Black rhino sunrise

[Marc Mol]

6.41 am sunrise and a Black Rhino senses our presence and begins to trot away taking flight his Ox-pecker passengers.
The smoke haze kept light at a premium, but allowed for a more pleasing sunrise exposure.

Nikon D5 Nikkor 80-400 AF-S 1/400s f/5.6 ISO400@ 310mm. F/F, bean bag- front pax seat, curves, levels, TK adj's in ACR & PS CC'15.

Somewhere in Northern Kenya.

I fly out tomorrow for a special 21 nights in Ruaha NP and hope the already cloud build up does not lead to extensive showers just yet, fingers crossed, so will see you all on my return! :wave:

Oh ....and enjoy your 3 week Namibia trip as well Morkel :w3

Cheers
Marc

[Mike Hitchen]

A nice image, Marc. It's a shame he was so close to the trees on the left horizon but the ox-peckers fill that gap nicely between the rhino and the sun

[Dumay de Boulle]

Gorgeous image Marc...True feeling of Africa when you view it!

[Rachel Hollander]

Hi Marc - Glad you got that head turn as he moved away. Beautiful sunrise and the birds add to the overall image for me.

TFS and enjoy your trip,
Rachel

[Morkel Erasmus]

Beautiful image mate! The head-turn and birds make it.
Seems to be a slight halo around the rhino but I am not viewing on a good monitor today.

Enjoy your trip, and thanks for the wishes! :5

[haseeb badar]

Hi Marc -- What a lovely scene ! Yes, the head turn as well as the birds makes this image for me as well !! Loved it .

TFS and have a wonderful trip . All the very best Marc !