Indian One Horned Rhino Silhouette !

[haseeb badar]

• Canon EOS-1D X Mark II
• EF500mm f/4L IS II USM
• ƒ/11
• 500mm
• 1/1250s
• ISO 500
• Flash not fired
• Sat, 29 February 2020 6:18 AM
• Digital Photo Professional

Hello everyone, thank you for your comments and suggestions to my previous post as always much appreciated.

Posting an image of Indian OHR from my recent trip ( March 2020 ). Sighted this Female against the rising sun, amidst the mist. Tall grasses made us wait for sometime to get a clear shot but ultimately the Rhino did appear in the clearing. I liked the orange hues and the outline of OHR, especially those ear tufts.

DPP 4.12, PSCC 2020, WB, levels, curves, hue/sat.

Canon 1DX MK II, Canon 500mm f4 IS II, Bean Bag.

ss 1/1250, f/11, iso 500.

Looking forward for your comments and suggestions, be it of any nature.

Haseeb.

 

[Steve Kaluski]

• Canon EOS-1D X Mark II
• EF500mm f/4L IS II USM
• ƒ/11
• 500mm
• 1/1250s
• ISO 500
• Flash not fired
• Sat, 29 February 2020 6:18 AM
• Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Classic 9.4 (Macintosh)

Hi Haseeb, certainly different, well scene. Not sure on the techs, why f/11? I would perhaps go darker and smooth out the hint of debris in the BKG so it's just a pure colour.

TFS
Steve

WDYT?????

 

[John Mack]

Beautiful frame. Love the overall mood here. The rhino is framed perfectly. The fog is nice as well.

 

[haseeb badar]

Thank you Steve and John for your comments and suggestions, much appreciated .

@ Steve -- I like your RP , nice alternative to the OP. I thought it will help in getting the outline as prominent as possible, hence f/11.

 

[Steve Kaluski]

I thought it will help in getting the outline as prominent as possible, hence f/11.

I would have shot wide open f/4, no need for DoF here as it's not about detail IMHO. :S3:

 

[Jonathan Ashton]

• Canon EOS-1D X Mark II
• EF500mm f/4L IS II USM
• ƒ/11
• 500mm
• 1/1250s
• ISO 500
• Flash not fired
• Sat, 29 February 2020 6:18 AM
• Digital Photo Professional

I like the idea and I like the hint of grasses in the background, here is what I would suggest.

 

[haseeb badar]

Hi Jon - Your RP is in line with Steve's RP in terms of getting the colours appear darker , and it looks good to me . Thanks for your RP and comment.

 

[Bretoteanu Dan]

Nice silhouette, I really like the tufts of hair on her ears. I like the tall grasses in the Bg, they tell the story of the enviroment in which she lives. I like Steve's repost, it brings out the rhino's silhouette better. I think that if the grasses in the BG would have been a bit more visible, they would have helped, but as they are I feel they draw my eye a bit from the rhino, so I like Steve's version with them gone.