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.....that it seems like a good idea.....but you really know it will not end well....this is not normal!
Eric

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Jan 30, 2017 at 08:04 AM
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Sweet
Wasn't this featured in Nat Geo or elsewhere?



Jan 30, 2017 at 08:51 AM
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kdacharya wrote:
Sweet
Wasn't this featured in Nat Geo or elsewhere?


Yup, both in print in Africa Geographic and the video was on Nat Geo Wild's "Caught in the Act"...Thanks for remembering.
Eric



Jan 30, 2017 at 08:55 AM
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p.1 #4 · p.1 #4 · When you try to convince yourself....


Great shot Eric. Great message also.

TFS
Geoff



Jan 30, 2017 at 09:01 AM
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An awesome image, Eric! It is early for me and I am having my first cup of coffee and I didn't notice first what the cheetah was "holding". It didn't take long after you took that image, I assume, right? What, just seconds or so?

Joshua



Jan 30, 2017 at 10:05 AM
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An incredible image Eric, congrats on this image my friend.


Jan 30, 2017 at 11:18 AM
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wow, fantastic! And congrats with the publications


Jan 30, 2017 at 11:38 AM
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arbitrage wrote:
Great shot Eric. Great message also.

TFS
Geoff

Thanks Geoff....much appreciated!
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AGeoJO wrote:
An awesome image, Eric! It is early for me and I am having my first cup of coffee and I didn't notice first what the cheetah was "holding". It didn't take long after you took that image, I assume, right? What, just seconds or so?

Joshua

Thanks Joshua...it actually took about an hour...a surreal experience and one that will never forget...it was a cheetah cub hunting lesson and it created the most emotional hour I ever spent on safari....knowing the outcome was inevitable did not make it any easier when the cheetah cub finally killed and consumed the tommie lamb....it is the natural order of things in the wild.
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louie champan wrote:
An incredible image Eric, congrats on this image my friend.

Thanks Louie....a difficult sighting but one that lent itself to some most interesting photography.
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evertdoorn wrote:
wow, fantastic! And congrats with the publications

Thanks so much...the photos do not impart the conflicting emotions that my wife and I went through watching this for over an hour. One of my most cherished sightings in the African bush.

Eric



Jan 30, 2017 at 12:38 PM
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Just in case, if anyone is interested, the episode (Tiger Showdown) that had this image and a few more of my still images as well as the video footage (my wife"s) will be rebroadcast this Saturday (2/4) on Nat Geo Wild....here's the link to the TV schedule.
http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/wild/schedule/daily/

Eric



Jan 30, 2017 at 12:51 PM
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p.1 #10 · p.1 #10 · When you try to convince yourself....


Thanks, Eric! I will put that on my "calendar" with a reminder. As an old fart, we are not going out partying anymore anyway in the weekend .


Jan 30, 2017 at 01:00 PM
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An amazing moment and a pleasure to see again Eric

Morris



Jan 30, 2017 at 05:47 PM
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Sweet, so cute Eric.


Jan 30, 2017 at 06:13 PM
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Wonderful shot Eric. I know that must have been quite an emotional scene to witness and experience.

Birdie



Jan 30, 2017 at 09:05 PM
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This is still a great image Eric ~ Ron


Jan 30, 2017 at 11:07 PM
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Your 15 (well actually 60) minutes of fame!!!
I can say I know a famous videographer ('s husband).

Don



Jan 31, 2017 at 01:25 AM
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morris wrote:
An amazing moment and a pleasure to see again Eric

Morris

Thanks Morris....the things we see in nature continue to confound me
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Ted ellis wrote:
Sweet, so cute Eric.

Thanks Ted....looks can be very very deceiving
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birdied wrote:
Wonderful shot Eric. I know that must have been quite an emotional scene to witness and experience.

Birdie

For sure Birdie...when you've already read the last chapter of the book and know what's coming it makes the build up even more disturbing.
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surfnron wrote:
This is still a great image Eric ~ Ron

Thanks Ron...I figure if I relive this periodically why not everyone else
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DonGut wrote:
Your 15 (well actually 60) minutes of fame!!!
I can say I know a famous videographer ('s husband).

Don

Yup, she was the uncontested WLvideographerOTY in our house! And guess what, our 15 minutes of fame gets replayed this Saturday on Nat Geo Wild in the USA....I'm sure I get residuals...like Seinfeld

Eric



Jan 31, 2017 at 12:50 PM
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This is amazing.

But I have to say I would not have had the strength to sit and watch. I either would have intervened or would have left. But it would break my heart to just stay and watch.

Kudos to you for sitting through that and making it out OK.



Jan 31, 2017 at 04:50 PM
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p.1 #18 · p.1 #18 · When you try to convince yourself....


Amazing situation and photography.


Jan 31, 2017 at 05:31 PM
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That was an amazing scene. I just love that shot. So cute, but you just know this can't end with "everyone lived happily ever after" finish. Builds serious tension in the image. Congrats again, Eric.

Jim



Jan 31, 2017 at 07:19 PM





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