Hugh asked whether these were new photographs or new edits of older ones.
They are all new edits because the incredible advances in the editing software have made me realise that every photograph that I have ever taken needs to be redone.
These images, and a number of other Rhino photographs, are now in a new gallery on my website and you are welcome to explore them. I am gradually re-working each of the galleries there but it is taking time so if you come across a weak and weedy gallery on my site, you will know that it is one that is still waiting attention.
This is another shot of a Black Rhino who looks quite light because he has bathed all the mud off.
It was almost midnight and I was the only one at this camp at Etosha who was still awake (apart from a couple of jackals) and was about to pack it in when two Black Rhinos arrived in the pond. These were the first Black Rhino that I had ever seen! The only light was from a very weak sodium bulb so exposure was 1/60 sec. on a fully open 200-400 lens at 25,600 ISO but photographs simply
had to be taken!
Eventually the rhinos disappeared back into the darkness and I turned to go to my room — except that I could not see my way or remember exactly where it was.
I asked the Jackals but they were no help at all so I headed in what I thought was the right direction.
Now I find myself walking along a road. Eventually I hear a car coming and decide to flag it down.
Fortunately the driver was one of the Etosha Rangers who knew exactly where my room number was and kindly took me to it. (It was now about 1:30 a.m!)
We had booked a Ranger for the following morning and the other photographers seemed a little surprised when our Ranger arrived and we apparently already knew each other!
