imeldabell PRO+
imeldabell
Mommy & Me
Banner

Mommy & Me



cameraCanon EOS 6D

settings Aperture f/9 ISO 500 Shutter 1/500 Focal Length 350/1 

upload_dateMar, 2016

Views

3674

Likes

Awards

Contest Finalist in Monochrome Marvels Photo Contest
Top Shot Award 22
Runner Up in Animals In Monochrome Photo Contest
Contest Finalist in Endangered Species Photo Contest
Contest Finalist in Big Mammals Photo Contest
Contest Finalist in All Things Black And White Photo Contest
Contest Finalist in Powerful Photo Contest
  View more
Peer Award
Johnsalterego DafyddHDavies ClaritaBethCanlasMiller PABLO70 pfitz6354 BHurley59 johnhoward +441
Magnificent Capture
Oveone rogerkasak grahamgall Dacemac michellehamm dubophoto KristinaOers +40
Absolute Masterpiece
dwreid68 jstgoxo Lisetta3 aliasadi109 janvanpoortvliet robiecagle ronjudyluv2travel +35
Superb Composition
JamesHarmon Aleksandar_ristic CoA CURUTCHET jonasweiss Kevastley NickmixM +33
Top Choice
BillW alby62 Jdean80 freelancejim Aarti_Sachin_Soman T_M_S deanmelbourne +32
Superior Skill
Garek mariadel abeppu13 Tammysauve71 dasunnirmala jeaniebridges richardbauman +5
All Star
Streety estercastillo08 artgio jmimages LucyCMorr WolfEyesPhotography marcobertazzoni +4
Outstanding Creativity
TJAngleeyes54 VladimirBukharin Tiger777 SheLa_62 James-Evans robynsygrove michaelbennett +1
Genius
andreaeptonward Anderl_R

Emotions

Impressed
rodiondevin Snowflake07 TopherB vincenthuguenin Agence73Bis wildcats EloIm +14
Happy
geophotos

Top Ranks

Monochrome Marvels Photo ContestTop 30 rank
Monochrome Moments Photo ContestTop 10 rank
Monochrome Moments Photo ContestTop 10 rank week 1
The Animal Planet Photo ContestTop 10 rank
The Animal Planet Photo ContestTop 10 rank week 1
View more
Animals In Monochrome Photo ContestTop 20 rank
Animals Around Us Photo ContestTop 20 rank
Animals Around Us Photo ContestTop 20 rank week 1
Anything Animals Photo ContestTop 10 rank
Anything Animals Photo ContestTop 10 rank week 1
Monochrome Masters ProjectTop 10 rank
Monochrome Masters ProjectTop 10 rank week 1
Endangered Species Photo ContestTop 10 rank
Endangered Species Photo ContestTop 10 rank week 1
A World In Black And White Photo ContestTop 10 rank
Big Mammals Photo ContestTop 10 rank
Big Mammals Photo ContestTop 10 rank week 1
Celebrating Nature Photo Contest Vol 3Top 10 rank
Celebrating Nature Photo Contest Vol 3Top 10 rank week 2
Celebrating Nature Photo Contest Vol 3Top 10 rank week 1
Wildlife Photo Contest 2017Top 10 rank
Wildlife Photo Contest 2017Top 10 rank week 1
Black And White Compositions Photo Contest vol1Top 10 rank
Black And White Compositions Photo Contest vol1Top 10 rank week 2
Black And White Compositions Photo Contest vol1Top 10 rank week 1
Spectacular Monochromes Photo ContestTop 10 rank
Spectacular Monochromes Photo ContestTop 10 rank week 1
The Animal Kingdom Photo ContestTop 10 rank
All Things Black And White Photo ContestTop 10 rank
All Things Black And White Photo ContestTop 10 rank week 1
Powerful Photo ContestTop 10 rank
Powerful Photo ContestTop 10 rank week 2
Powerful Photo ContestTop 10 rank week 1
Happening At The Zoo Photo ContestTop 10 rank
Happening At The Zoo Photo ContestTop 10 rank week 1
Black and White Masterpieces Photo ContestTop 20 rank

