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30-OCT-2005 GeraldH

1st: Battle Of The Giants
by GeraldH

Augsburg, Bavaria

White or square-lipped rhinoceros

In their days, these were the oldest square-lipped rhinos living in a zoo.
Unfortunately, both of them died shortly one after another two years ago.
They were in their high forties. This was one of their last battles.

Canon EOS 10D ,Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM
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Guest 09-Jun-2008 22:40
Wow! What a capture. !!!
-Cat
ctfchallenge08-Jun-2008 08:00
Real good one- must have been a sight to behold - Debi
ctfchallenge07-Jun-2008 09:06
Here you can find the colour version:
http://www.pbase.com/gerald_h/image/98248471/original
-Gerald
ctfchallenge06-Jun-2008 22:37
Thank you, CJ, Mary Anne, Penny, Doug, Jonas and Rod. Yes, Mary Anne, the ground was shaking, and I can still hear the sound of the horns cracking against each other. Penny, I have added some info to the caption. Rod, sharpening may be a bit overdone; I tried to emphasize the skin structure. The colour one looks rather gray also; if I find the original file somewhere on my external HD I'll post a link to the original version.
Regards
Gerald
Rod 06-Jun-2008 20:42
Nice one Gerald, well done. I don't know if it's because these are white Rhino but the detail of the skin seems too much, like over sharpened. How does the colour one look?
Guest 06-Jun-2008 18:51
This is what I call power! Very good BW conversion! Good compoisition too.
Guest 06-Jun-2008 18:12
Nice display of power Gerald. Outstanding B&W treatment and the composition is just right. -COAmature
ctfchallenge06-Jun-2008 17:02
fabulous! where did you find them?
Penny Street
Guest 06-Jun-2008 13:48
And their head-to-head positioning emphasizes the power behind both beasts. You can almost hear the ground shake. Well done.
--Mary Anne
ctfchallenge06-Jun-2008 11:49
Gerald, this is a wonderful picture of power - one rhino would have been good but two in this pose is terrific! Love it! :-) CJ