White Rhino

[DennisT]

Some Rhino shots from my recent trip to the bush

[volks]

Very nice, both posts.
Mind telling me what lens you used.

[DennisT]

Nikon 200-400 f4 with 1.4x converter mounted on Nikon D700. Here is the exif for the resized picture.
File: Hlhlwe 11 _DSC2874R.jpg
File size: 199KB
Camera Model: NIKON D700
Camera serial number: 2449795
Firmware: ACD Systems Digital Imaging
Date/Time: 2011:07:06 12:09:25
Shutter speed: 1/1250 sec
Aperture: 9
Exposure mode: Manual
Exposure compensation: -2/3
Flash: Off
Metering mode: Spot
ISO: 3200
Lens: 200 to 400mm
Focal length: 280mm
Focal length: 280mm (in 35mm film)
Subject distance: 15 m
Image size: 800 x 532
Rotation: none
White balance: Auto
Color space: AdobeRGB
Saturation: Normal
Sharpness: Normal
Contrast: Normal
Color profile: Adobe RGB (1998)

[Eric D]

Nikon 200-400 f4 with 1.4x converter mounted on Nikon D700. Here is the exif for the resized picture.
File: Hlhlwe 11 _DSC2874R.jpg
File size: 199KB
Camera Model: NIKON D700
Camera serial number: 2449795
Firmware: ACD Systems Digital Imaging
Date/Time: 2011:07:06 12:09:25
Shutter speed: 1/1250 sec
Aperture: 9
Exposure mode: Manual
Exposure compensation: -2/3
Flash: Off
Metering mode: Spot
ISO: 3200
Lens: 200 to 400mm
Focal length: 280mm
Focal length: 280mm (in 35mm film)
Subject distance: 15 m
Image size: 800 x 532
Rotation: none
White balance: Auto
Color space: AdobeRGB
Saturation: Normal
Sharpness: Normal
Contrast: Normal
Color profile: Adobe RGB (1998)

Don't you just love that lens?....it's the favorite lens in my collection of Nikkor Lenses!

Excellent work Dennis!

[DennisT]

Thanks for the comments guys - Eric the lens and camera are brand new (this was their first excursion) and I have to say it has been well worth the investment (US$16000 for the full monty) - I love the speed and accuracy which now puts me in a position to get some decent BIF shots. I moved to Nikon from Sony because of the paucity of quality long lenses available her in RSA in the latter stable and it appears, from a nature / wildlife perspective, that the right decision has been made! I am truly impressed by the high iso capability of the D700 without any discernible noise - all that speed to play with has been a revelation!!

[Loupey]

Beautiful amazing creatures, those rhinos.

Congratulations on the new equipment. ISO 3200 - Wow!
Looking forward to seeing more from this combination.

[Photo-John]

Nikon 200-400 f4 with 1.4x converter mounted on Nikon D700.

That's great image quality for a converter!

[thercman]

Very nice!

I would have been just a little nervous taking those shots... Oo

[kyte]

You have taken the picture so beautifully.. have you used any kind of software for enhancing the picture quality..