I like both the tails hanging, so perhaps would have cropped keeping both, I like this version also. Lovely contrast, I was just thinking probably more space between the elephants would have made this even beautiful, same frame but with more space between, something on which humans have no control whatsoever. The reason am saying this is, along with the element of time, inclusion of more space would have portrayed the element of space too. Something more I would have loved ??
, the leg of the elephant leaving the frame not in a standing position, wish the leg position actually showed exit. I know am at great risk of Arati throwing dynamite sticks at me for wanting so much, but let me defuse the dynamites by saying this is a wonderful frame....
. Dil khush ho gaya.... I love these kind of images, now on a serious note Arati, just in case, while making these kind of images, it is extremely important to forget the whole elephants for a while, concentrate on multiple aspects like the position of the trunk in one, the leg and trunk position of the calf and the leg position or tail position of the one's standing. I know waiting for a longer time would have meant that you were at risk of losing the entire shot, if the front one's did not move at all and the following one's merged with the stationary one's. it would have spoiled the entire show. Executing images like these keeping a watch on all these factors make it very challenging even though the image apparently looks simple. The crop needs to work in the mind while photographing this, very well seen, well judged and executed. Top class image.