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Arrow National Zoo - Random shots (Part 3)

Last part, last shot for the National Zoo - Random shots series.

This fellow was a bit shy for a big guy. ( Wow... that rhymes...)
Anyway... He was hiding behind a tree. The angle of the sunlight really shows the texture of the skin.
Rhino

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Nice shot, Sparda! I love the b/w treatment. Excellent contrast with the rhino's gray skin!! TFS
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Nice shot, Sparda! I love the b/w treatment. Excellent contrast with the rhino's gray skin!! TFS
Thanks Jim.

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Old 01-06-2010, 08:56 AM
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Hi Sparda... are you turning in to a lyracist with all your rhyming? LOL
Great shot... very nice in b&w too... thanks for sharing!
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Great shot, I love the b&w treatment.
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The B&W is perfect for this picture.
Superb portrait of this Shy Rhino my friend.
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Old 01-06-2010, 10:39 AM
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Wow ...you have done a great job with very difficult lighting...good work
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Really well done on this one Sparda...these are hard for me to shoot...they are always in the worst place....except in SA I got great ones there.
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Hi Sparda... are you turning in to a lyracist with all your rhyming? LOL
Great shot... very nice in b&w too... thanks for sharing!
Happy New Year!
Thanks Nikki. I should be working on my composition skill before I working on my composing a song skill.. LOL

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Great shot, I love the b&w treatment.
Thanks Angela

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The B&W is perfect for this picture.
Superb portrait of this Shy Rhino my friend.
Thanks Christo... Have you ever captured a wild rhino over there?

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Beautiful pic...we have one at the zoo here with a horn that is easily 3 feet long....
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