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Hi Hennie - Happy New Year! Rhino shots often lend themselves to b&w conversions. It seems that the rhino's head is angled slightly away. It would be preferable to have it a few degrees toward you or at least parallel to the sensor. I like the textures that you have brought out on the rhino but wish there was more tonal separation between the rhino and the bg. Perhaps darkening the bg a bit would enhance the image. I do feel that you need a bit more room around, particularly on the left. You did get a nice low pov despite being in an suv.
TFS,
Rachel
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Hennie, I agree with Rachel's critique; particularly increasing tonal contrast between the subject and bg and more room on the left. Good detail in the subject.
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Wildlife Moderator
Hi Hennie, and a very happy New Year to you too. 
Sadly for me the image isn't really working for me. Tonally it's all a bit flat with a lot of 'mid' grey, I feel you need to have a play and try to get some darker tones back into the overall image to try and create some more depth & tone back into the subject. I agree with Rachel, having a balance between subject & BKG will also help great a 'layering' depth too. The crop is way too tight and having the subject moving away from you is not ideal. The darker top LH corner is also a little distracting as I feel it draws the eye away from the subject, blending that back is an easy fix and will help I feel. I would also watch you don't lose the detail in the heavy dark shadows in the ear and under the chin, retaining a bit more detail, which is there, will help.
TFS
Steve
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Hi Hennie
I'd prefer a mixture of both op and rp. In my opinion I think the area around the rhinos eye is way better in the op.
TFS
Gert
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Wildlife Moderator
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Thank you all very much for the comments. Anette, Steve - thanks for spoiling me with the reposts - I learn every time!
Cheers
Hennie
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BPN Member
Hi Hennie,
i am sadly with the most of the other comments about being too tight all around.
But i think with some tweaking tonal separation between the rhino and the BKG it could work , at least from the tonal range POV.
Would experiment a bit…...
TFS Andreas