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    Jan 20, 2020 6 minutes
    BY TOAST COETZER

    GERALDO ALLAIS

    Canon EOS 77D Canon EF 100 – 400 mm lens

    GERALDO WRITES: We went to the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park in September 2019. Near the Craig Lockhart waterhole, we saw this lioness staring down the giraffe. In a flash, she started chasing it!

    The chase fizzled out almost as quickly. The lioness gave up. After a while, a male lion approached. He met up with the lioness and the two of them lay around while the giraffe moved on.

    TOAST SAYS: I know what it feels like to cruise around the Kgalagadi for a whole day hoping to see one of its legendary lions. But life’s not perfect, and most days you have to settle for regal-looking gemsbok or a jaunty springbok.

    But… this is incredible! It’s a scene we all dream of witnessing, never mind photographing. Right time, right place, sure, but Geraldo still had to get the shot. (He got a couple.) His shutter speed of 1/400 second was a little touch-and-go, but he managed to freeze the action sufficiently. The composition is

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