feedback requested - Is this print worthy?

This is virtually uncropped along the width, so I know I can print to a reasonable size.

My question is - Is it worth the paper or canvas? I am never sure of myself with B&W conversions and the bush above the beach is a little distracting.

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Why did you make it B&W? Animals are generally (from my opinion) better in color.

You are indeed right too, the bush is distracting, but as far as print worthy, I'm dunno!

I'd say it mostly depends on what it looks like at full resolution. I see some spots on the elephants, but, that is probably due to resizing for the web. Its hard to tell what is soft, OOF, or pixelation due to resizing. If it looks sharp enough in full rez, I suggest cropping some of the top off, and printing a pano. I think it would make a wicked pano print, on the wall..... say 8x20? Try posting a link to a larger version? as there are restrictions of size on the forum but you can post links to larger. Its just too hard to judge from this small size, put a watermark over it if you don't want anyone stealing the larger size.

As for B&W I'd like to see the color also, but I think it looks good in B&W

double post...not sure how I did that?

If you like it.It is print worthy.. I you are trying to sell it ..well that's another matter.

I do like the image. Well done

This is most definitely worthy of being printed.

If you shot in RAW and saved it as a large TIF for print then it would look good printed but i wouldn't go more than 24" or 30" wide .

yes. i like it in B&W instead of color

Not to me, don't like the light and shadows.
But only you can judge what is wall worth or not, do YOU love it?

I like it...
One idea - you could cut it after printing so that there is less of the bush above the elephants.
Then it would look like a panorama of the elephants.

Just an idea...

Though, I have to ask ... is this photoshopped? I see what seems to be like "liquify" around the elephants and on the sand/rocks. It COULD be that it was really hot and I'm seeing the heat rays radiating from the ground.

Thanks for the feedback all.

HuePhoto - Actually all I did was two layers of B&W conversion each processed differently. The 'upper layer' I lowered the brightness on green and yellow, the 'lower layer' I used high contrast blue filter, then I blended the two layers.

Keltab wrote in post #10082751
I like it...
One idea - you could cut it after printing so that there is less of the bush above the elephants.
Then it would look like a panorama of the elephants.

Just an idea...

i had the same idea independently. i think it would look great as a long thin strip.

nice shot btw.