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Don Gut invited big dog photos to follow up Big Cat week. I completely missed the big cat week, but I will post a few photos for the dog week. These shots are from Botswana a little over a year ago. We had several encounters with African Wild Dog packs. These photos are from two of those encounters.

1. Young dog playing with another pup

2. Mom is concerned that we may be too close to the pups

3. The rest of the shots are from an encounter with a pack of >20 dogs and were all taken within an hour of sunset. Several of the dogs approached and sometimes adopted threatening postures but seemed to be mainly curious about us.

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Here are some more.

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p.1 #3 · p.1 #3 · Big Dog Week: African Wild Dogs

Nice angle and you did have their attention. Fantastic, Dave.
Rex

Mar 01, 2017 at 04:53 PM

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p.1 #4 · p.1 #4 · Big Dog Week: African Wild Dogs

Fantastic set Dave, you really did capture some incredible shots in this group.

Mar 01, 2017 at 06:16 PM

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p.1 #5 · p.1 #5 · Big Dog Week: African Wild Dogs

#1 looks like a "dog smile". Nicely done. And your low angle stuff is a great perspective. #3 is super with the low angle, the light, and the approach. It also shows how thin they are. They have to be able to cover large distances at a steady pace.
Lovely stuff.
Don

Mar 01, 2017 at 07:47 PM

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surgemaster wrote:
Nice angle and you did have their attention. Fantastic, Dave.
Rex

Rex,

Thanks for your kind comment. We did make eye contact with several of the dogs which are the photos that I like.

Dave

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louie champan wrote:
Fantastic set Dave, you really did capture some incredible shots in this group.

Louie,

Thanks for you generous feedback. We had some good luck with wild dog encounters on that trip. It was the first time I had seen them.

Dave

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DonGut wrote:
#1 looks like a "dog smile". Nicely done. And your low angle stuff is a great perspective. #3 is super with the low angle, the light, and the approach. It also shows how thin they are. They have to be able to cover large distances at a steady pace.
Lovely stuff.
Don

Don,

Thanks for your comment about these images. They are among my favorites so I am pleased you like them. During the trip we had a couple of opportunities to get low angle shots, which I like. The wild dog's lean, slender bodies, long legs and powerful jaws make them formidable hunters. I took video of them hunting and they are very successful and can take an impala apart in just a few minutes.

Dave

Mar 01, 2017 at 11:05 PM

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p.1 #7 · p.1 #7 · Big Dog Week: African Wild Dogs

simply marvelous, Dave. I do not know how you got the low perspective? please do share the details of how you got these fantastic shots.

Mar 02, 2017 at 12:31 AM

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p.1 #8 · p.1 #8 · Big Dog Week: African Wild Dogs

a sweet set of dogs Dave

Mar 02, 2017 at 03:40 AM

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p.1 #9 · p.1 #9 · Big Dog Week: African Wild Dogs

OMG. Outstanding images. I am too curious, how you managed to shot at this angle. Please share or PM Dave. That's the angle i always look for to click but ......Not possible always.
Best regards and TFS
Subrat

Mar 02, 2017 at 06:29 AM

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p.1 #10 · p.1 #10 · Big Dog Week: African Wild Dogs

Super shots from a great angle along with great light and exposures make these real winners in my book.
Eric

Mar 02, 2017 at 08:03 AM

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p.1 #11 · p.1 #11 · Big Dog Week: African Wild Dogs

Some of these dogs look down right malevolent Dave.

But this is a very nice set ~ Ron

Mar 02, 2017 at 02:50 PM

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p.1 #12 · p.1 #12 · Big Dog Week: African Wild Dogs

Wow! Talk about eye contact!

Pretty sure you were being considered for dinner in a couple of those. Excellent angles and that first shot get's your attention quickly.

Dave

Mar 02, 2017 at 03:14 PM

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p.1 #13 · p.1 #13 · Big Dog Week: African Wild Dogs

Very nice set, congratulations.

Best,

Marcus

Mar 02, 2017 at 03:34 PM

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p.1 #14 · p.1 #14 · Big Dog Week: African Wild Dogs

Very cool collection of wild dog images, Dave. It must have been thrilling! Love the sunset shots, nice low angles and light. Those ears are amazing...definitely not going to sneak about on those critters.

Jim

Mar 02, 2017 at 04:49 PM

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p.1 #15 · p.1 #15 · Big Dog Week: African Wild Dogs

It doesn't get any more wonderful than this ! Great Work of some super experience. Thanks for posting. More would be great.

Mar 02, 2017 at 04:58 PM

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p.1 #16 · p.1 #16 · Big Dog Week: African Wild Dogs

It doesn't get any more wonderful than this ! Great Work of some super experience. Thanks for posting. More would be great.

Mar 02, 2017 at 04:58 PM

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kdacharya wrote:
simply marvelous, Dave. I do not know how you got the low perspective? please do share the details of how you got these fantastic shots.

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kmunroe wrote:
a sweet set of dogs Dave

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skseet wrote:
OMG. Outstanding images. I am too curious, how you managed to shot at this angle. Please share or PM Dave. That's the angle i always look for to click but ......Not possible always.
Best regards and TFS
Subrat

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eyelaser wrote:
Super shots from a great angle along with great light and exposures make these real winners in my book.
Eric

Thanks to all of you for looking at the images and your generous comments. I am pleased that such accomplished wildlife photographers like them.

We had several encounters with wild dogs and tried to get low angle shots by getting to low ground with the subject higher, but it was usually not possible. In #3-8, we got in good position with the setting sun to our back, I was on the ground prone, the Landrover pulled forward a few feet, the dogs were walking toward me over a gentle slope, I quickly took about a hundred shots of a few dogs, the Landrover backed up and I got back in. Some shots were well positioned with no obstructions, and in a few the dog was making eye contact. Those are the shots you see. They are among my favorites.

Dave

Mar 02, 2017 at 05:49 PM

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surfnron wrote:
Some of these dogs look down right malevolent Dave.

But this is a very nice set ~ Ron

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lighthound wrote:
Wow! Talk about eye contact!

Pretty sure you were being considered for dinner in a couple of those. Excellent angles and that first shot get's your attention quickly.

Dave

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therealthings wrote:
Very nice set, congratulations.

Best,

Marcus

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jfwoodman wrote:
Very cool collection of wild dog images, Dave. It must have been thrilling! Love the sunset shots, nice low angles and light. Those ears are amazing...definitely not going to sneak about on those critters.

Jim

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Genes Home wrote:
It doesn't get any more wonderful than this ! Great Work of some super experience. Thanks for posting. More would be great.

Ron, Dave, Marcus, Jim,

Thanks for the kind comments. Some of the postures do look menacing but I did not feel threatened. They were a bit curious but moments later seemed oblivious to my presence. Regardless, some of the shots benefit from the menacing look. Thanks again for your comments.

Dave

Mar 02, 2017 at 05:55 PM

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p.1 #19 · p.1 #19 · Big Dog Week: African Wild Dogs

These are terrific Dave

Morris

Mar 02, 2017 at 07:55 PM

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p.1 #20 · p.1 #20 · Big Dog Week: African Wild Dogs

Great express on their faces, and good light!

Mar 02, 2017 at 09:21 PM

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