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A pair of Cheetah that I saw in 2011 when I was only 13. They were both lying down in the grass and then at the same time decided to get up, momentarily forming...
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A pair of Cheetah that I saw in 2011 when I was only 13. They were both lying down in the grass and then at the same time decided to get up, momentarily forming a sort of heart shape.
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Kelday
January 31, 2014
This is an amazingly stunning image. I hope you get your chance to see them again. :)
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shagen
April 25, 2014
A bit closer and they would form a heart shape.
And still, a beautiful capture.
And still, a beautiful capture.
kathleenweetman
June 19, 2014
This is a total stunner . One of my favourites on this site.....the composition is amazing the pov perfect. Voted
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njkerosky
December 09, 2014
Lovely!!!...Purrrfect for my new "I Love Cats" Photo Challenge! Please check it out on my Gallery page.
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On the tropic of Capricorn loop near Mopani Camp in Kruger National Park in South Africa (http://www.krugerpark.com/?gclid=CIadv7-dm8ECFSrpwgodZBsAgw)Time
Quite early in the morning. I would wake up every day at 5am to go out spotting with my dad in our truck. After 2 weeks of this daily routine we stumbled upon two cheetahs at about 7:30am.Lighting
It was a very sunny morning and the Cheetahs were very close. At first they were on the road but I waited for them to move off the path so that I could get a more natural background. I prefer to use the flash white balance setting on my camera because in my opinion, the yellow lighting makes everything look better.Equipment
With my Dad to keep me company, I would sit with the car window half way up with a small rice bag on top that I could rest my camera on. A lot of wild life spotting in Kruger Park is based on fleeting experiences, so it pays to be prepared. Upon seeing the pair, my Dad quickly followed them and then found a suitable place to park. It was important that he would turn off the engine to reduce vibration which could worsen the quality of my photograph.Inspiration
Well I after about 10 minutes of walking around, they both lay down antiparallel to each other. I sat by and waited for them to get up. When they finally did get up, they momentarily formed a heart shape as they looked at each other before they walked off. In that moment I managed to take 1 photo, and even after 3 years, it remains my favourite picture.Editing
I fiddled around with post processing for a long time, but in rare occasions "I'm feeling lucky" is all a photo needs.In my camera bag
A rice bag to use as a make-do tripod, some polos for a snack, a remote shutter release (useful for BULB photography and also keeping the camera steady on zoom photos), both a wide angle lens and a zoom lens, spare memory card and battery and the bag is waterproof.Feedback
In wild life reserves such as Kruger Park, the more cautious wild life prefer to go out when there are no people around. If you leave as early as possible or try to get back as late as allowed you might catch animals on their way to or on their way back from a hunt or forage. By leaving early morning, we caught these cheetahs out and about looking for a place to rest up. This is convenient to apply to day to day photography, as it provides the opportunity to photograph nocturnal animals like owls during daylight.
