It indeed belongs there Arati - nicely portrayed. Your thoughts reminds me of ivory burning at Kenya. I think these are very complex issues, root causes may lead to world hunger problems (at the bottom of the chain of poaching - not the end consumers). Hope nature knows how to solve this issue

Truly wonderful composition Aratiji! A very good work with grey sheds!, Balanced and neat! TFS.

Thanks you Ganesh and Siddhartha.
Indeed ganesh, very complex and getting increasingly powerful at the bottom end. More than hunger, it is power (congo, chad, etc where elephant populations are in danger of local extinctions due to poaching by the government and rebel militia).

anyway, that is for another forum, or maybe coffee and dosa!
best,
A

good to have you back arati after a long silence.
love the image and the message behind it make it more potent.
very effectively portrayed.

Thanks Neelu and Ramesh.

best,
Arati

Wow... This is excellently taken and perfect for the message it wants to convey, Arati.
TFS.

The light and shadows work really well here. I loved the texture on the tusks and the trunk! No need to see the eye of the elephant to complete the image.

thanks a lot Harsha and Samyak.
yes, the idea was to drive home a message with the image. glad it works for you.
yes Harsha, the eye was not even an option the textures of this beauty stole my heart.

thanks again,
A

Great use of light and a very apt title. Very inspiring work

Thanks very much subbu.
Best,
Arati