Taken at Rhino Safari Camp, Matusadona, Zimbabwe, 15th June 2009
EOS 1D MkIII
500mm F4 IS hand-held
F6.3, 1/500, ISO 400
Taken at Rhino Safari Camp, Matusadona, Zimbabwe, 15th June 2009
EOS 1D MkIII
500mm F4 IS hand-held
F6.3, 1/500, ISO 400
Ken,
Good to see you back after a long time. The weeds in its mouth look good. I like the low angle. I wish for more depth of field. Thanks for sharing.
Cheers,
Sabyasachi
Great shot and angle. Sharp and super detail and colours
Chris Kotze
Neat shot of this calf Ken. Don't know much about the Rhino Safari Camp, but it looks nicely at ease, which isn't bad for a black, as they are normally bad tempered beasties. Like the space to look into, which is very effective, although I feel a tad tight on the left.
Good critique given above. Nice action captured, in soft neutral light. As noted, more DOF would have been nice, as well as more room at the bottom.
Just a little too tight for my taste. I guess working with a prime lens on safari vehicles does not give room to backup.
I like the angle you got him in and the forward-pointing alert posture of the ears.
Thanks for all of the comments.
The calf is a bit skittish but we were a fair distance way and Mum is standing next to her on the left hence the tightness on the left. Sid has correctly identified the main problem of positioning , it is difficult to manouver in a Safari vehicle especially on the edge of a lake the banks of which are wet and the water is rising everyday.
Here is a link to the camp probably a new entry in my top 3 safari camps.
http://www.rhinosafaricamp.com/the_accomodation/
Hi Ken, I'll hijack your rhino and raise you two more camps. Would you please provide the links to the other two camps? One of these days I am going to send a joint email to all of you from SA, and to all of the professionals NOT from SA, that lead photo tours to SA and ask for recommendations. :D:D ROTFL
We are going to do the Africa - South Africa Grand Tour like we are doing in South America - possibly 2011. For the life me with all the amazing BPN professional "doing" Africa, and all the other Africa tours as well, e.g., Cheesemans with whom we are doing Antarctica, I don't how you choose between them all.
I think I will ask the BPN SA on the site that do not lead tours for final recommendations. :D
BTW, I like the rhino and the casual pose chewin' away. Thanks for sharing.
Cheers, Jay
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I like the soft light in this, and nice and sharp too. Colours look well exposed. You have explained your reasoning for the tight crop on the left.
everything is so natural here
Bit tight , but that is Ok for me
Harshad
I like the light and the texture in the rhinos skin. I would add just a little more room on the left.