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Pic of the Week #44

on Sep 22, 2017

On the move

Kyle Strautmann POW I 5 Final

This baby rhino was full of fun, running around with a spring in his step! The mother was feeding in little bit off in the distance from where we parked and this baby rhino was having fun running back and forth towards us.

Equipment Used

  • Camera - Canon 7D MKii
  • Lens and focal length - Canon 100-400 MKii f4.5-5.6

Settings used to capture this image

  • ISO - 3200
  • Aperture - f5.0
  • Shutter Speed - 1/1000

Editing used on this image

I first cropped the image and placed the baby rhino into the right-hand side of the image to make it look as if he was running straight towards me. It was a very overcast morning so not too much natural light and that’s when I got the idea to make it a hi-key image. I increased the exposure and highlights creating the white background. I also used the brush tool for the ground and increased the exposure just leaving a small little island where the rhino is running. This helped as the shadow of the baby rhino made the ground darker, allowing him to stand out more.

  • Pic of the week by Kyle Strautmann (Bush Lodge Ranger)
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