Gone tracking…

Gallery: WildlifePosted February 5, 2010182 views8 comments

I’ll be away for the coming two weeks to do a special animal tracking course in South Africa so I thought this would be a nice notification of my absence. I actually wanted to post a good lion track image, but realized I don’t have any and this is the next best thing, a close up of a front-left blood-stained lion paw of a sleeping male…
See you in two weeks and meantime be good to Brad and please help him and the gallery out a bit by not only posting images but also by commenting on other people’s work!

Cheers,

Vincent

Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, Nossob River, South Africa / Botswana
Camera Model Canon EOS 1D Mark III
Shutter Speed 1/200 Sec
Aperture Value f/6.3
ISO Speed 320
Lens EF100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM
Focal Length 320mm
FF

Comments

8 comments

Comment posted by Sally King on February 5, 2010 at 9:39 AM

A very unusual view of a lion. Boy, you must have been close. I love the details in the fur and pads and, against my will, I even like the blood stain. Guy's got to eat. Good luck in your tracking class. Bring back some great images.

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Comment posted by Angela McCain on February 5, 2010 at 9:45 AM

Great parting shot. Be careful.

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Comment posted by Darren Colello on February 5, 2010 at 2:01 PM

Have fun Vincent. Great paw shot, excellent detail.

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Comment posted by Ezra Schultz on February 5, 2010 at 9:11 PM

Not the usual shot, but a good one just the same.
Question! Where you on the ground (as opposed to in a vehicle) for it?....Izzy

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Comment posted by Vincent Grafhorst on February 6, 2010 at 4:08 AM

Hey Ezra, no I was not on the ground!; taken from my vehicle, well sort of... crouched down silently next to my door if I remember correctly.

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Comment posted by Dan Walters on February 7, 2010 at 2:13 PM

Great shot! Love the detail in the paw. Really shows what the track would look like. Maybe tracking guides should include images such as this.

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Comment posted by Ezra Schultz on February 7, 2010 at 6:54 PM

Comment posted by Vincent Grafhorst on 02/06/10 at 04:08 am EST
Registered on 02/24/06, 356 Posts, 3880 Comments

Hey Ezra, no I was not on the ground!; taken from my vehicle, well sort of...

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Sort of huh!!!!.....Izzy

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Comment posted by Lon Sharp on February 11, 2010 at 2:11 PM

Looking forward to seeing what you might come back with!

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