Swamp cats of the Okavango delta
Lion pride hunting through water in Botswana
Lion pride hunting through water in Botswana
A desert adapted male lion sitting behind a welwitschia.
In the previous post I wrote about an image needing go tell a story, and that important aspect is reflected in this image.
The images that work best are always those that have a story to tell. Thinking about what you are trying to convey through the image will help you determine how to shoot a scene- blood and guts certainly doesn't work in most images- unless that's the point you want to...
Wildlife photography (for me) is about capturing interesting behavior in decent light- but as in most cases the subject failed to get the brief and just hanging out doing nothing is what you have to work with.
A great photographic morning when a pride of lions pops out of the long grass to come down and drink
Chitabe's amazing relaxed leopard population allows for many great photo opportunities.
The iconic Okavango image of a big male lion plowing through the flooded grasslands is on every wildlife photographer's wants list, but today was not to be.
When you have the privilege to operate in an area that has a high density of cheetah AND giraffe it is still an amazing moment when you can record cheetah with their prey, a baby giraffe.
I've often stated that light isn't everything when making an image, but sometimes, as in this image, light can enhance the image