Wildlife Moments
The iconic leopard hanging out in a tree
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.
Lion pride drinking @chitabecamp in the Okavango
A great photographic morning when a pride of lions pops out of the long grass to come down and drink
Leopards and lighting
Chitabe’s amazing relaxed leopard population allows for many great photo opportunities.
Many times they go through but this time he goes over
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.
Unusual prey for cheetah
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.
Light is not everything, but sometimes it can be something
I’ve often stated that light isn’t everything when making an image, but sometimes, as in this image, light can enhance the image
Early starts are paramount for photographing wildlife
High risk, high reward. It is better to work with an animal in marginal light doing something than work with an animal in plenty of light doing nothing (my proverb)
The hunt is on
With most other predators when you see a posture like this you know the game is on and its serious- with lions, most of the time this is just a “lets give it a shot”
Capturing the essence of a wild dog in an image
An image has to convey a message or information about the subject- it has to say more without using words.