# Big Bull in the Swamp **URL:** \ **Category:** Image Critiques\ **Tags:** wildlife\ **Created:** [July 4, 2025, 3:06pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/big-bull-in-the-swamp/47278 "2025-07-04T15:06:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![JRajput](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/jrajput/32/10866_2.png) [@JRajput](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/JRajput)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2025, 3:06pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/big-bull-in-the-swamp/47278/1 "2025-07-04T15:06:37Z")
![_MG_0785.jpg](https://images.naturephotographers.network/original/3X/5/0/504dba2fe4898022f6667ec56bde345c02cd86a3.jpeg) > **Critique Style Requested:** _Standard_ > > The photographer is looking for generalized feedback about the aesthetic and technical qualities of their image. ### Description Big bull happily eating in the swamp. ### Specific Feedback Any… ### Technical Details Canon EOS R5 II; 500mm; ISO 500; 1/800 sec. at f 5.6 * * * ### Critique Template Use of the template is optional, but it can help spark ideas. - Vision and Purpose: - Conceptual: - Emotional Impact and Mood: - Composition: - Balance and Visual Weight: - Depth and Dimension: - Color: - Lighting: - Processing: - Technical: ---
**Author:** ![Allen\_Sparks](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/allen_sparks/32/63507_2.png) [@Allen\_Sparks](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Allen_Sparks)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2025, 8:05am UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/big-bull-in-the-swamp/47278/3 "2025-07-05T08:05:49Z")
Wow what an impressive animal! Love seeing the straight on view of the head with the ears extended. I get the sense of the power of these individuals. Great light. There seems to be an out of focus bird on the lower right flying by. I think it could go. Great photography, wonderful sighting, very well executed. ---
**Author:** ![Allen\_Brooks](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/allen_brooks/32/390_2.png) [@Allen\_Brooks](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Allen_Brooks)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2025, 2:56pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/big-bull-in-the-swamp/47278/4 "2025-07-05T14:56:51Z")
Great close-up look and with that direct stare. I like the environmental aspect as well and the framing by the two egrets. ---
**Author:** ![Bill\_Fach](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/bill_fach/32/78290_2.png) [@Bill\_Fach](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Bill_Fach)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2025, 5:00pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/big-bull-in-the-swamp/47278/5 "2025-07-05T17:00:02Z")
I bet his momma told him not to play in the mud puddles when he was just a calf 😉. Magnificent animal and I envy you the experience. Well done. \>=))\> ---
**Author:** ![Mark\_Seaver](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/mark_seaver/32/231_2.png) [@Mark\_Seaver](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Mark_Seaver)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2025, 6:45pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/big-bull-in-the-swamp/47278/6 "2025-07-05T18:45:09Z")
Jagdeep, this view tells a great story, with the big bull nicely splattered with mud, the Egrets, the tall green grasses, the spooked small birds and the reeds. It’s neat how well he blends with the distant background. ---
**Author:** ![Ingrid\_Vekemans](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/ingrid_vekemans/32/2252_2.png) [@Ingrid\_Vekemans](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Ingrid_Vekemans)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2025, 8:16am UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/big-bull-in-the-swamp/47278/7 "2025-07-07T08:16:08Z")
Typical Amboseli scene (correct me if I’m wrong 🙂). Perfect pose of the elephant with its mates in the golden morning light, making the contrasts perfectly not-too-hard ☺ The splashed face tells the viewer this elephant is having a good time. Grt, Ingrid. ---
**Author:** ![JRajput](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/jrajput/32/10866_2.png) [@JRajput](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/JRajput)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2025, 7:40am UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/big-bull-in-the-swamp/47278/8 "2025-07-08T07:40:35Z")
Amboseli, of course 🙂 but in evening light. Thank you so much !