Gallery: WildlifePosted August 3, 201580 views11 comments
This magnificent female was at home in Lewa Conservancy, Kenya
I experimented with differnt F stops and this worked best.
EOS 1DX
200-400 mm F4 at 400mm
F10
ISO 400
1/640
Comments
11 comments
Comment posted by Jerry Austin on August 3, 2015 at 9:12 AM
Nice capture. It is a bit unusual that the reary horn is heavier and longer than the front. Interesting.
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Comment posted by Greg Morris on August 3, 2015 at 10:18 AM
I love the overall look of this image Ken. I appreciate all of the pictures you post. I'm not sure if you have it, but I would really like to see this animal in more of a animalscape type setting. I think the inclusion of a vast landscape would help tell the story. In this more close-up type setting I would think about removing the tree behind the animal. I don't ususally do those sort of things, but to me it is a distraction.
TFP, Greg
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Comment posted by Morkel Erasmus on August 3, 2015 at 5:06 PM
Woah - that's gotta be the longest "secondary" horn I've ever seen
Nice one
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Comment posted by Jim Zablotny on August 3, 2015 at 9:01 PM
I hope she stays out of harm's way eith those two horns. Well done capturing this one and I feel that I'm looking at the last of its kind with all of the poaching that's going on. And i hope that I am wrong........................................Jim
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Comment posted by Ken Watkins on August 4, 2015 at 4:54 AM
Thanks everybody
Logically this Rhino should be safe the conservancy is "fenced" and there are plenty of armed patrols.
The horns are rather large but there is apparently another larger one in the sanctuary which we did not see.
There is another extremely large horned White Rhino in Khama Rhino Sanctuary, but I did not have a tape measure handy at either sighting
Greg,
I am going to have a look for a more scenic Rhino image
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Comment posted by John Tobias on August 4, 2015 at 8:31 AM
Ken, I like this one just as it is! But, agree an animalscape with this rhino in it would be great to see. I like the colors, detail and composition of this image. Thanks for sharing.
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Comment posted by William Bickle on August 5, 2015 at 9:07 AM
Hello Ken , Great to see such a magnificent specimen! The tree is a distraction but What the Heck? Not too familiar with these guys but the Eye seems sleepy?
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Comment posted by Ken Watkins on August 5, 2015 at 9:15 AM
Bill,
Rhinos have very small eyes for their size and have very poor eyesight, A Rhino with a catch light is everybody's dream
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Comment posted by Lon Sharp on August 9, 2015 at 12:57 PM
This is nice in that you have her captured in decently soft lighting. Impressive horn!
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Comment posted by Joe James on August 10, 2015 at 10:45 PM
That is one impressive Rhino Ken! I like it "as is" surrounded by grass with the nice OOF tree line in the background. It can be tough to find Black Rhino in the open and to find one with these huge horns is such a treat.
Love your comment on the catchlight, they sure do have tiny little eyes.
Cheers,
Joe
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Comment posted by David Bogener on August 20, 2015 at 3:31 PM
I really like the light and composition. Impressive animal, well captured.
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Comments
11 commentsNice capture. It is a bit unusual that the reary horn is heavier and longer than the front. Interesting.
I love the overall look of this image Ken. I appreciate all of the pictures you post. I'm not sure if you have it, but I would really like to see this animal in more of a animalscape type setting. I think the inclusion of a vast landscape would help tell the story. In this more close-up type setting I would think about removing the tree behind the animal. I don't ususally do those sort of things, but to me it is a distraction.
TFP, Greg
Woah - that's gotta be the longest "secondary" horn I've ever seen
Nice one
I hope she stays out of harm's way eith those two horns. Well done capturing this one and I feel that I'm looking at the last of its kind with all of the poaching that's going on. And i hope that I am wrong........................................Jim
Thanks everybody
Logically this Rhino should be safe the conservancy is "fenced" and there are plenty of armed patrols.
The horns are rather large but there is apparently another larger one in the sanctuary which we did not see.
There is another extremely large horned White Rhino in Khama Rhino Sanctuary, but I did not have a tape measure handy at either sighting
Greg,
I am going to have a look for a more scenic Rhino image
Ken, I like this one just as it is! But, agree an animalscape with this rhino in it would be great to see. I like the colors, detail and composition of this image. Thanks for sharing.
Hello Ken , Great to see such a magnificent specimen! The tree is a distraction but What the Heck? Not too familiar with these guys but the Eye seems sleepy?
thanks for sharing
Bill
www.BillBickle.com
Bill,
Rhinos have very small eyes for their size and have very poor eyesight, A Rhino with a catch light is everybody's dream
This is nice in that you have her captured in decently soft lighting. Impressive horn!
That is one impressive Rhino Ken! I like it "as is" surrounded by grass with the nice OOF tree line in the background. It can be tough to find Black Rhino in the open and to find one with these huge horns is such a treat.
Love your comment on the catchlight, they sure do have tiny little eyes.
Cheers,
Joe
I really like the light and composition. Impressive animal, well captured.