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Morkel Erasmus
06-14-2009, 05:55 PM
http://i578.photobucket.com/albums/ss230/Lekrom777/rhinofacial.jpg

This was taken pretty much next to my vehicle.

Canon 1000D with Tamron 70-300 Di lens @ 124mm
f5.6 @ 1/500 @ ISO 400
Own nit - should have gone for f8.0 as this lens is sharper there. Didn't check my settings before shooting.

All critiques most welcome. I cloned out an ear tag from the rhino's left ear (and had to build in quite a significant piece of ear again) and also a blade of grass that protruded right in front of the mouth up to the horn base.
Harshad Barve
06-14-2009, 07:50 PM
This guy seems to be huge one
Really to close for comforts
Harshad
Todd Frost
06-15-2009, 12:00 AM
I like the portrait crop, definitely in your face! Exposure handled well, looks pretty sharp for web viewing.

Todd
peter delaney
06-15-2009, 01:51 AM
lovely portrait...

well done
peter
Danny Laredo
06-15-2009, 07:10 AM
Sweet looking portrait. And it looks sharp enough :)
Alfred Forns
06-15-2009, 08:19 AM
Excellent portrait Morkel !!!

Big advantage in getting so close ... dof !!! Did well with the ear reconstruction btw with these I would try focusing just in front of the eye to maximize dof Excellent image !!!!
Morkel Erasmus
06-15-2009, 11:20 AM
thank you very much for viewing and the encouraging comments everyone!! :)
Stu Bowie
06-15-2009, 11:33 AM
Having a good old stare at you Morkel. Im never comfortable close to there guys. We got charged at Rietvlei one morning without provocation. Looks pretty sharp to me.
Morkel Erasmus
06-15-2009, 11:48 AM
thanks Stu - this was actually at Rietvlei, there were about 6 of them and they were quite tranquil. but yeah they can be quite aggro. the other day in Kruger they were causing the owner of a laaarge 4x4 to back down :)
Steve Canuel
06-15-2009, 06:35 PM
Nice comp. Great job on the ear rebuild as well.
Fabs Forns
06-15-2009, 09:36 PM
Great post-processing job on the ear and pleasant image. Depth of field is always a compromise and will be looking forward to more :)
Morkel Erasmus
06-16-2009, 12:23 AM
your viewing and comments are much appreciated Fab & Steve!
Sabyasachi Patra
06-16-2009, 02:05 AM
Morkel,
Nice image. I agree with Alfred regarding the focussing. Huge animal. f8 would have been good. Thanks for sharing.

Cheers,
Sabyasachi