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    Ken Watkins
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    Default Female Black Rhino (Full Frame)

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    Taken at Rhino Island Camp, Matusadona NP, Zimbabwe, 15th June 2009

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    28-300mm at 160mm

    F5.6, 1/80, ISO 640

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    I think you captured the elusive nature of the hook-lipped nicely with this frame. I feel it needs a bit of saturation/contrast to make it pop a little more. nice one!
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    Kartikeya Puri
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    Wow.. that one is close. Good details on the mouth and horn. Was this rhino behind a fence ?

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    That's one heck of a close up. Be interested to know more. Cheers.

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    The Rhino in question Mvura was about 5 metres from our vehicle. She was raised at Imre Sanctuary in Zimbabwe and released into the wild several years ago she has a young calf called Murume of whom more later.

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    Ken I like the tight portrait but think I would have preferred a bit more room at the top horn and bottom jaw.

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    Fabs Forns
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    And what were you doing so close to this animal?????
    Sacry, although he didn't seem too worried about you :)

    Agree with Robert in wanting more room.

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    Ken Watkins
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    Fabs,

    We were actually in a Series 3 Land Rover, she is not very concerned about human presence although her son is a little skittish. I have some "normal" photos that I will post later. The reason for posting this was "shock value".

    I hoped to draw attention to the fact that Black Rhino still exist in Zimbabwe in spite of what you read in the press.

    Ken

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