Etosha Black Rhino

[Vivaldo Damilano]

Just got back from Etosha which was well worth a visit. We enjoyed lots of good sightings and different animals like the Black Rhino.
Nikon D3s 600VR 1/640s at F7.1 ISO200.

[Steve Kaluski]

Hey Vivaldo, this is spooky, just about to drop you a line. :bg3:

Great to see you posting, cracking shot. Love the light and detail in the dark area, below the waist line. Looks a little battle scared too. Nice placement within frame, but have you added anything at the top of the image as thee is a horizontal line running across, about 8mm down, moving from the center to the RHS?

Trust all is well now.

TFS
Steve :wave:

[Vivaldo Damilano]

Hi SteveHehe I have been out of circulation for a long while but glad to be back :S3: This guy was in a battle, we watched the fight and got some really nice shots. He ended up being the proud winner. I did removed the horizon but did not notice the line, will edit thanks.

[Rachel Hollander]

Vivaldo - nice to see you back posting. Nice light and detail. I agree, you can see the battle scars. Only nit from me is that I might crop a tiny bit from the bottom to get rid of the rocks.

TFS,
Rachel

[Morkel Erasmus]

Great to have you back, amico mio (have I got that right? :e3).
Fabulous specimen, great light and pose with oodles of detail and texture on him.
Repost sorted out the only nit I had on this one.

Now where are the 'fight shots' ???? :Whoa!:

[Hilary Hann]

I love this Vivaldo, like all your image it has style, image quality and great viewer appeal.

[dankearl]

Outstanding, a scarred veteran, nice light and a great subject.

[Harshad Barve]

can't wait for fight images ,

great light , specimen and picture here
TFS

[Vivaldo Damilano]

Thanks everyone for comments :S3: Morkel your Italian wording is correct Bravo:bg3: I will post the Rhino fight later.

[Marc Mol]

Love the detail, colour and lighting here Viv :cheers:
TFS

[Morkel Erasmus]

Thanks everyone for comments :S3: Morkel your Italian wording is correct Bravo:bg3: I will post the Rhino fight later.

thanks to Google Translate :5
I'll be looking forward to that!

[Ken Watkins]

Vivaldo,

Great image, and I would confirm your statement that Etosha is a great place to visit