Black Rhino (Male)

[Dumay de Boulle]

Not a common sighting by us and if you are lucky enough to see it is often surrounded by thick bush. I was very grateful he walked through an open area.

5D MKIII
Sigma 120-300 f2.8 @252mm
ISO 500
AV f4
TV 1/800

Thanks for looking

[Rachel Hollander]

Hi Dumay - Simply a great image. Love the head on walking pose and the low pov. The oxpecker peeking over adds to the image. Nice tones, detail and colors. Congrats on the sighting and the image.

TFS,
Rachel

[Sanjeev Aurangabadkar]

Awesome image Dumay. Love the in-coming/straight on pose. Nicely composed with good colors. Well done.

[Tobie Schalkwyk]

It can't get more life-like than this, Dumay! Well done! I love the purposeful stride snapped head-on!

During my KNP visit a fortnight ago I stopped counting our white rhino sightings at about 15. I was hoping to see its black cousin as well but it was not to be...

[Douglas Bolt]

Very imposing view! Well done. Perfect straight on composition. The tip of the horn is exactly centered.

[shane shacaluga]

Wonderful down the barrel view!! Very much want to see a wild rhino before there are none left
The oxpecker is a great added extra

Thanks for sharing

[gail bisson]

Love the "head on" view and the little oxpecker peeking over the shoulder.
Perfect comp and IQ.
I would dodge/lighten the dark branch above and left of the hippo. it pulls my eye away a bit from the rhino.
Gail

[Anette Mossbacher]

Hi Dumay, very nice pose of this rhino, like the bird and the lifted leg. Is the horn sharp? Can't see if the horn itself is sharp am on an iPad right. But certainly is a very nice image.

Have a great day
Ciao Anette

[Dumay de Boulle]

Thanks for the comments folks.
Anette...Rhinos horns are usually sharp...The always have pointy ends

[Andreas Liedmann]

Hi Dumay very fine head on shot of that blackie . With very nice tones and details , as expected from you .
And yes the horn is sharp , Anette , maybe the iPad is not the ideal viewing platform for constructive image critique , LOL.

Dumay if this was mine i would change to things, i would back off on the red/ magenta component. Plus i might give the rhino a bit more push in the 3/4 tones , but not much and without plugging the blacks . But that is just my personal thing.

All around very nice shot . TFS Andreas

[Steve Kaluski]

Hi Dumay, nice to see something we did miss and never got to see, I think you tucked them away that day, LOL.

Great he came out into the clearing to provide a perfect head on pose, have you thought about a B/W version too?

TFS
Steve

[Dumay de Boulle]

Thanks for the comments folks....Steve I like the idea. I am no good with B&W but I think you are right...It will work nicely.

[Steve Kaluski]

Hi Dumay, as you have PS then use that, if you need a pointer where to find it, drop me a line.