Bath Time
Elephant bath time at the Pinnewala elephant orphanage, Sri Lanka.
This government run project was created to protect injured and orphaned elephants. Mahouts lead the elephants to the river for their daily bath; otherwise they are free to roam the orphanage grounds. Watching these creatures interact at such close range with no barriers between us was a moving experience. Elephants are large and cumbersome and can be a destructive force to be reckoned with. On this day, there was some jostling and heavy footsteps among the 30 or so heard as they eagerly made their way to the river but once in the water, they made little noise at all and were not bothered by their audience.
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Paul Tait
Fabulous composition.
Tiffany Dryburgh
How on earth did you drag yourself away from this place? How did you manage to take photos through the tears? Or is it just me who is reduced to tears at the sight of these magnificent yet vulnerable beauties?! Seriously… cannot watch anything to do with elephants because I can feel my heart actually breaking!
Oh yeah, and great shot too! Really like the angle.
Kylie Reid
Thank you Tiffany.
These elephants are at the Pinnawela elephant orphanage in Sri Lanka and it was an amazing experience to get so close to such incredible animals. It was great to photograph them and then it was great to just sit and ovserve them. And yes they do reduce me to tears also!
Carmen Mandel-...
A beautiful capture on a sad reality, indeed. Having travelled extensively across the Far East, I came to know from very close these gentle giants. I advocate for their welfare wishing for a time to come when elephants will be free from human injustice.
All your elephant photographs are truly moving.
kisstheweak666
I love this place I went there with my family it was such a great experience to hang out with these elephants. They’re so magical