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Rhino Teens

by Vincent Grafhorst

Gallery: WildlifePosted September 22, 2012478 views6 comments
Morkel very thoughtfully brought up World Rhino Day, which is today 22 Sep. 12, thanks Morkel! Here is another image as a tribute to these lovely peaceful creatures that need our help to keep them from becoming extinct.:mad:


Khama Rhino Sanctuary, Botswana
Camera Model Canon EOS 1D Mark IV
Shutter Speed 1/640 Sec.
Aperture Value f/5.6
ISO Speed 400
Lens EF100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM @ 360m
FF

Comments

6 comments
Comment posted by Jenaya Launstein on September 23, 2012 at 12:21 AM
Lovely image, Vincent! Very nice lighting you got to work with. I especially like that you can see another rhino in the background.
Registered on February 8, 2011, 254 Posts, 1302 Comments
Comment posted by Sandra Hendrikse on September 23, 2012 at 2:40 PM
Beautiful image. I like it a lot. :smile:
Registered on January 23, 2008, 48 Posts, 769 Comments
Comment posted by Morkel Erasmus on September 24, 2012 at 6:03 AM
love the dust and mood in this one Vincent...
thanks for joining in! :biggrin:
does it need a slight CCW rotation? :smile:
Registered on March 22, 2011, 385 Posts, 2068 Comments
Comment posted by Brad Hill on September 24, 2012 at 8:43 AM
Hey Vincent,

Real sweet - like this one a lot. Great light, optimal DOF, great composition - works real well for me. The only "nit" I have is one of those "in a perfect world thing" and completely out of your control - that is, wished the rhino in the background was further to the right and not "competing" with the left-most rhino below for the "lead"...

Cheers...

Brad
Registered on May 29, 2007, 431 Posts, 6061 Comments
Comment posted by Jamie Douglas on September 24, 2012 at 6:59 PM
Awesome scene Vincent and the light on the dust makes this special. I also think this could do with a hint of rotation.

Love this

Jamie
Registered on July 16, 2012, 10 Posts, 87 Comments
Comment posted by Ken Watkins on September 26, 2012 at 2:40 AM
Vincent,

Khama is a marvelous place and certainly one of the best places for an almost certain viewing of White Rhino.

We always overnight there on our drives up to Maun.

This is a wonderful image :toast:
Registered on December 15, 2010, 1537 Posts, 4877 Comments