One, big old 'unit'!

Gallery: WildlifePosted November 8, 201580 views3 comments

Often we know exactly what we see when we shoot, but occasionally you get an added bonus. Whether it was the movement of the Rhino, or the shutter going off I don't know, but to get a flight of Red-billed Ox Peckers taking off, in-line, for me is pretty cool, not forgetting the Rhino too cool

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Thanks to those who viewed or posted a comment on the previous thread.

Steve

Subject: Rhino (Ceratotherium simum), side on, ox-peckers in flight off the back, late morning
Location: Undisclosed
Camera: Canon 1DX
Lens: 70-200f/2.8 MKII HH
Exposure: 1/1000s at f/8 ISO400 (no IS, I tend not to shoot now with this on)
Original format: Landscape, slight crop
Processed: LRCC 2015 & PSCC 2015

Comments

3 comments

Comment posted by William Bickle on November 9, 2015 at 12:54 PM

Hello Steve ... Great to see the interaction, even if you were surprised. I understand these big guys are threatened and great to see him doin his thing in the wild!

....On my calibrated monitor, the image seems bright and maybe slightly over globally.

Bill
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Registered on June 13, 2011, 183 Posts, 1702 Comments

Comment posted by Richard Teller on November 10, 2015 at 4:40 PM

Great looking rhino. The larger version shows the detail nicely and the birds add to the image and give it interest. The thing that would have added to the image would be if there was seperation of the front lages.

Registered on August 23, 2010, 1162 Posts, 6692 Comments

Comment posted by Brad Hill on November 12, 2015 at 8:07 AM

Hi Steve,

Absolutely agree that the oxpeckers add interest to the image. But, to be honest, I find the shadows cast by them even (on the side of the rhino) even more interesting visually than the birds themselves! The lighting here didn't do you any favours, but always good to see shots of rhinos...

Curious about one thing you say: "...(no IS, I tend not to shoot now with this on)". What's with that? Curious about your rationale on that.

Cheers...

Brad

Registered on May 29, 2007, 431 Posts, 6061 Comments