Rhino at rest

[Martin Dunn]

so nice to see a rhino relaxed

Nikon D300s
Sigma 120-400mm lens @120mm
1/500s
f4.5
ISO320

Handheld

converted from RAW in Nikon capture
sharpened and output for web in Elements

[Morkel Erasmus]

That looks PROPER relaxed .
There's some blue showing up in the rhino which is easy to take care of. I would also add more contrast to the rhino selectively.
I wish the horn was more visible/discernible, but I know it's beyond your control Martin

[Steve Kaluski]

Hi Martin, agree with Morkel about the blue and adding some more tonal content. This guys seemed very relaxed and chilled out, but I feel the subject needs to have been placed more to the right with a bit more space to the LHS. Moving to your right may have helped, partly to show more of the horn and also reduce the space to the right, however you could have then been then shooting more into the light, by moving to your left I guess would have cast a shadow, so perhaps this might have been the better spot? If you have it then more space below, it's a wee bit tight for me, but if this was the widest you could have gone then perhaps you were too close, backing off may have given you more crop options. Upping the ISO to gain more DOF would also have been good, f/4.5 seems a little too shallow.

With the colour change in the soil, perhaps a B/W version may offer another option and give a better range of tone and you can get some more tonal depth within the image?

TFS
Steve

[Rachel Hollander]

Hi Martin - Morkel and Steve have really covered my thoughts as well, especially about the dof, the blues, and moving the rhino a bit to the right. Definitely looks relaxed so hopefully you got the opportunity to shoot a lot of images and play with comp and dof a bit. Any close-ups to share?

TFS,
Rachel

[Anette Mossbacher]

Hi MArtin,

very nice image. You got already got suggestions above. For me the rhino sits as well a bit tight in the frame. Maybe you have a bit wider one or as Rachel asked, maybe a close up

Have a great eve

Ciao
Anette

[edwardselfe]

Nice details and setting. A bit centred for me, and I think I'd have been tempted to move back and shoot at a lower angle to get a more intimate view.
All other things covered.
Ed