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Images => Nature, Flora, Fauna & Landscapes => Topic started by: Gil Aegerter on July 16, 2024, 18:04:14

Title: Rhino in the Ngorogoro Crater
Post by: Gil Aegerter on July 16, 2024, 18:04:14

It's been 10 years, which is hard to believe, but in the middle of turmoil at NBC News, I took a long-planned vacation, got fired while in flight, then rehired when I landed in Dubai! Then it was on to Dar es Salaam to visit friends and family and see some of Tanzania. My wife and I and a driver/guide (who was just fantastic) drove into the Ndarakwai ranch and then to the Ngorogoro Crater, where we passed these two fine folks, who constituted 10 percent of all the black rhino in the park.

Nikon D600, Nikkor 300mm f4.5 AIS ED-IF.

Title: Re: Rhino in the Ngorogoro Crater
Post by: Fons Baerken on July 16, 2024, 20:24:10

This looks pretty close! ;)

Title: Re: Rhino in the Ngorogoro Crater
Post by: armando_m on July 17, 2024, 01:57:04

Awesome photography

Title: Re: Rhino in the Ngorogoro Crater
Post by: Ashlandish on July 17, 2024, 02:48:25

Just wonderful, the image and the experience (friends, family, Tanzania, great driver, rhinos—not the tulmult of firing/rehiring).

Title: Re: Rhino in the Ngorogoro Crater
Post by: Øivind Tøien on July 17, 2024, 03:36:50

Very nice and peaceful setting with grazing rhinos, zebras, and perhaps flamingos at the lake in the background?

Title: Re: Rhino in the Ngorogoro Crater
Post by: Hugh_3170 on July 17, 2024, 09:41:38

+1 from me.

I really like this image Gil.  Glad that you encountered rhinos & wildflowers and that you did not strike any hippos - they have a gruesome reputation.

Quote from: Øivind Tøien on July 17, 2024, 03:36:50

Very nice and peaceful setting with grazing rhinos, zebras, and perhaps flamingos at the lake in the background?

Title: Re: Rhino in the Ngorogoro Crater
Post by: Thomas Stellwag on July 17, 2024, 10:29:40

this is an extraordinary good animal shot and a very well composed picture 

Title: Re: Rhino in the Ngorogoro Crater
Post by: Ann on July 17, 2024, 20:07:52

I am so glad that you were able to see and to take this great photograph of Black Rhinos because there are very few of these animals left alive in the wild.

Black Rhinos mostly forage from leaves on shrubs and bushes as opposed to the much more numerous and peaceful White (actually "wide-mouthed") Rhinos which graze on grasses.

Black Rhinos are more inclined to charge a perceived enemy so it is fortunate that these two did not perceive you as "enemy".

Title: Re: Rhino in the Ngorogoro Crater
Post by: Gil Aegerter on July 22, 2024, 23:05:37

Thank you for the comments. It was quite a moment, especially with the sea of flamingoes in the background.

Title: Re: Rhino in the Ngorogoro Crater
Post by: John Geerts on July 25, 2024, 20:02:27

Quote from: Thomas Stellwag on July 17, 2024, 10:29:40

this is an extraordinary good animal shot and a very well composed picture

Agree,  beautiful !!

Title: Re: Rhino in the Ngorogoro Crater
Post by: pluton on July 26, 2024, 20:04:14

A striking shot that I've come back to several times.