Tshukudu Bush Lodge

Scott Murray

Senior Member
South African Adventure June 2014 (290 of 383).jpg


South African Adventure June 2014 (291 of 383).jpg


South African Adventure June 2014 (292 of 383).jpg
 

DraganDL

Senior Member
Great shots! My fav: the lion (male) yawning. Just take care of horizon (tends to decline to the right)...
Rhino: change of the gamma will produce more details in the burned out areas (highlights) at the expense of the details in dark areas:

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Scott Murray

Senior Member
Great shots! My fav: the lion (male) yawning. Just take care of horizon (tends to decline to the right)...
Rhino: change of the gamma will produce more details in the burned out areas (highlights) at the expense of the details in dark areas:

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I edited it that way as thats how I liked the look. I have sooo many Rhino pics and have tried various processing methods.
 

DraganDL

Senior Member
Yeah, the "blistering sun" is always a huge problem (here, the line of the rhino's spine merges with the distant background)...
That gazelle caught in the middle of a jump (ID96658) is wonderful!
 
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Lawrence

Senior Member
Great photos Scott. Some real standouts here. I liked the Jackal - an underrated little scavenger.
That 2.8 lens did a lot of good work.
No Leopards at Tshukudu?
 

Scott Murray

Senior Member
where the rhino horns cut or natural wear?
There has been and still is a lot of Rhino poaching going on, the guys at the reserve trim their rhino horns which stops the poaching. They also have an ear out and have since heard that poachers are again looking at this reserve as they are getting long enough again. The cut rhino horns are micro chipped and stored in a secure safe in Johannesburg until the day that it becomes legal to sell. Just think that instead of killing a rhino for its horn they could possibly breed them for it and cut it when at the size needed, and no rhino would have to die. Still not ideal but alot better than having them go extinct.
 
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