wildlife

Revisiting lion pics and came across this one from around 5 years ago, never posted. I decided to have some fun. I have lots of shots like this but very very few at an angle where the lions eyes arnt even visible at all and the light is nice. Something eery about it D850 200 to 400 f4 400mm...

This lioness was watching gazelle through the gap under my vehicle as they passed far behind D850 200-400 f4 400mm f4 1/800 iso 400

This was a pretty popular thread somewhere else, so I thought, why not here?! Here's a tiny fiddler crab. 174-studio1 by Kirk Behymer, on Flickr

The most dangerous position for any giraffe (except if they are giving birth) Is when they bend down to drink. I choose this shot as I liked the the S shape water drip. D850 200-400 f4 400mm f4.5 1/1600 iso 200 East Africa Photo Safari

I realized I post very few giraffe pics so here is one to start off. Taken at the end of the day these giraffe were cooling down, their skin patters almost merging into one with some strange perspective D850 200 to 400 f4 220mm 1/500 f4 iso 900 East Africa photo safari

Just by chance and totally unprepared I come across this leopard happily rolling in the grass 5 minutes from my camp. Almost missed the scene and just happened to look down by the vehicle. D810 80 to 200 2.8 170mm 1/200 2.8 iso 360 East Africa Photo safari

Common toad.

Split nose D850 300mm f5.6 1/1250 iso 200 Mara. It took some maneuvering but this big guy came straight up to me managed to get some video and wide shoots in the landscape too. The image crops quite well in a vertical format as well.

A small anole lizard on a plant leaf. Taken with my Canon R7 and Sigma 105mm macro lens. 016 cv-studio by Kirk Behymer, on Flickr

We had a regular Hedgehog in our garden last year. They are nocturnal, but once it emerged before the light had quite gone and I managed to take this snap. I had to use a high ISO and a wide aperture, so there's no depth of field. Topaz Denoise helped a lot.

These pics were taken last summer at an ancient sand dune in Ottawa called Pinhey Site 3. The place hosts many interesting bugs including some rarely found elsewhere.

An old one of a couple of Common Dolphins.