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    As we set out one morning at an undisclosed location, the Ranger asked us what we were interested in photographing that morning. I said I would love to find rhinos in nice light since we often seemed to find them when the light was a bit harsher. Well the bush obliged on that particular day. A young rhino calf posing in the warm light just after dawn. This was taken at about 7 a.m. Mom was right there too.

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    Nice morning colors, the slight head turn and mouthful of grass add a nice touch. If this is a white rhino it's a good example of how they got their name (wide lips.) I like the shadowed brush of the BG. Would tone down the bright branch above the head.

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    Hi Rachel, lucky you that you saw such a precious little thing. beautiful light. I'm hoping you would have more pictures of this youngster and Mom. As for the image itself, I wish for a more profile view when you should wide. The rhino occupies a small portion of the frame in this pose and the black portion of the environment isn't ideal. Hope to see more. TFS. Loi

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    Hi Rachel always good to see they still make their lives go on .
    Very cute looking Rhino in great morning light.I like the overall comp with the placement of the rhino.Colors and tone look good overall . I would just knock back the blues (rhino) and magentas (left shadow).I think the rhino can stand some more tonal variation , just me seeing this..

    TFS Andreas

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    Hi Rachel, a good sighting indeed, and then it got better...

    Gorgeous light for sure and I like the choice of crop & framing, with good space to the RHS. I would lose the bright branch as it is distracting.

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    Thanks Steve, Loi, Andreas and Steve for the comments and suggestions. As always, they are very much appreciated.

    Thanks again,
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    What a lovely sighting Rachel. I like the light, the comp and angle. TFS.

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    Hi Rachel,

    ah a little one, very nice to see that. Depends now, I might would throw in a bit more blacks on the calf skin itself to bring out a bit more detail, or however you handle that
    Lovely sighting for sure

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    Thanks Sanjeev and Anette. I hope you are enjoying the weekend.

    Rachel

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    Very cute in great light, Rachel.
    I would have liked a version a tad better though with the rhino in front of the dark patches of BG, do you have some?
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    Thanks Morkel, I'll have to check. The calf wasn't the most cooperative subject, keeping its head down in most shots.

    Thanks again,
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    Quote Originally Posted by Rachel Hollander View Post
    Thanks Morkel, I'll have to check. The calf wasn't the most cooperative subject, keeping its head down in most shots.

    Thanks again,
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    Yeah that's my experience with most rhinos. Very preoccupied with grazing for some reason, you'd think the grass is nutritious or something
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