Wildlife - 1st HM

Gallery: EPA 2012Posted May 29, 20121,991 views31 comments

1st Honorable Mention - Wildlife

The Rhino

White Rhino (Ceratotherium simum) captured in light mist at sunrise in Kruger, South Africa.

Canon EOS 5D MKII - 400 mm - 1/2000 sec @ f6.3 - ISO 200

Comments

31 comments

Comment posted by Ian Plant on May 29, 2012 at 12:26 PM

super sweet

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Comment posted by Lorna Taylor on May 29, 2012 at 12:40 PM

A shot of a lifetime, fantastic work !

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Comment posted by Philip Schwarz on May 29, 2012 at 12:48 PM

Beautiful comp.

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Comment posted by Morkel Erasmus on May 29, 2012 at 2:13 PM

just awesome.
is the sun fo'shizzle? not a composite?

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Comment posted by Basri Akcasoy on May 29, 2012 at 2:29 PM

Dream shot. Perfect generic for Africa. TFS.

Registered on February 16, 2012, 118 Posts, 767 Comments

Comment posted by Clinton Bauder on May 29, 2012 at 2:46 PM

Wow. Awesome image. Very well done!

Clinton

Registered on December 8, 2009, 31 Posts, 231 Comments

Comment posted by Ken Archer on May 29, 2012 at 2:49 PM

An awesome silhouette Mario

Ken Archer

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Comment posted by Mario Moreno on May 29, 2012 at 4:00 PM

Thanks to all the comments ! To answer your question Morkel ....... Not a composite but does have a bit of processing.

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Comment posted by Lon Sharp on May 29, 2012 at 8:20 PM

Excellent perspective and excellent job processing for maximum impact! The end result is dramatic.

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Comment posted by Tonia Graves on May 29, 2012 at 9:48 PM

Mario, love the silhouette and the simplicity of the scene. Very nice work!

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Comment posted by Ajit Huilgol on May 29, 2012 at 9:55 PM

A shot to die for!

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Comment posted by Gary Jacobson on May 29, 2012 at 11:27 PM

Wonderful silhouette! A nice treasure to bring home from South Africa!

Registered on May 20, 2012, 17 Posts, 41 Comments

Comment posted by Max Waugh on May 30, 2012 at 12:48 AM

This is wonderful. I don't remember sunrises like this in Kruger.

Max

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Comment posted by Vincent Grafhorst on May 30, 2012 at 2:11 AM

A perfect silhouette!

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on May 30, 2012 at 10:09 AM

Strong image!

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Comment posted by Neil Rossmiller on May 30, 2012 at 11:02 AM

Well done Mario!
Getting a White Rhino shot with it's head up is difficult enough with any background, but this is a jewel of an image that doesn't come along very often. I wouldn't be surprised to be looking at this for the next month on the home Page.
Congratulations on well captured, well crafted image. I long for Africa again.
Neil

Registered on October 30, 2009, 156 Posts, 749 Comments

Comment posted by Soubhik Patranabis on May 30, 2012 at 3:16 PM

Excellent shot !

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Comment posted by Keith Bauer on May 30, 2012 at 11:34 PM

Wow. Talk about an image that has a lot of impact! Very Nice.

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Comment posted by Jenaya Launstein on May 31, 2012 at 2:40 AM

Awesomely epic! Very well done, Mario!

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Comment posted by Nathan Apodaca on May 31, 2012 at 2:58 PM

Wow. Great image of an incredible animal...

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Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on June 1, 2012 at 2:48 AM

One word....superb!

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Comment posted by Sachin Rai on June 3, 2012 at 5:51 AM

Picture Perfect!! :)

Loved the gradient of colour in the background. Incredible shot.

Registered on February 29, 2012, 15 Posts, 26 Comments

Comment posted by Sandra Hendrikse on June 4, 2012 at 3:02 AM

Wonderful shot.

Registered on January 23, 2008, 48 Posts, 769 Comments

Comment posted by Ed Williams on June 5, 2012 at 8:42 PM

Excellent! This is amazing. Great comp, great color, great clarity.

Thanks,

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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on June 6, 2012 at 12:57 PM

Exceptional, dramatic image - congrats on the WP and all the other stuff this will win.
Sandy

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Comment posted by Nicolaus Wegner on June 8, 2012 at 8:24 PM

Epic...

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Comment posted by Luca Mussato on June 10, 2012 at 5:50 AM

Super.

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Comment posted by Jagdeep Rajput on July 3, 2012 at 11:04 AM

A winner all the way !!!
Jagdeep Rajput

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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on January 5, 2013 at 1:38 PM

Mario - congratulatioins on the 2012 "Wildlife - 1st HM" win!

A very stunning image -

Sandy

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Comment posted by Mario Moreno on January 5, 2013 at 1:56 PM

WOW ! A HUGE thanks to NPN for this award .......... this is today's highlight

Also a BIG thanks to ALL the comments

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Comment posted by Rick Diffley on January 8, 2013 at 12:48 PM

Congrats on the 1st place MH for this wonderful silhouette image.

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