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Harshad,
Nice pose and the oxpecker adds, I will say nothing about the light brown patch
I would try to do something about the "object" roughly in the middle of the RHS, but it does not really matter!
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Harshad, nice close shot. Liked it very very much.
Its a Northern White Rhino, I guess. If that is so, its is one the most endangered species and practically extinct in the wild. One has to be really lucky to see them like this. I heard that these Rhinos have been re-introduced in Zambia, Kenya, Tanzania through gifts from South Africa.
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Prabir,
I am afraid to say that this is not likely to be a Northern White Rhino, as they are considered to be virtually extinct in the wild The only remaining wild population was in Garamba National Park in DRC, but that is now considered to be gone. Researchers there were advised of tracks and saw them, but noticed that the tracks were only of one foot, their trackers eventually confessed to using an old foot to create them.
In December 2009 4 Rhino 2 male and 2 female were released into bomas at Ol Pejeta Conservancy Conservancy in Kenya, they came from Dvur Kralove Zoo in the Csech Republic.
The latest news on this project can be found here
http://www.olpejetaconservancy.org/a...ting-life-wild
Most of the Southern White Rhino seen almost anywhere in africa have been sourced from the highly sucessful breeding programme in South Africa.
You may find this interesting it certainly has no hysterical commentary
http://www.iucnredlist.org/apps/redlist/details/4185/0
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Ken, thanks a lot for the info. In fact I'd seen a male and a female with their calf of Northern White Rhinos, at Mosi-Oa-Tuniya in Livingstone in September this year. These 2 along with 3 others had been sent to Zambia from South Africa and are living in protected areas guarded against poaching.
And thanks a ton for the links.
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Prabir,
As this is going far away from the critique nature of this forum I will send you a PM.
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I am the odd woman out here as I am not crazy about the oxpecker in this image. I don't feel it adds anything especially as he is flying away from us. I agree re:cloning out little branch on right side. I really like the rhino and the composition here,
Gail
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Oxpecker stays for mine Harshad
, the diffused lighting has helped also.
TFS
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Well done Harshad. Nice light and sharpness. I am in the camp of keeping the oxpecker. TFS
Todd
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Good image, Harshad. Like the inclusion of the oxpecker.
Personally I would clone out the road, but that is a personal decision :)
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Russell Johnson
Like the inclusion of the oxpecker.
Personally I would clone out the road, but that is a personal decision :)
Me too
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I like the eye contact with the rhino and the clarity of face. Agree with cloning RHS. Agree to keep the oxpecker in. Yes, it's flying away, but it adds a softness to the whole photo as well as authenticity. Like the shot very much.
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Harshad Bhai, Lovely shot of this Beauty. Oxpecker is ok with me. i will remove thet small stick on the rhs. otherwise real good.
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