Chained!

Posted by Mithun Varma (Bangalore, India) on 2 December 2008 in Animal & Insect.

The chains tied to the elephants legs!
A shot from Dubare Elephant training camp, Coorg, India.

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Faon from Strasbourg, France

this is so sad ! why is he chained ?

2 Dec 2008 8:26am

@Faon: The tamed elephants are always chained so that they dont attack people even if they go near them.

Anita from Quito, Ecuador

Amazing how simple it is for a human to restrain nature's power,...
This is a very strong image & very well captured!

2 Dec 2008 1:25pm

Ina from Krugersdorp, South Africa

Very strong image.... but I don't like what they do.

6 Dec 2008 7:52pm

Magda from Vancouver, Canada

Very sad image....beautifully presented - framing, tones and textures. Well done!

12 Dec 2008 10:30pm

Dollfacee. from Spruce Grove, Canada

This is so sad! My goodness!
Beautiful image. Very captivating.

17 Dec 2008 5:44pm

Canon PowerShot S5 IS
1/125 second
F/3.5
ISO 200
42 mm