• that's me and my flash bouncing.
  • The latter shots are taken from here looking to the left of this img.

Camera Power

Unlike with wildlife - people think of the camera as a license to shoot, a pass, and wow - that's all I can say, it was so cool.

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  1. Nikographer [Jon] (20 months ago | reply)

    I really did learn a lot from this shooting adventure.

    The people and cheetah shots were setup but all the best planning couldn't make it 100% predictable. Mark and I did 50+ groups in a very short period.

    But what I really took away from the night was from a short time after the above image. They brought in the cheetah, I took some shots and realized I needed to get behind the speaker, the cheetah, and capture the moment from behind the events looking out towards the gathered crowd. And, it was ok, I was allowed, and just doing it made it possible. Tada.

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    This is really what I consider THE image from the event - Laurie Marker on the lower right talking to everyone and the cheetah and handler right there...
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  2. smiles7 (20 months ago | reply)

    Like WOW. Superb shots.

  3. tperry111(Thom) (20 months ago | reply)

    Great images Jon......how do you find out about thesegreat opportunities?
    I would love to do that.

  4. Mark Schwall (20 months ago | reply)

    Very cool Jon!

  5. nal from miami (20 months ago | reply)

    One word - Superb

  6. J Gilbert (20 months ago | reply)

    The Cheetah and handler both look very unhappy. That had to be a difficult situation to work with.

  7. Deby Dixon (20 months ago | reply)

    Sounds like you had an incredible time.

  8. VA Wild Rose (20 months ago | reply)

    A great cause and a wonderful opportunity! Great images to take away from it too! Well done!

  9. Naseer Ommer (20 months ago | reply)

    hmmm....

    Whats the show about Jon??

  10. www.lizkbphotography.com (20 months ago | reply)

    So cool, you must have had a blast. I hear real excitment in your words. Catch ya later.

  11. Nikographer [Jon] (20 months ago | reply)

    @Thom - I was asked by someone I knew from the zoo to volunteer to help/shoot the cheetah.org event.
    @Naseer - It was a Cheetah.org fundraiser event and the woman Laurie Marker is someone that has raised and released cheetahs in to the wild! Someone said she had taught a cheetah to hunt, and then released it. Wow.

    The handlers and cheetah were great and didn't seem unhappy to me. They had a job to do... BTW, that's the cheetah that was on David Letterman's show a couple weeks ago!

  12. Gregg Obst (20 months ago | reply)

    Great series Jon. A very special event for sure.

  13. Lisa Franceski (20 months ago | reply)

    Cool Jon!!!!!!!!!! You are awesome!

  14. J Gilbert (20 months ago | reply)

    That's good... maybe just looking serious in that shot.

  15. george_gww (20 months ago | reply)

    Nice work Jon.

    Your work Rocks !!

  16. Angel Cher ♥ (20 months ago | reply)

    So awesome *****!!! Jon-
    The baby Cheetah is so precious on the Cheetah Blog! Looks like You did have the experience of a lifetime!
    They are on of My favorite of ALL the cats, even have a tattoo cheetah!

  17. Ben Tebbens (20 months ago | reply)

    Ok, Wow, wow, wow!! Now that must have been some kind of time;)

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