Set #2/12

Beautiful sunsets need a cloudy sky - Paulo Coelho Story behind the photo: We spent a whole cloudy afternoon with a cheetah mother and her three sub adult cubs. Half an hour before the sun set, the four cheetahs filled their bellies on a gazelle that the mother had previously hunted with great difficulty. So after the feast, the cheetahs became lazy and difficult to photograph with light that got darker every minute now - as the sun was setting behind the clouds. But slowly some clouds moved away and a gap opened up in the background. At the same time, a group of giraffes moved about 500 meters away from us. So we took the risk, left the cheetahs and drove to the group of giraffes. We trie...View all