<p><b>In February 2009, Photo of the Day featured user-submitted photographs.</b></p> <p>Watching a mahout lovingly bathe his elephant, I tried capturing the moment from the riverside but wasn't satisfied with what I saw through the viewfinder. There was something lacking that made the image not do justice to the scene. I then climbed a tree with a branch extending out over the water and got my shot, which may have been my last as I almost fell off after taking it. I'm sure the beautiful elephant would not have been very happy about me falling out of a tree straight onto her stomach!</p> <p><i>This photo and caption were submitted to the <a href="http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/photo-contest/2008-nature">2008 International Photo Contest</a>. See photo galleries, play jigsaw puzzles, and download wallpaper of images from more than 105,000 submissions.</i></p>