Black Rhino Calf

Gallery: WildlifePosted June 2, 201681 views6 comments

As it is apparently not the done thing to disclose the whereabouts of Rhino, I will not do so.
Not that it is a secret as it is heavily advertised on the web!
This youngster was with mum who unfortunately obscured by bushes.
It was described as a dessert Black Rhino, but there is no such thing,
EOS 1DX
200-499 mm F4 at 274 mm
F7.1
ISO 800
1/3200

Comments

6 comments

Comment posted by Morkel Erasmus on June 2, 2016 at 11:30 AM

Cool pose here Ken. The bushes in front distract for me, and it's very tight on the left, presume you cropped for mom.
A better "ear position" would also have helped.
And yes - although there are "desert-adapted" black rhinos, I doubt the ones put in the reserve I presume you saw these in are "desert-adapted".

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

Comment posted by Jim Hansen on June 2, 2016 at 5:08 PM

Interesting and very different (for me at least) pose for a rhino calf. I agree with Morkel regarding the nits he mentioned, but interesting shot nonetheless.

Registered on May 5, 2011, 161 Posts, 908 Comments

Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on June 3, 2016 at 12:17 AM

Nice image. The nits mentioned are unfortunate, but you still got a good image. Consider a head portrait only, as well.
Sandy

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Comment posted by Ken Watkins on June 3, 2016 at 3:18 AM

Thanks everybody, I must confess that the surrounding/overlapping foliage is not useful, but the open spaces are very hard to find there, just like the Rhino (everywhere?)

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Comment posted by Lon Sharp on June 3, 2016 at 2:06 PM

The pose makes it a keeper. Nits already discussed.

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Comment posted by David Bogener on June 4, 2016 at 5:18 PM

Nice light and detail on the head. I like Sandy's suggestion.

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