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Great One Horned Rhino
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Great One Horned Rhino

by Harshad Barve

Gallery: WildlifePosted June 5, 201184 views7 comments
Dear All
Made this in Kaziranga National Park. Kazi is great success story of conservation. From handful rhinos to now nearly 2500 rhinos. We were lucky to see atleast 50+ individuals in 4 days

D300 , 200-400/F4 at F4 , ISO 400 , 340MM , 1/200
All C & C are mot welcome
Harshad

Comments

7 comments
Comment posted by Ken Watkins on June 5, 2011 at 3:49 AM
Harshad,

SNAP, what a great sighting indeed such an expressive face. I am sure that 50 is an understatement :wink:
Registered on December 15, 2010, 1537 Posts, 4877 Comments
Comment posted by Morkel Erasmus on June 5, 2011 at 11:34 AM
they look so ancient...lovely pose, soft light and techs here
were you using the D300 for some extra reach here, as opposed to the D3? :smile:
Registered on March 22, 2011, 385 Posts, 2068 Comments
Comment posted by Wayne Willison on June 5, 2011 at 11:53 AM
Magnificent beast, and well rendered, Harshad.
The mouth on these animals look almost comical, as though it were smiling, but I'm sure that confronting one of these guys would be no laughing matter.
Registered on April 10, 2009, 292 Posts, 3967 Comments
Comment posted by Vincent Grafhorst on June 5, 2011 at 12:30 PM
Wow, what a beast! What strikes me is that the head is so small in comparison to the body (compared again to the African Rhino's that is :wink: ) A solid image and great to hear a success story for a change.
Registered on February 24, 2006, 504 Posts, 7203 Comments
Comment posted by Steve Canuel on June 5, 2011 at 9:11 PM
Great shot Harshad,
I like the misty, diffused look of the BG. THe pose really shows off the armor plating of these animals and the green of the grass is a nice color contrast with the rhino.
Registered on September 12, 2010, 53 Posts, 660 Comments
Comment posted by Ashley Vincent on June 5, 2011 at 10:26 PM
50+ individuals in 4 days, WOW!?!?! I seriously doubt such a thing would be possible in any one national park in Africa :^.

Excellent shot Harshad :^) I really like the way the folds of their skin overlap each other, making them appear closer to Stegosauruses from prehistoric times than anything we'd readily think of walking our planet today. Thanks for sharing :^)
Registered on March 1, 2011, 154 Posts, 2083 Comments
Comment posted by Gorazd Golob on June 7, 2011 at 3:04 PM
So different to african rhino. And so wonderful, like they are forever on earth, not changed in thousands of years. It is also such great pose.
Gorazd
Registered on December 28, 2010, 23 Posts, 53 Comments