Chitwan Rhino

Biggest problem is lighting. The light is to harsh and you can't do much about that. I wouldn't see it as a piece of art but as a document of time and a piece of memory which tells a lot about the situation you made it in: quietly hidden behind a tree. In this context it is excellen as it is.

Matt, as skahde pointed out, this image can not be valued from a purely photographic point of view. The fact that you photographed an asian rhino in the wild - its far away, its rare, its difficult - will allways weigh more than the resulting image, no matter how good it is. The shadow that almost dominates the image is testimony of how tough it is to take a photo of this animal, and yet it is the animal that pops out of the picture. Great shot ... but an even greater memory. Was this taken from the back of an elephant ?

Thanks a lot for the comments. I am too busy to make new photos right now, so I am trying to learn from my older images.

Peter--this wasn't taken from the back of an elephant. In this case, this was a walking safari (Yup, walking through a rhino and tiger preserve! That's OK, the guide was armed with a big stick). The guide got some friends who were training the king's elephants to herd this rhino closer to us. Before he did that, he made us climb into trees.

We did do an elephant safari later. Elephants are loud enough that you can't really get close to anything. Also, my legs aren't designed to straddle an elephant's back for more than about 30 minutes!

Matt

I would be hiding behind some leafs too, if I was in your shoes! haha