Your best animal shots!
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I guess. So eye contact is a problem with many aggressive species. I wonder how long it will take for them to figure out that pointing a camera is the same thing!Jack Douglas said:Seriously, it's recommended that you avoid eye contact with these males. I don't think running would work!
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Jack Douglas said:Seriously, it's recommended that you avoid eye contact with these males. I don't think running would work!
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Jack, I would not want any part of my body contacting that buffalo. Running sometimes works, but only if there are slower runners in your party ;D
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It's always a judgement call but I was a pretty safe distance with 600mm and observing carefully. I also got my shot and left him alone. I've read of excellent shots coming from the camera of a man mauled to death by a bear and that doesn't appeal to me! 
This one was friendlier eye contact in my back yard.
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This one was friendlier eye contact in my back yard.
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Edward, you know all about eye contact! Are you generally in a safe environment when such contact is taking place?
Different thought - do you/ have you, shot in South America?
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Different thought - do you/ have you, shot in South America?
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Jack Douglas said:
Hi Jack, I would love to, and hope to in the next couple of Years, Jaguars, definitely want to get to South America and shoot these Guys, there's a few places now where they have begun to habituate similar to Londolozi & Mala Mala in South Africa, still Wild, still in their environment, but protected within an area and used to People in vehicles.
Most, not all, but most of my Safari Images are from a vehicle, I generally have my own so I can go where I want when I want, plus my own Guide. I've had a few scares mostly with Female Leopards with young Cubs, we try to keep a respectable distance, less about being concerned for our safety, more to ensure the Cubs don't get stressed. Had a wildebeest try to climb into the vehicle late one afternoon when we were shooting along a fire that had started from Lightning strikes, wildebeest are bit like sheep, not so bright.
The attached is more my own Backyard shooting, Kids Diving down to watch us shooting under a Jetty, Raja Empat Papua Indonesia.
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eml58 said:
Edward, that is a brilliant picture ! In fact I'd say the best you have posted. Like Lemmy's picture of the surfer this one is as good as it gets.
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Sporgon said:
Thanks Sporgon, appreciated.
sandymandy said:ehh i felt it a bit weird to enter the "best animal shots" thread and then saw a photo of 3 dark skin kids
Gets worse SandyMandy, shot with a Nikon D3x during one of my flirtations with the Dark Side.
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