ナショナルジオグラフィックさんのインスタグラム写真 - (ナショナルジオグラフィックInstagram)「Photo by @stevewinterphoto | I have wanted to make images of big cats at night—as we rarely see these animals in the nighttime. What better cat than the leopard, which spends much of its time in a tree either sleeping or eating the prey it carries up, away from other predators. I wanted to light the cat just a little, then use a long exposure to bring up the light of the stars. So the whole frame was lit up in a way I have not seen before, using a small flash and only a pencil-thin beam of light on the cat. Hopefully, folks will be awed by this unique view of a leopard under the blanket of the African night. The leopard stayed in the same spot in the tree for 30 minutes, waiting for a space on the ground to jump to between the eight hyenas that were waiting for her below, Luckily she found a spot to land, and she then ran like the wind. This was the first time I worked with Bertie Gregory (seen in front of me, sitting next to our driver, Max, in image two), and I could tell that he needed to start a filming career at the ripe age of 20. So we got interest from National Geographic Wild, had a meeting, and the result was a Mission Critical Leopard film. Bertie was the main camera; Alex Braczkowski set up all the locations in South Africa, was our big cat expert, filmed 2nd camera, and was my assistant, as we had worked together for a few years in Africa. We three worked as a well-oiled team—more like partners. Every day was a school day for us all. We produced a Nat Geo Wild leopard film and a leopard story for the magazine, which you can read at the link in bio. @bertiegregory @natgeowild」9月9日 1時00分