Indian Rhino youngster

[Andreas Liedmann]

Hi all ,
yet another head shot , this time from an Indian Rhino .
Took this frame from the back of a riding elephant .... a bit rocky/bumpy from time to time , a little bit of hit and miss when it comes to framing and focusing the image as three components are coming together . All three constantly more or less moving ..... me , the elephant and the rhino .
Mummy was nearby and very relaxed of our presence .

Canon EOS 1Dx
EF 70-200 IS L + 2X TC at 375 mm
HH

f 5,6 ; Iso 400 ; 1/1600 sec ..... badly underexposed .... due to the hassle of fighting with all the elements on the back of an elephant .By mistake i think i have dialed in the wrong ISO .....without noticing it .Can happen

Processed with DPP 4 and PS CC 2017 ; cropped for comp from all sides slightly

Thanks for watching and commenting to my previous posting

Cheers Andreas

[Rachel Hollander]

Hi Andreas - We've all been there with that whoops moment of having the wrong settings without noticing it. You recovered the image well. I like all the different shades of grey in the hide and the textures. I wish we could see a bit more of the eye but not a deal breaker.

TFS,
Rachel

[Basil Dardagan]

A beautiful exquisitely detailed image that 'teaches' me so much about a seriously cute animal that I have never seen ! That's what wildlife photography is all about imho

[keith mitchell]

I like you self critique Andreas ,but personally I would be thrilled to have this in my collection.

Keith.

[Steve Kaluski]

Hi Andreas, I like all types of Rhino, however this one always has that prehistoric look & feel from a bygone era.

It works and you did well in recovering the capture.

TFS
Steve

[haseeb badar]

Hi Andreas -- Works for me as it has good details and nice close up view . Very well done on recovering the image back to its glory , always nice to see a Rhino .

TFS !

[Dumay de Boulle]

Amazing sighting and even more amazing fine detail...The IQ is incredible and lovely the separation between the subject and BG....Very Nice!

[Andreas Liedmann]

Thanks so much to all of you who commented ... much appreciated .
Just for you to see how bad i dialed in the wrong ISO .... the original capture . To be honest i was not sure to get a decent image out of that exposure mess .

Cheers Andreas

[Dumay de Boulle]

Wow...Thats unreal...Amazing what PP can do!

[Jonathan Ashton]

Andreas the image quality looks very good indeed, when I saw the later image I really was very surprised just how underexposed it was - excellent work.

[Morkel Erasmus]

Impressive PP work here Andreas!
First time for me seeing a young one-horned rhino...enjoyed it :)