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A Photographer’s Pursuit of a Black Panther - at night
Posted on 3/19/21 at 4:37 am
Posted on 3/19/21 at 4:37 am
A Photographer’s Pursuit of the Elusive Black Panther
Posting this in "Outdoors" because I thought you guys would appreciate it more than the OT knuckleheads. I've always been fond of photography, especially images captured after investing lots of time and effort. This story documents the trials and tribulations of a photographer capturing amazing (almost surreal) images of a black panther. I intentionally left out images in the OP so as not to spoil it for you - didn't want to separate the images from the story. I'm sure you'll agree that these images and the effort and creativity that went into capturing them are note-worthy.
"Did I really expect to get a photograph of a single, special leopard that the guides at Laikipia Wilderness Camp had only caught glimpses of on a handful of occasions over the past few years?"
"The last thing for me to do was fine-tune the position and brightness of each flash. This needed to be done in darkness, and in many ways it is the most critical part of the process. Summoning the mental energy to be creative after an exhausting day was a real challenge. Eventually, two hours after sunset, I headed back to camp. I was weary but excited to see what the next two weeks would yield."
"The next morning, I was up bright and early to check the traps. As I opened up each camera housing and pressed the “play” button, I was greeted with the same image: a beautifully lit picture of myself—my final test shot from the night before. I was disappointed not to have captured any wildlife, but not surprised—I never expected this to be easy. I resolved to leave the traps running for a few days before checking them again."
Posting this in "Outdoors" because I thought you guys would appreciate it more than the OT knuckleheads. I've always been fond of photography, especially images captured after investing lots of time and effort. This story documents the trials and tribulations of a photographer capturing amazing (almost surreal) images of a black panther. I intentionally left out images in the OP so as not to spoil it for you - didn't want to separate the images from the story. I'm sure you'll agree that these images and the effort and creativity that went into capturing them are note-worthy.
"Did I really expect to get a photograph of a single, special leopard that the guides at Laikipia Wilderness Camp had only caught glimpses of on a handful of occasions over the past few years?"
"The last thing for me to do was fine-tune the position and brightness of each flash. This needed to be done in darkness, and in many ways it is the most critical part of the process. Summoning the mental energy to be creative after an exhausting day was a real challenge. Eventually, two hours after sunset, I headed back to camp. I was weary but excited to see what the next two weeks would yield."
"The next morning, I was up bright and early to check the traps. As I opened up each camera housing and pressed the “play” button, I was greeted with the same image: a beautifully lit picture of myself—my final test shot from the night before. I was disappointed not to have captured any wildlife, but not surprised—I never expected this to be easy. I resolved to leave the traps running for a few days before checking them again."
Posted on 3/19/21 at 5:38 am to tigerpawl
Thanks for posting that. Very cool!
Posted on 3/19/21 at 8:07 am to tigerpawl
Great story...
And those pictures! Amazing!
And those pictures! Amazing!
Posted on 3/19/21 at 8:34 am to tigerpawl
Over/under on how many days before someone posts one of those pics saying their cousin's friend's coworker took that pic in Winn/Tensas/Vernon/Desoto parish and it is definitive proof of black panthers are overrunning Louisiana?
350
I will take the under.
350
I will take the under.
Posted on 3/19/21 at 8:37 am to tigerpawl
It is a stray cat or a trash bag.
JK
Really cool pictures, thanks for sharing
JK
Really cool pictures, thanks for sharing
Posted on 3/19/21 at 11:28 am to thedogman
Awesome shots and story. Thanks
Posted on 3/19/21 at 11:53 am to thedogman
quote:
trash bag.
Those are black bears, not panthers.
Posted on 3/19/21 at 1:16 pm to tigerpawl
Those had to of been taken in Union Parish.
Excellent post. Thanks for sharing.
Excellent post. Thanks for sharing.
Posted on 3/20/21 at 9:28 am to tigerpawl
Thank's for the post but the photos are fake the pupils would glow not the irises. I've seen better photoshopping looking at the Fark board while sitting the quad.
Posted on 3/20/21 at 1:57 pm to 007mag
quote:You're clueless and talking out your rear-end. The photographer is using indirect light with multiple flashes on elevated light-stands pointed downward, positioned at different locations (out of the frame) as opposed to a typical amateur setup with on-board flash pointed directly into the eyes reflecting back off the retinas which causes "red-eye" in humans or the tapetum lucidum which causes the green glow in the case of cats and dogs.
Thank's for the post but the photos are fake the pupils would glow not the irises.
READ: "By the time the sun went down the five traps were set up, each with two or three flashes on [elevated] stands weighed down with rocks....". "The last thing for me to do was fine-tune the position and brightness of each flash. This needed to be done in darkness, and in many ways it is the most critical part of the process."
I give lessons on Thursdays.
This post was edited on 3/20/21 at 3:29 pm
Posted on 3/20/21 at 2:02 pm to tigerpawl
Now send that man to Washington, DC to find and photograph an honest politician.
Posted on 3/20/21 at 5:24 pm to TigerDeacon
quote:
Over/under on how many days before someone posts one of those pics saying their cousin's friend's coworker took that pic in Winn/Tensas/Vernon/Desoto parish and it is definitive proof of black panthers are overrunning Louisiana?
Naw man, we've been seeing them in Morehouse for a couple of years now
:Sarcasm:
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