Asian Rhino

Gallery: WildlifePosted June 4, 201196 views7 comments

Should anybody tell you that these animals are rare send them to Kaziringa, they are to say the least [plntiful, and very well protected by the park staff.

Taken in Kaziringa National Park, Assam, India, 9th April 2011

EOS 1D MkIV

500mm F4 IS hand-held from vehicle

F6.3, ISO 400, 1/800

Comments

7 comments

Comment posted by Upjeet Singh on June 4, 2011 at 4:26 AM

Powerful guy, very natural colors, love the greenery which Kaziranga offers, DOF looks spot on. I would love to see less space on bottom and more on top which would show a bit more scape.

Once again fantastic image

Registered on May 8, 2010, 50 Posts, 55 Comments

Comment posted by David W. Kelly on June 4, 2011 at 11:08 AM

I wouldn't want to meet up with him in the wild. Cool image.

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Comment posted by Wayne Willison on June 4, 2011 at 1:32 PM

Looks menacing. Were you tempted to get out of the vehicle to catch a shot on the fly?
The armor plate on the shoulders and upper leg make it look invincible.

Registered on April 10, 2009, 292 Posts, 3967 Comments

Comment posted by Ashley Vincent on June 5, 2011 at 1:27 AM

Marvelous shot Ken :^) I'd love to see Asian Rhinos in the wild; closest I've come was in Sabah, Borneo with Sumatran Rhinos, but wasn't actually able to see any, as they were on a rehabilitation site in a mating programme and no one but the rangers and medical team were allowed in :^(

Hope this next comment doesn't encroach on the "no politics to be discussed" rule, but I have to say I hate the fact that so many species over here in Asia have been decimated in the name of traditional Chinese medicine and the like for nothing more than human greed based on superstitious beliefs. If moderators feel this paragraph is inappropriate, please accept my apologies and feel free to edit or delete.

Ken, thanks for sharing this beauty of a photo :^)

Registered on March 1, 2011, 154 Posts, 2083 Comments

Comment posted by Harshad Barve on June 5, 2011 at 2:58 AM

Excellent image and Kaziranga is great example of conservation

Registered on July 25, 2010, 39 Posts, 210 Comments

Comment posted by Ken Watkins on June 5, 2011 at 3:47 AM

Thanks to all for your comments, Kaziringa is indeed a shining example of what can be done with enlightened and dedicated staff, I only hope that this dedication is passed on to some of the Tiger reserves

It would be remiss of me if I did not mention that one of the guards was killed by a startled Rhino whilst we were there.

Registered on December 15, 2010, 1537 Posts, 4877 Comments

Comment posted by Morkel Erasmus on June 5, 2011 at 12:04 PM

nice pose from this impressive guy Ken

I would comment on the grasses that protrude in front of him, but you and I both know how it goes when in the field amongst the foliage

(though perhaps, moving the vehicle to the left would have taken that long double-bladed golden grass on the body out of play).

Perhaps try a slight crop bottom to where the green foliage begins and from the top to remove the blotches of sky, making it a panorama-crop? Would be interested in how that looks.

Registered on March 22, 2011, 385 Posts, 2068 Comments