This is the same boy that gave me a 'mock' charge, but after a few minutes and just sitting quietly he calmed down and in fact came to us, which was great - as it was on his terms, the best way. This gave me enough time to change position and be slightly lower, however with him coming closer I was then running out of lens, 135mm on the 100-400 and the 16-35f/2.8 was in the back of the cruiser, so time time to change. A fraction more to the right in framing, but I'm not going to loose sleep. I do like the added Rhino on the horizon, quietly overlooking the scene on a very dull and flat morning, just before it rained.
The rich red soil dominated both the surface rocks and the subjects hence going for a 'toned' (not sepia) image to add contrast to the capture. All created after the Raw conversion via PS avoiding NIK stuff that has had it's day and really leaves very little to the creative, manipulation side of the image for me. PSCC gives you back the 'Burn & Dodge' days of conventional B/W printing, which is nice if you ever did/do printing, or can remember those days.
Steve
Subject: White Rhino (Ceratotherium simum)
Location: SA
Camera: Canon 1DX MKII
Lens: 100-400f/4 MKII HH
Exposure: 1/640s at f/8 ISO1600 (subject was static, lightweight kit, but yes, I would have gone to at least 1/1250 on reflection with no worries on ISO/IQ)
Original format: Portrait, very small at the top, FF width
Processed via: LRCC Classic & PSCC2018