Wild dog pups

[Stu Bowie]

Sabi Sands, a private game reserve, adjoining the Kruger National Park, South Africa. We came across a pack of wild dogs and their 8 pups in a river bed. The parents had killed something that night, and I captured 5 of the pups all holding onto a piece of meat. It was overcast, and I battled for light.

Canon 20D
100-400 L IS USM FL @ 400mm
1/160
F/5.6
ISO 400

[Ken Watkins]

There is nothing that pleases me more than seeing Wild Dogs especially pups!
You were very lucky to get all of the heads roughly facing the same way, and that they were presumably relatively still for a moment.
Marvelous!

[Cindy Cone]

What a great capture! I agree with Ken about wild dogs. The head-on shot and eye contact make this really special. Centered in the frame seems to work for this one, and I might even crop a little off the left.

[Grady Weed]

All five sharp! You made out here. Playing tug of war. I like it a lot, behaviors captures tell a story and you did it were.

[Stephen Earle]

Wow Stu! One special shot. I love the angle and the action.

[Roman Kurywczak]

Hey Stuart,
The 4 pups and interaction are great. Still debating the BG one........even though I can see one eye. I know the difficulty in capturing 2 heads sharp..........never mind 5!.........so on that alone you get a wow!

[Robert Amoruso]

I agree with the others, well done for the reasons mentioned.

[Vincent Grafhorst]

This is soooo coool!

[Stu Bowie]

Thanks a lot for the kind words. Much appreciated.