Deborah Albert
November 2025 - Waterworld
About the Image(s)
Elephant in Delta taken from helicopter
1 comment posted
(Groups 5 & 6)
Deborah,
I really like this image, and the perspective. I don't think you need as much space behind the ele, and could crop a bit from top and bottom to make his larger in the frame.
One thought, however: for some reason images taken from aircraft are technically allowed, whereas images taken from drones are not. But no one can tell by looking at this shot, and the fact that he is moving fast enough to create a wake might cause judges to assume it was alarmed by the presence of whatever craft enabled the photography. That theoretically stresses or even imperils the animal, so if you receive a low score it's not neccesarily image quality but rather the judge(s) exercising an abundance of caution.
Lillian Posted: 11/22/2025 13:31:26
I really like this image, and the perspective. I don't think you need as much space behind the ele, and could crop a bit from top and bottom to make his larger in the frame.
One thought, however: for some reason images taken from aircraft are technically allowed, whereas images taken from drones are not. But no one can tell by looking at this shot, and the fact that he is moving fast enough to create a wake might cause judges to assume it was alarmed by the presence of whatever craft enabled the photography. That theoretically stresses or even imperils the animal, so if you receive a low score it's not neccesarily image quality but rather the judge(s) exercising an abundance of caution.
Lillian Posted: 11/22/2025 13:31:26