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Elephant’s Eye View

Posted on August 27, 2009

What do the Eyes See?

This elephant was waiting for food at the Dubare Elephant Camp in Coorg. On a whim I decided to focus on the eyes. Aren’t they beautiful? I have uploaded a bigger picture of this elephant earlier. This trip was for a blogger’s meet with the Club Mahindra.

12 thoughts on “Elephant’s Eye View”

  1. R. Ramesh says:
    August 27, 2009 at 5:18 pm

    M i hope u dint go too closer to the jumbo yar..i saw those attack by elephants in kerala on tv…scared the wits out of me..do take care..btw, a question..as u have mentioned u r in the field of education…any tips for teachers..u can easily presume on whose behalf i am asking this..hehe..

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  2. Sangfroid says:
    August 27, 2009 at 5:36 pm

    Awesome. Seems you've been there and done that for most places :-DDubare is close by but I still got to check it out!The elephant looks perturbed.

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  3. Hobo ........ ........ ........ says:
    August 27, 2009 at 6:08 pm

    Elephants can hear upto 5 miles.Is that true ?

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  4. Sid says:
    August 27, 2009 at 8:17 pm

    Hey Mridula, this was the picture of the elephant's eyes that you mentioned when I posted a similar one.The link to the bigger picture is even better.

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  5. Julia Dutta says:
    August 28, 2009 at 8:11 am

    Gosh! Had never seen an elephant's eye so closely Mridula. Thanks!

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  6. bindu says:
    August 28, 2009 at 9:54 pm

    What do the eyes see, indeed! And what does he think? I have wondered so many times why elephants let us – stupid, tiny humans – push them around.

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  7. flyingstars says:
    August 29, 2009 at 3:55 am

    simply lovely…so well captured…it gets very scary to go near these jumbo elephants along with the camera in hand…well done!

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  8. Mridula says:
    August 29, 2009 at 7:41 am

    Ramesh, no we were separated by a wall, the elephant and me. Tips for teachers? maybe the biggest one is that you still play a role in the life of your students, don't take the amount influence your words can have lightly.Sangfroid it was waiting for food!No idea Hobo.Sid this is the very picture.I also have been there only through my camera Juila.Bindu you have a point there.Thank you Flyingstars the elephant and I were separated by a wall.

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  9. christelle says:
    August 29, 2009 at 1:15 pm

    All I can see is sadness in those eyes – they just seem sad :(I was there early this year only to find elephants walking around with chains all over them. Sad.

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  10. Mridula says:
    August 29, 2009 at 7:28 pm

    Christelle thanks for stopping by and maybe you are right 🙁

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  11. sandeep says:
    August 31, 2009 at 7:46 am

    gr8 closeup! and boy … i too had attempted a very similar shot (and posted it @ my photo blog) couple of yrs back … from u know where … dubare 🙂

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  12. Mridula says:
    September 1, 2009 at 10:53 am

    Thanks for the link Sandeep, the first image is quite striking.

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I am Mridula Dwivedi and I started this blog in 2005. It has been an amazing ride. I have visited 33 countries till date! I have worked with many tourism boards and prominent travel companies. My blog was featured on the BBC and the Guardian.

I did my Ph.D. from IIT Kanpur. I worked full time in academics till 2015! I quit my job as a professor, thinking I will take a break for one year, which turned into five.

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