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Elegant Elephants!

...dedicated to the beauty of BIG! (elephants only please! LOL)

Featured Work

Tusks by laureenr

This is a statue I found near Haartebeespoort Dam.
Sweet Dreams of Freedom by Glenna Walker

Featured Elegant Elephants – 7/8/2009 / Bits and Pieces – 4/18/2009 This is one of the elephants I photographed last April 20, 2008. All post-edit work has been done in PhotoShop CS3. I hope you like it. Best viewed larger Original Elephant Painting
NO WALL TO HIGH by mags

If there is no river, a reservoir will do for the daily splash !
Two Steps Behind by Debbie Schiff

W/N Watercolour on 368 gsm paper
Twinkle Toes by Carol Heath

Digital design featuring child’s hand print. Oh she is so light footed. Have you ever seen an elephant dance so beautifully?
Mother and child by Stephanie Köhl

Elephants / digitally edited photography / / / FEATURED IN ELEGANT ELEPHANTS /
under the kenyan sky by karen peacock

In the afternoon on our day in Amboseli National Park, the sun finally came out from behind a cloudy sky. Some of the many elephants who make the park their home were out on the dry lake bed, patiently waiting for a young calf to finish its rest. We happily watched them wait.
the dreamer by Martine Roch

Martine Roch Illustration / /
Grazing Elephants by IndraniGhose

Shot at the banks of Kabini backwaters, 60kms from Mysore, Karnataka.
Decorated Elephant and Mahouts by Bev Pascoe

I photographed this wonderful animal somewhere not too far from Pattaya, Thailand.

Recent Work

Dominance by laureenr

Elephants taken at Plumari in Magaliesburg. / The elephant on the ground was pretending to sleep and the other one wanted him to get up. / A pretty rude awakening to have your nose stood on, especially by tthis heavy weight, but to be fair he was actually very gentle despite how it looks.
Behind by DUNCAN DAVIE

An elephant heading down the road,Liwonde National park,Malawi.
"Bon pied, bon œil" by Helene David-Cuny

Mysore – Karnataka – India
Patchwork Elephant by Karin Taylor

/ / Greeting card / / Small framed print with off white matt in mocha timber frame / / A little elephant created on Aquarelle paper using coloured pencils, acrylic, collage (tissue paper pattern), photoshop, coloured markers, chalk pastels.
Patchwork Elephants by Karin Taylor

/ Patchwork Elephant TShirt / / (TShirt Detail above) / / Greeting card / / Small framed print with off white matt in mocha timber frame / / A pair of little elephants created on Aquarelle paper using coloured pencils, acrylic, collage (tissue paper pattern), photoshop, coloured markers, chalk pastels. Sweet for children’s rooms, nurseries, new babies, friends, sweethearts, birthdays, valentines day, anniversary, wedding, any special occasion
Beauty and the Beast by Adam Gormley

Australia Zoo, Asian Elephant rear, with butterfly :) Canon 50D, 85mm.
We are Family by Mark Thompson

Again from the Whipsnade zoo, zoo nights experience. The family shot :) Sony A350
Elephas Maximus by Mark Thompson

Latin name for the asian elephant. / Another shot from the Zoo nights experience at Whipsnade zoo. These two beauties were enjoying the long grass and the evening sun. Sony A350 1/125 f/5.6 at 180mm
Say cheese ! by Mark Thompson

Two of the asian elephants at Whipsnade zoo pose for a photo as they are taken out of their enclosure for a walk on the hills during the Zoo Nights experience. Captured on a Sony a350 at 1/60, f/5.6 at a focal length of 90mm
a good book by Martine Roch

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Why? by Laddie Halupa

Asian Elephant at the Portland Zoo, Oregon.
High Five! by Laura Kelk

This little chap is one of the elephants they train at Whipsnade Zoo

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About This Group

...for once lets all talk about the elephant in the room!

PLEASE..be courteous – 1-3 UPLOADS A DAY
...& give as many people as possible some space on the front page!

Our CURRENT Challenge is :- ELEPHANTS IN MONO – Get creative! Convert your fav pic now into B/W, sepia, mono
AND
BIG-SMALL – show something contrasting with the large elephant

Good Luck Everyone!

Our current Avatar is:-

by Laureen R

Congrats Laureen on winning the:
Elephant on Blue – July #2 Challenge

Check out our Forums for latest Challenge results!

Got an idea or Challenge suggestion? Click Here!

Just a reminder that our gallery pics are being culled @ 25 pages (450 images) atm until RB implements an easier alternate search & feature tool – so if an older image of yours is removed, please – *IT’S NOT PERSONAL – just re-submit it – it helps keep the gallery fresh and moving – it puts your pics back close to the front of the gallery with more exposure and it makes your aging moderator’s life a tad easier and less time consuming when trawling through hundreds of images to find and feature one! All challenge winners will remain in the group and permanently in the Featured Work to allow them to be part of the ‘Promote’ button ♥

RED BUBBLE HOME PAGE FEATURES MAY 2009

May has seen two of our members landing a Red Bubble Front Page gig

HUGE CONGRATS to
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15th May 2009
Artsez with

5th May 2009
Osburatti with

Well Done Sarah and Oswald!

* Live Cam! National Geographic Wild Cam Africa – live 24hr cam from a watering hole in the Mashatu Game Reserve, Botswana, Africa

...depending on the time of day, a fascinating glimpse of the abundant wildlife and activity at the waterhole..very often seeing the elephants wandering in for a drink…there are some little babies in the herd atm… truly amazing to watch!! WARNING..IT’S TOTALLY ADDICTIVE!!!

RANDOM FACTS
The degree of dexterity in an African elephant’s trunk is so acute, that it can turn the pages of a book, or pluck a single blade of grass. More practically, elephants use their trunks for smelling, caressing, grasping (including picking berries), hurling mud and dusting themselves, and a wide variety of other functions. Their trunk has no bones, and is capable of lifting up to 600 pounds!

Some of our members have beautiful elephant calendar at the moment, displaying the sheer wonder of these magnificent animals..If you have a calendar dedicated only to elephants… drop either host a bubblemail and let us know…
Otherwise… GET CREATIVE!!!! They make fantastic gifts!!!

For a truly magical experience…if you haven’t already caught up with Gregory Colbert’s Ashes and Snow experience…when you have some quiet time…go…’explore’... and be truly mystified!