Black Rhino

[Ken Watkins]

We have been to Rhino Island three times and on each occasion seen the "local" Black Rhino and her young son, here she is with a passenger.

Taken in Matusadona National Park, Zimbabwe, 16th September 2010

EOS 1D MkIV

500mm F4 IS hand-held from drifting boat

F5.6, ISO 800, 1/2000

[Rachel Hollander]

Hi Ken - looks like good warm light. I like the details in the skin, the HA and the grass hanging from the mouth. I might crop to the belly on the lhs from the bottom so that the missing bottom of the leg is not pronounced.

TFS,
Rachel

[Harshad Barve]

Beautiful light , details and techs here Ken , If IQ sustains I will crop this more tight
TFS

[Ken Watkins]

I wondered about the crop, so here is a much tighter one.

[Harshad Barve]

I am loving repost :)

[Sid Garige]

I like the repost too Ken. Got more impact.

[Morkel Erasmus]

nice light and rhino and oxpecker Ken - I like the repost but my preference would be for a landscape-crop to discard the legs and empty space

[Robert Amoruso]

Ken,

My preference is for the repost too. I normally don't like to see partial legs in the image. Repost more powerful and gives the bird more prominence as well.

[Steve Canuel]

Another vote for the repost. Nice cooperative placement from the bird.