Categories

14 Comments | Report
p_eileenbaltz Platinum
 
p_eileenbaltz June 09, 2016
Fantastic! I love it. :)
MaryAnne306 PRO+
 
MaryAnne306 April 04, 2017
Never thought I'd use the word adorable about a photo of rhinos, but this really is. Perfect timing! Congratulations on being a finalist.
edandaniphone PRO+
 
edandaniphone May 20, 2017
Wonderful.
steffendvel
 
steffendvel May 05, 2018
Where did they stop?
bobtoye Platinum
 
bobtoye May 12, 2018
As much as I enjoy your portraits and fantasy pieces, gotta say this is my favorite image of all. The size, power, movement and speed are fully displayed and captured. The b/w is the perfect call as well. Beautiful!
KarenMcClymont
 
KarenMcClymont November 23, 2018
Beautiful shot 😊
WolfEyesPhotography
 
WolfEyesPhotography November 24, 2018
Really cute photo!!
keithart
 
keithart November 09, 2020
fantastic action photo well done.
barbarabrock Platinum
 
barbarabrock November 11, 2020
I can hear the thundering hooves......
_Domenico_
 
_Domenico_ January 01, 2021
😲
CoA
 
CoA March 16, 2021
Amazing.
ronjudyluv2travel Platinum
 
ronjudyluv2travel March 28, 2021
Incredible capture Imelda!
janvanpoortvliet PRO+
 
janvanpoortvliet June 05, 2021
What a great shot
Lisetta3
 
Lisetta3 July 09, 2021
Amazing shot and so cute!

Submitted to Photo Contests

Tags

#wildlife #conservation #endangered #animals #black and white #rhino #rhinoceros #baby #cute
See all

Behind The Lens

Location
This image is taken at a wildlife reserve in England. The calf is 4 months old in this image.
Time
It was taken on a Winter morning, so the sun is relatively low even though it was about 11am.
Lighting
Obviously, as this is a wildlife image, it is natural light.
Equipment
This is taken on a Canon 6D with a 70-200 2.8L Canon lens and a Canon 2x extender.
Inspiration
I have a passion for wildlife, especially rhinos and elephants. I have been using my photographs to raise awareness of wildlife conservation and also sell them to raise funds. I want people to be aware of the plight that these animals face due to poaching. According to the South African Department of Environmental Affairs, last year (2016) 1054 rhinos were poached in South Africa. Believe it or not, this is a reduction in the previous 2 years, but those figures are still shocking, and are probably higher than reported. (Those figures do not include unborn calves or calves left behind which die as a result of being orphaned, so the loss is far higher than these figures suggest). In the last 24 hours (9 March 2017) 13 rhinos have been murdered for their horns in various regions in the country. This has to stop. Rhino horns are not medicine, and this is such a senseless and tragic crime. You can see a full post on how you can help here: https://www.facebook.com/PhotographybyImelda1/posts/633759586818067
Editing
The image was originally colour, and was converted to black and white in Photoshop. Distracting elements were removed and the background partially replaced to make it less distracting. I added contrast and then did a lot of dodging and burning to make the image stand out, and added a vignette to draw the eyes to the rhinos.
In my camera bag
I have a canon 6D, a Canon EF 70-200 2.8L, a canon EF24-105 f4 and a canon 2x extender for need wildlife. I also try and carry a reflector and a grey card, and at least one speed light, as you never know when you need an extra bit of light, although my wildlife is all natural light for obvious reasons.
Feedback
My first bit of advice would be to be very patient! Watch the animals, get an idea of their behaviour and wait for your moment. You will need a shutter speed high enough to freeze the motion, and the aperture small enough to get a decent depth of field. I will often shoot with auto ISO in these situations as, both depth of field and freezing the motion require me to have control over both. (I usually shoot in full manual, so even going to auto ISO is a stretch for me). With something like this, I shoot a burst of images, so I can choose the best one. I did have a similar one with the baby completely off the ground, but I found the image more pleasing with the mother and baby synchronised in their movement. Find something to lean or use a mono pod, or you will get very tired holding up the camera waiting for your moment. (A tripod is too restricting with the animals unpredictable movement).

See more amazing photos, follow imeldabell

It’s your time to shine! ☀️

Share photos. Enter contests to win great prizes.
Earn coins, get amazing rewards. Join for free.

Already a member? Log In

By continuing, you agree to our Terms of Service, and acknowledge you've read our Privacy Policy Notice.