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12 April 2010

Photographer sits in a waterhole for 3 months to capture image of lions drinking.

post by: gomichild at: 07:24 | 13 comments

Wow .. amazing photos. I love how this guy managed to come up with a new way to shoot .. a frog's-eye perspective, as the article says. He's something of a hunk himself. Thanks for posting this.

posted by Kangaroo 12 April | 07:50

The photos are STUNNING. I admire his tenacity. Because this:

He added: 'The high red blood platelet count signalled that I was carrying a lot of parasites. This included numerous species of internal worm parasites and a particularly nasty external worm parasite known as Hook Worm.
'This worm was actually visible under the skin of my foot and would move at night. It became a game to find the worm in my foot each morning.'

No. No no no.

posted by BoringPostcards 12 April | 08:05

Not to mention the whole malaria thing.

posted by gomichild 12 April | 08:22

Well now and I'm sure you go through the same privations for your photos of bento and pancakes in the wild, gomi :)

Seriously, these are amazing.

posted by gaspode 12 April | 08:45

At least he won't get hay fever.

posted by desjardins 12 April | 09:00

Much safer to capture a few frames of a squirrel bending an elbow.

I'll show myself out.

posted by Kronos_to_Earth 12 April | 09:38

Well now and I'm sure you go through the same privations for your photos of bento and pancakes in the wild, gomi :)

To be fair this guy didn't have to deal with any hungry toddlers during his shoots.

posted by gomichild 12 April | 10:02

Unbelievable shots. Worms, uh no thanks.

Isn't 270 hours 11 days, not 3 months?

posted by chewatadistance 12 April | 12:03

N/M. It was 3 hours a day for 3 months, not a continuous stretch. Now I'll show myself the exit. LOL

posted by chewatadistance 12 April | 12:04

I'd imagine that with modern technology and a bit of ingenuity, he could get a remotely controlled set-up put in place, saving him the fun game of "where is my hook worm tonight," but then he'd be without the news write-ups.

Snark aside, fantastic shots.

posted by filthy light thief 12 April | 14:05

Worms and parasites and malaria, oh my!

They are wonderful photos from a great point of view. I'm glad it was worth it to him to get the shots.

posted by deborah 12 April | 15:02

These are absolutely beautiful. Thanks for sharing this.

posted by LoriFLA 12 April | 21:54

Beautiful! (And really gross!)

posted by Specklet 13 April | 02:19

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