One Horned Rhino

[Andreas Liedmann]

Hi folks a quick change from my seals for just throwing a tight head shot of this wonderful Rhino into the ring ....
Image taken somewhere in northern India ....
Best place on earth to see this special creatures ....loved every encounter with them .

Canon EOS 1Dx
EF 200-400 with engaged TC ( 560 mm)
HH from safari jeep

F 6,3 ; Iso 10.000; 1/1250 sec

Processed with Capture One Pro 10 and PS CC 2017 ; cropped for comp from bottom , no more space on all sides .

Thanks for watching and commenting to my previous postings

Cheers Andreas

[Morkel Erasmus]

Just love the textures and details here, Andreas.
Yes, a tad tight all around but that has helped me focus nicely on the skin and features, so works for me as posted. In that vein I might even consider cropping to square from the bottom?

[haseeb badar]

Hi Andreas -- Agree with Morkel has to say , tightness in the frame dosent bother me either , instead it takes the viewer directly to its amazing features. Lovely details and sharpness at this size considering the high iso . Lovely image .

TFS !

[Rachel Hollander]

Hi Andreas - Very nice texture and detail brought out in the hide. I would like more room on the left but since you don't have it, Morkel's suggestion of a more square crop is a good one.

TFS,
Rachel

[Andreas Liedmann]

Thanks Morkel , Haseeb and Rachel for your kind comments , much appreciated

Morkel & Rachel .... i hear your call regarding the crop , i had a square version before posting and did not like it , so i went for the 5x4 crop .

Thanks again Andreas

[Steve Kaluski]

Hi Andreas, with hindsight going landscape would have been better.

The green provides a good backdrop for separation, nice detail and clarity, but personally I might back off on the Blacks or Contrast, but I know why you did what you did. You seem to have better results with C1 than with DPP.

TFS
Steve

[Andreas Liedmann]

Hi Steve thanks for your thoughts ... much appreciated .
I could go a fraction lower on the contrast , but i am ok with the blacks .Agree with you though on the landscape thought , was shooting vertical when this guy approached head on and kept on shooting once he turned .
Well C1 or DPP ..... to be honest i am 60/ 40 DPP .....depending on the image . As i am free in my mind i can move forth and back between the two , as i do work in both only basic stuff just to create a good starting point for the final touch up in PS .
I really like the sharpening and NR algorithm in C1 , keeps more details .Will see what the future brings to me .....with C1 .
Thanks again , Andreas