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Uploaded: January 10, 2014 17:31:23
White Rhino at the Rio Grande Zoo in Albuquerque. I find these animals so incredibly fascinating. They are second only to the elephant in size of all the land animals on earth. And how beautifully odd they seem having to haul around such an enormous horn for defense. Nature is indeed amazing.
Exif: F Number: 5.3, Exposure Bias Value: -0.67, ExposureTime: 1/80 seconds, Flash: did not fire, compulsory flash mode, ISO: 100, White balance: Auto white balance, FocalLength: 240.00 mm, Model: NIKON D7100
Avril Young January 10, 2014
They sure are great animals, have seen one really close up ...he charged our car and just missed the back of it, the moral of the story is not get between them and their youg...outstanding photography...one to hang on the wall.. #1558952
Liz blahh January 10, 2014
Excellent! #10942380Carol L. Fowler January 10, 2014
Looks great blending into that background! The rocks and the rhino have the same rough texture #10942393Tammy M. Anderson January 10, 2014
Great tones, light and textures, Tom. Excellent capture. #10942417Terry Cervi January 10, 2014
What an excellent capture, Tom! Super detail in this! #10942443Colette M. Metcalf January 11, 2014
Excellent!!!! As Avril said, hang it! #10942585Jeff Robinson January 11, 2014
Outstanding tones and capture! #10942617Carolyn M. Fletcher January 11, 2014
Wonderful shot of this guy. NICE!! #10942664Riina N. S. January 11, 2014
Gool! #10942686Ujjwal Mukherjee January 11, 2014
Wonderful tone and capture of this magnificent animal,Tom!! #10942825Nancy L. Green January 11, 2014
I love all the earth tones and the wonderful lighting, VERY well done!! <>< #10942977John Connolly January 11, 2014
A wonderful capture of this big fellow Thomas! I have always been fascinated and impressed with these huge animals! #10943287Thomas E. Hinds January 11, 2014
Thank you Avril, Liz, Carol, Tammy, Terry, Colette, Jeff, Carolyn, Riina, Ujjwal, Nancy, and John! #10943639Nadia Paul January 12, 2014
Beautiful tones in this wonderful capture Thomas - a fave! #10944848Thomas E. Hinds January 15, 2014
Thanks so much, Nadia! #10947871Phyllis A. Houghton February 23, 2014
Congrats on this fantastic SF! #10984050Mary K. Robison February 24, 2014
A wise choice on the bp Staff's part, Tom ~ this is a superb image, with wonderful tones and light. Love your title. #10984130Thomas E. Hinds February 24, 2014
Thanks, Phyllis, and Mary! #10984792Nadia Paul February 24, 2014
Congrats on your beautiful SF Thomas! #10984850Thomas E. Hinds February 25, 2014
Thanks so much, Nadia! #10985612Katherine Kuhn February 28, 2014
Congrats on your SF on this great rhino image, Thomas! #10988663Deborah C. Lewinson March 01, 2014
Fantastic image, Tom! Love how he blends with the background!Excellent image!
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Ellen Hodges March 27, 2014
Huge congrats on your awesome Staff Fav's, Thomas!! #11009789Debbie Bray March 29, 2014
This is a great image, Thomas! Congrats on your staff faves! #11011418Patricia A. Casey April 07, 2014
Hi Thomas....congrats on the Staff Favorite for this awesome shot...yes these are amazing creatures.....beautiful capture!!! Have a marvelous day....=^..^= #11019200Thomas E. Hinds April 26, 2014
Thank you very much, Debby, Ellen, Debbie, and Patricia! #11031033Sign up for an interactive online photography course to get critiques on your photos.
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