressive, Roy.
The low key choise gives a strong dramatic feeling. Congrats!
Cheers, Paolo
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Bikas Das
{K:8889} 7/9/2004
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it is obviously dagerous to take photo in this situation ... i had an encounter experience 15 year back here in India ... ligaments teared ... closely saved by chance ... 3 months in bed .. best
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zosia zija
{K:12006} 7/21/2004
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very nice!
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