On a trip to the Pittsburgh Zoo some activity in the corner of my eye signaled that something special was about to happen in the elephant enclosure. In a flash the activity had ceased but my memory card had recorded a slice of time depicting this fascinating behavior.

Canon EOS 7D, 200 ISO, f/5.6, 1/80s, aperture priority, 70-200 mm f/2.8L II + 1.4xTC II @ 280mm. Slight cropping, color/exposure adjustment, subject sharpening, and slight background blurring, using PhotoShop Elements 10.

Tom Johnston