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Terrific series, Eric, for both the documentary aspects and the artistry (#9 stands out). I wonder if the prey in #9 and #10 might be Felis nigripes (black-footed cat) rather than African wild cat? The latter are much more common, but I don't think the underside of the feet are black.

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Spectacular set Eric, I enjoy your thoughtful documentary almost as much as the fantastic imagery
Oh to look through your eyes for a few


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douter wrote:
Terrific set Eric, No 7 is my choice here.
Douglas

Thanks so much Douglas not only for the pick but for liking the post....these guys give me endless amounts of fun.
Eric



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birdied wrote:
Wonderful set Eric! Definitely gives one reason to be afraid of the dark.

Birdie

And the reason why no one is allowed outside their tent without an escort after sundown and until first light in the morning. Many thanks Roberta.
Eric



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DonGut wrote:
Great stuff. I agree that night drives are exciting. You can't do them everywhere and they really only follow leopards and lions and the rare caracal or smaller cats. Cheetahs and dogs are not allowed to be followed and the antelope etc are also off limits. None the less, you do see some of the nocturnal species on occasion and the big cats if lucky. It's a great way to see leopards. I like your flash shots here and with the newer, more powerful flashes and the "beamer" you can get some acceptable images; just watch for those branches in
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Thanks Don...night drives aren't for everybody...I know quite a few very good photogs who find them a waste of time...I, on the other hand have witnessed 2 leopard kills and whether I got photos or not would have been po'd not to have been there. Yes, more often than not you don't see much but that's part of the adventure and excitement on safari.
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harshaj1 wrote:
Thanks for sharing many years worth of night safari shots. Fantastic Eric.
Harsha

Glad you enjoyed them Harsha...I have many nights where I literally never even lifted camera to eye but still enjoyed the experience and love to do night drives when I can. In fact, I would love to do a night safari from sunset to dawn to witness Africa come alive at night...
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KCollett wrote:
Educational, interesting, and all supported by quality images. Thanks Eric.

Thanks Ken...nighttime in the bush is a totally different experience....I am never quite as comfortable with the animals at night...a whole different set of rules when they can see 6-8X better than we can.
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Tim Kuhn wrote:
Wow Eric, this set is rather educational. I'm fascinated with the night shots but my pick of the set is a day shot. The night shots really do convey a feeling of "yikes it's wild out there". Quite different from my warm bed were I usually spend my nights!!!

Tim

That "day" shot was really a night shot...for the 1D3 that was shot at high iso and I was shocked at how well it locked on and performed. Within a few minutes, it was pitch black and that is when I was getting messed up with the flash bouncing off the branches in front of me.
You will get to experience it first hand...a little different now with red spotlights but seeing nocturnal animals like civets, genets, wildcats etc is a real thrill.
Eric



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CDaescher wrote:
Definitely a very interesting post.
Thanks for sharing, Eric.
Chris

Glad you liked it Chris...it is a totally different experience out at night.
Eric



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BeeBalm wrote:
Nice series .... Nine is awesome!! BeeBalm

Thanks BB...I was pleasantly surprised how well that turned out considering the shooting conditions.
Eric



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Charlie Shugart wrote:
A wonderful set, Eric. I really like them all- and I can appreciate why that one shot is among your all-time favorites.
Slide film? That must have been before the geek inventors admitted they couldn't take decent photographs using film- so they went all digital and ruined everything .
Cats killing and eating other cats is horrible- I agree.
But male bears killing and eating baby bears- even though the baby might be their progeny- that is truly disturbing to me. And for what? So they can have sex with the dead baby's mother.
That's carrying "horniness" to an extreme.
Charlie

Thanks Charlie...it's not only bears that do that. Male lions, tigers and leopards also are involved in infanticide of cubs not their own in order to bring females into season. That is why the females are so protective of their cubs and particularly why male lions are so important to the pride. Their reason for being is to protect their offspring, their genetic future is in the balance and they will, in many cases, fight to the death to ensure their offspring survive.
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morris wrote:
2 and 8 are superb and the rest of the set is great as well Eric

Morris

Thanks for the picks Morris....the leopard kill from 2002 is one I will always remember....we waited in total darkness as the leopard crawled into the bush and when we heard the reedbuck cry out we knew it was toast and withing a few seconds saw it being throttled.
Eric



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surfnron wrote:
Another very nice, and interesting set Eric. 2 stands out, but 9 is my pick ~ Ron

Thanks Ron...your vision is fine.......leopards are so successful because they eat anything and everything from insects to squirrels to antelope...in fact there are photos of baby buffalo and giraffes hoisted into trees...remarkable animals!
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Plinian wrote:
Terrific series, Eric, for both the documentary aspects and the artistry (#9 stands out). I wonder if the prey in #9 and #10 might be Felis nigripes (black-footed cat) rather than African wild cat? The latter are much more common, but I don't think the underside of the feet are black.

Greg

Many thanks Greg for your kind words and astute observation. I am not sure that African wildcats don't have black paws (I have read that their paws turn black after about 4 months of age) but certainly black footed cats do and I have always taken the word of our guide that the people who saw the kill, or at least saw the leopard with the intact kill, said it was an African Wildcat. However, since Black Footed Cats are so rare it may have just been an assumption that that is what it was. But I tried to look at some other shots to see if the fur would be a give away and honestly I'm not sure. Some of the shots do tend to show a spotted coat but there is so little left that it's really hard to be sure. But you may be exactly right in which case this is an even rarer sighting. Funny how 6 years later and by looking at the old photos I can relive that sighting again as though it happened yesterday.
Eric
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Here is another image from that evening which does seem to show more spotted/striped fur then would be expected with an African Wildcat. I did "fix" the eyes too, but didn't take too much time with that.
http://eyelaser.smugmug.com/Nature/Botswana2007/i-3Nn2K25/0/XL/DPP07DD0318170902Leopardcatabalism-XL.jpg



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