Nepal - Elephants bathing in the Rapti River in Chitwan National Park
At the foot of the Himalayas, Chitwan is one of the few remaining undisturbed vestiges of the 'Terai' region, which formerly extended over the foothills of India and Nepal. It has a particularly rich flora and fauna. One of the last populations of single-horned Asiatic rhinoceros lives in the park, which is also one of the last refuges of the Bengal tiger. Royal Chitwan National Park, the oldest national park in Nepal, is situated in the subtropical inner Terai lowlands of South-Central Nepal. The park was designated as a World Heritage Site in 1984. The best way to view the Chitwan NP and its wildlife is by jeep and Elephant back, throughthe tall grasslands. There is the opportunity to ride the elephants to the river and bathe with them when they have a scrubdown.
This photo was taken in the middle of the day when the elephant bathing takes place. As you can imagine the light was very flat and therefore I decided to turn into B/W with high key treatment.
PENTAX K20D, f/4, 0.003 sec (1/350), ISO 100, 18 mm
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thierry.courosse (busy !!! totally !!!) (41 months ago | reply)
Fantastic treatment !!!
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Michael--B [deleted] (41 months ago | reply)
Truly fantastic Lucie - stunning image!
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Richard Bolt (41 months ago | reply)
Neat treatment - works well here.
Patrick Mayon (41 months ago | reply)
Something unusual on your stream : no colour !
It almost look like the elephants have a bath in milk !
:-))
The Flying Pig (41 months ago | reply)
That's a really interesting processing you've given that, very distinctive. Good shot
*trevj (eyemeetsworld.com) (41 months ago | reply)
wonderfully creative processing Lucie.
Digit@l Exposure II (41 months ago | reply)
Nice post processing! And a great capture, elephants are really good fun to watch.
Rinis13 (41 months ago | reply)
Amazing shot!!
|sumsion| (41 months ago | reply)
Oh my. This is fabulous. (I don't think I've used that word on Flickr before.)
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An Gobán Saor (41 months ago | reply)
What an intriguing hi-key shot!
Misch69 (41 months ago | reply)
Cool!
brentbat (41 months ago | reply)
Hey Lucie
Very unusual treatment, but I think it works really well. I also like the composition with the dominant f/g subject and supporting b/g subjects.
Very creative
Brent
1D110 (41 months ago | reply)
j'aime beaucoup vos photos une tres belle galerie bravo
-Siep- (41 months ago | reply)
Nice composition.With that treatment the photo looks almost timeless.
raed al-sane (41 months ago | reply)
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täm (41 months ago | reply)
It's really interesting. Thanks for learning me that!
chrias. (41 months ago | reply)
cool contrast!! and a very cool shot!
dyoshida (41 months ago | reply)
Lucie! It looks like their having a milk bath! Fantastic!
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Brilliant !!
tojad (41 months ago | reply)
Right decision to turn it in b/w, the result is very interesting, take care of the crazy elephants ;)
Cosimo Marino (41 months ago | reply)
Perfect h-hey
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.Marcus Sapateiro. (41 months ago | reply)
sempre em lugares lindos,parabens!!!!!!
greg.gibb (41 months ago | reply)
Really interesting...I really like your processing...it adds a lot to this!
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CromagnondePeyrignac (41 months ago | reply)
Superbe image !
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Ananda Niyogi (41 months ago | reply)
oh this is brilliant!!!
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andrew c ko (41 months ago | reply)
nice bw treatment.
calamorlanda (41 months ago | reply)
it´s brilliant, like all your photos, and like you.
honzap (41 months ago | reply)
Wow! Absolutely perfect shot!
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* Em * (41 months ago | reply)
perfect! its really different to the very colorful photos you take. But love this! wow!
FfotoMarc (41 months ago | reply)
You bring us so many remarkable images, from around the world. Very effective treatment.
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Igor Moraes (41 months ago | reply)
Interesting exposure.
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Great photo
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Well done my friend.
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Wow, nice postproduction
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LuigiMiano [deleted] (41 months ago | reply)
Very good photo!!!!!
-Faizal- (41 months ago | reply)
Wow! What a great experience that must have been...Love the treatment!
silentdream (41 months ago | reply)
great treatment and compo! Love this shot!!
Guilleflash (41 months ago | reply)
Amazing photo!!!
A lake of milk? jajaja
Jean-Paul Boudreau Photographie (41 months ago | reply)
The painter starts with a blank canvas onto which he includes the essential details only.
A photographer starts with a full canvas, and eliminates all unnecessary details.
You certainly master the art of seeing.