Comments on: Lion – An African Icon

By: Gerry

Gerry — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 04:41:24 +0000

Agreed Kirsty! The giraffe must be one of the most quintessentially Africa looking animals out there!

By: Kirsty Lynas

Kirsty Lynas — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 09:07:59 +0000

In my eyes, the giraffe is a perfect example of an African icon. You see a photo of a giraffe, and you automatically think of Africa! And I kinda like the warthog as well, hehe.
Thanks Gerry, I’m coming back to SA in just over two weeks, so your blog helps to build up the excitement! Not that I really need any help….
Looking forward to seeing all of these animals in the flesh once again.

By: Fabian

Fabian — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 18:07:34 +0000

well, people come to see and photograph lions, true, but warthogs are shyer and run away, when disturbed, so a excellent warthog shot seems more difficult than a lion one… maybe we should dedicate a competition for the best warthog shot

By: Gerry

Gerry — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 14:32:15 +0000

Quite right Buddy. I reckon we all sit with huge portfolios full of ‘ok’ images, waiting for ‘the one’! Gotta love the journey though!!

By: Buddy Eleazer

Buddy Eleazer — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 12:49:32 +0000

You are right that the lion is THE animal to which everyone wants a great shot. I am still waiting on my great lion shot after many ok lion shots. All that said, I get a real thrill our of capturing shots of a leopard in a setting without a distracting background. A rhino shot from a low angle also conveys a lot of drama. The warthog? Well, I have definitely photographed them, but … well it’s hard to get a ‘winner’ shot of an animal that walks around on it’s knees most of the day.

By: Pamela

Pamela — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 05:08:33 +0000

Hmm…I kind of like the wartie!

Hard to choose just one that I would want to photograph over the other…so I would have to say… Cheetahleopardlionelephantgiraffe.