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Camera: Olympus E-500 EVOLT
Lens: Olympus 40-150mm f/3.5-4.5 Zuiko Digital
Date Uploaded: Dec 25, 2008

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 Taken at a campground in Flatdogs, Zambia. I followed this family for over two hours. The head male wouldn't let me get within 150 feet of the females or children at first, but after an hour and a half, he let me get within 10 feet of the the babies. By the end, I was within arm reach of the adolescents.

The slight blur on the baby is motion blur (which is why mom's leg is sharp). They were hanging out under a oil tank under a tree just before dusk, so there wasn't nearly as much light as when I first started shooting them!

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 10/30/2009 01:14:45 PM
It almost looks like a painting. Beautiful.
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 02/10/2009 09:49:47 AM
Now that is SERIOUSLY cute! The focus may be a bit off (tight crop?) but the babies expression makes up for it ten-fold!
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 02/06/2009 06:42:59 PM
That must have been a truly awesome moment! Wonderful capture of the infant! He was checking you out!
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 02/04/2009 01:49:40 AM
just wonderful
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 02/03/2009 10:22:09 AM
Sounds like you had an amazing experience with these guys :-)
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 02/02/2009 04:51:37 PM
Nice shot. It must be an effort to hang on to Mum from the underside.
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