Firstly, thank you Dumay in allowing me to use the title, as it does have relevance.
Some time ago Dumay posted an image of a group of Wild dog puppies out in a clearing. Rachel & I were fortunate to be given access to the same den just as these guys surfaced for the very first time, Dumay's image was many weeks on and they were slightly bigger, but had by then ventured into more 'open' surroundings. In the very early days only one vehicle at any one time positioned some way from the entrance was allowed, good for the 'management' of the pups & the site, however a challenging one at times for us. Losts of OOF shrubs, grass, branches etc and they would also come out towards the end of the day where light was a premium. Enough moaning, here you go, not perhaps ideal from my perspective, but an absolute privilege to see these wee guys at such an early stage of their lives and to witness the interaction between the pack, including the adults. Their 'fur'/down/coat at this early stage was so fine the skin underneath was visible offering an almost 'ethereal/wispy' look IMHO.
Thanks for either viewing or commenting on the previous image.
Steve
Subject: African Wild dog pups (Lycaon pictus), two cubs just by the entrance, looking right, late evening
Location: SA
Camera: Canon 1DX
Lens: 500f/4 with 1.4ext
Exposure: 1/400's at f/5.6 ISO1600 - ISO too low DOH!
Original format: Landscape, very slight crop from the sides, almost FF width
Subject distance: 22m
The 'blurriness/mottled BKG' in parts, is OOF vegetation in front of the pups







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