pachyderm

Do note that this image was taken on April 29th, 2023, at Zoo Miami, in Miami-Dade County, Florida, USA.

Do note that this image was taken on April 29th, 2023, at Zoo Miami, in Miami-Dade County, Florida, USA.

Tried to use the leaves in the foreground as a short of frame for the photo. As I've mentioned before, elephants are a bit of a photography nemesis for me because I do not know how to handle a subject that takes up that much space so its kind of hard to come up with ways to photograph them.

This shot isn't too interesting in terms of expression, and I wish I had stuck around longer so I could capture something a little more impressive but I liked the orange sunlight on the elephant and the way I used depth of field for the composition so I figured I'd share it.

Elephants are an animal I struggle with photographing because their extreme size makes it hard to work with in terms of space for me but it can be fun when I get into it. The way they use their trunks can make for some great photos.

I don't know if there is a thread for this yet. What USA Zoos have which pachyderms (Elephants, rhinoceroses, and hippopotamuses)? Milwaukee County Zoo has Southern Black Rhino Eastern Back Rhino Nile Hippo African Elephant

Since the completion of the Pachyderm Forest is getting closer, I've decided to start this thread. Here are some links with information of the new exhibit: Pachyderm Forest - Los Angeles Zoo and Botanical Gardens http://www.lazoo.org/support/images/PachydermForest.pdf (this link contains the...

Photo taken August 2006 at Busch Gardens, Tampa Bay, Florida.