Mother and baby 'Indian Rhino'

Asian One-horned Rhinoceros (Rhinoceros unicornis)
IUCN Red List - 'Vulnerable'

I had a lucky moment when walking (with a guide) in Chitwan National Park, Nepal. This pair emerged from the undergrowth on one side, grazed for a few minutes, then crossed the river and melted away.

70-200 f/4 + 1.4x TC
ISO 100
f 5.6

Not sure what I did in the way of processing, but I'm wondering about the grass colour in the foreground?

Thanks for your thoughts...

Ben

Hi Ben,

The grass looks ok... often with grass it is a good idea to reduce the yellow saturation a bit.

I really like this image with the mist over the water adding bags of atmosphere, perhaps a little more room to the front of the youngster, but no deal breaker...

Super cool capture Ben the image looks ok to me, like your comp too. Bet you were over the moon when you ran into these two, vey envious indeed.

Andy...

What a great find and a fine shot too. The mist rising from the water adds that little something extra to the scene.
Grass looks fine to me.

The grass looks OK to me but the image is a lot better than OK.Super shot.

Phil.

Colour seems fine, I bet this got your heart going?

Lovely moment captured there nothing else to say but a wonderful,natural moment caught on camera

Thanks Andrew.

Yes, it was one of those situations where you are grateful for the time you've spend with the body (20D, since changed!) so that your fingers fall on the right buttons. They were beside the bank for a short while and relatively unphotogenic, but I didn't have long to get 'the shot' once they started crossing...

It's an amazing place - there are signs of rhino, tiger, leopard etc which are very visible, but the animals themselves do a wonderful job of staying hidden. I should give due credit to the expert local guide of course - I just pressed some buttons!

Ben

Top enviroment shot Ben, it's a wonderful place and the guides are first rate, just got to be careful in those old log canoes with all the mugger crocs about.


Calum

Hi Ben,

Nicely done, love the setting and the colour of the vegetation looks fine to me.

Cheers,

Lewis.

Lovely image!!
Paul Rosser

Lovely atmosphere here, super image.

Phil Newman

Timed well ,comp works and processing looks fine .Mist in the BG adds to the overall feel to the image.

Intimate image and atmosphere very well captured...

Brett

A very fine image, it looks almost 3D, Superb colour and a great atmosphere. Like this very much.

Fran

Really nice and very atmospheric. And how nice to see them when on foot.

Best

Terry