WHITE STRIPES

Zebras are having a very strong bond within the herd, so it’s very common to see them resting their heads on each other’s bodies. But to get this shot like we wanted, was not easy at all. There were other zebras in the way, it was impossible to get to a position to have them parallel to us, the background was distracting... These were some of the things that kept us from getting THAT shot.

But then one day we were on a Game Drive and we came across a small herd of zebras on a big open plain with a beautiful mountain range in the background. We thought this scenery is just perfect, so we decided to wait.

We were sitting in our car, watching them. We watched them grazing, we watched them interact with each other and finally there were two of them posing exactly how we wanted. But again, there was a third zebra standing in front of them. We kept the camera ready and waited further, desperately hoping for that one zebra to move out of the picture. And after some long moment holding our breath and hoping for it to move, it did so and we finally managed to capture this moment.

Once again nature taught us that being patient is one of the most important things in wildlife photography. It’s not going to work every time, but if it does it will make you forget about all the hour you just sat there and waited.