Photograph By Ann  Van Breemen
Ann  .
Photograph By Ann  Van Breemen
Ann  .
Photograph By Darryl  Barclay
Darryl  B.
Photograph By Ernie Basciano
Ernie B.
Photograph By Jan Symank
Jan S.
Photograph By Gene Zonis
Gene Z.
Photograph By Michele Carlsen
Michele C.
Photograph By parehan .K
parehan ..
 
imageopolis Home Sign Up Now! | Log In | Help  

Your photo sharing community!

Your Photo Art Is Not Just A Fleeting Moment In Social Media
imageopolis is dedicated to the art and craft of photography!

Upload
your photos.  Award recipients are chosen daily.


Editors Choice Award  Staff Choice Award  Featured Photo Award   Featured Critique Award  Featured Donor Award  Best in Project Award  Featured Photographer Award  Photojournalism Award

Imageopolis Photo Gallery Store
Click above to buy imageopolis
art for your home or office
.
 
  Find a Photographer. Enter name here.
    
Share On
Follow Us on facebook 

 


Send this photo as a postcard
Meerkat on Guard Duty
 
Send this image as a postcard
  
Image Title:  Meerkat on Guard Duty
  0
Favorites: 6 
 By: James Hager  
  Copyright ©2005

Register or log in to view this image at its full size, to comment and to rate it.


This photo has won the following Awards

imageopolis Staffs Choice Photo Award



 Projects & Categories

 Browse Images
  Recent Pictures
  Todays Pictures
  Yesterdays Pictures
  Summary Mode
  All imageopolis Pictures
 
 Award Winners
  Staff Choice
  Editors Choice
  Featured Donors
  Featured Photographers
  Featured Photos
  Featured Critiques
   
 Image Options
  Unrated Images
  Critique Only Images
  Critiquer's Corner
  Images With No Critiques
  Random Images
  Panoramic Images
  Images By Country
  Images By Camera
  Images By Lens
  Images By Film/Media
   
 Categories
   
 Projects
   
 Find Member
Name
User ID
 
 Image ID
ID#
 
   
 Search By Title
 
   

Photographer  James Hager {Karma:6285}
Project N/A Camera Model Canon Eos 1d Mark II
Categories Wildlife
Film Format
Portfolio Wildlife
Mammals - Africa
Lens EF 500 f4L IS
Uploaded 6/12/2005 Film / Memory Type CF
    ISO / Film Speed 0
Views 3760 Shutter
Favorites Aperture f/
Critiques 53 Rating
6.11
/ 15 Ratings
Location City -  Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park
State - 
Country - South Africa   South Africa
About Location: Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park (encompassing the former Kalahari Gemsbok National Park), South Africa
Date: 24 Mar 2005
Capture: Canon EOS-1D Mk II, EF 500 f4L IS with EF 1.4x II, 1/350, f8, ISO 200 (The teleconverter was ?permanently attached? to the body to keep dust out when changing between the 120-300 and 500.)
Random Pictures By:
James
Hager


Sea Stacks and Pool - II

Red Mountain (horizontal)

Dwarf Dogwood

Rocks in Wonder Lake

Athabasca Falls detail

Gray Fox #1

Acacia at Sunset

Forest, Hill, Ridge - I

Yellow-Throated Longclaw

Male Pin-Tailed Whydah Hovering

There are 53 Comments in 1 Pages
  1
fokstrot . fokstrot .   {K:6560} 11/29/2008
Really cute photo!

  0


Terry Geldard   {K:-165} 6/17/2005
lol m8, keep uo the good stuff!

tez

  0


Mike Frakes   {K:3349} 6/17/2005
A fantastic vision! Well captured!

  0


James Hager   {K:6285} 6/16/2005
Thank you Marilyn.

  0


James Hager   {K:6285} 6/16/2005
Thanks Bob. I didn't know meerkats were around Pretoria. I've only seen them around the Kalahari.

  0


James Hager   {K:6285} 6/16/2005
Thank you Kunal.

  0


James Hager   {K:6285} 6/16/2005
Thanks Terry. It is possible to make a living as a freelance photographer, but I haven't managed to do it yet. :)

  0


James Hager   {K:6285} 6/16/2005
Thank you Alison.

  0


James Hager   {K:6285} 6/16/2005
Thanks Andy. They sure don't pose like that every time you see them.

  0


James Hager   {K:6285} 6/16/2005
Thanks for the comment John. Meerkats can be quite friendly in the wild once they get to know a person. My choice of a telephoto had more to do with where I was shooting from with respect to them. In South African National Parks, you are not allowed to leave your vehicle except in certain areas, and this wasn't one of them. So, I had limited options for where to shoot from to get this guy.

  0


James Hager   {K:6285} 6/16/2005
Thank you naftali.

  0


James Hager   {K:6285} 6/16/2005
Thank you Zé.

  0


Hamed Noori   {K:6805} 6/15/2005
Wow . very good .

  0


Marilyn Nagy   {K:6008} 6/14/2005
James, Excellent shot. Perfect pose. Great capture. Marilyn

  0


Bob Stapleton   {K:575} 6/14/2005
It's quite ironic I have just come home from taking photos on a golf course in Pretoria where I got some nice pics of a friendly little meerkat, I get home, log on to usefilm.com to see what's new and low and behold, this pic is the "Featured Critique of the Day" - great shot, it just embodies the little buggers, my shots pale in comparison, fantastic..........

  0


Lee Harris   {K:14694} 6/14/2005
This shot puts a smile on my face about like the one on the Meekest face.
Splendid shot !
Lee

  0


Zé Ovo   {K:7579} 6/14/2005
wow!!
wonderful capture!
regards from Brasil!

  0


naftali raz naftali raz   {K:1819} 6/14/2005
well those stuff people knew what they were doing! what a catch. excellent composition with curves framing the creature's head like callipers! and of course, the dof, the tones and the details on every whisker - congratualtion on a great job!

  0


Mari Mar   {K:11469} 6/14/2005
Wonderful, one of the best, great capture, James, congrats!

  0


Ordilei Caldeira Ordilei Caldeira   {K:2545} 6/14/2005
Wonderful. Very congrats.

  0


James Hager   {K:6285} 6/14/2005
Thanks for your additional comments Margaret.

  0


James Bambery   {K:13421} 6/14/2005
Awesome James and congrat on front page and SC.

Jim Bambery

  0


Kunal Mehta   {K:2496} 6/14/2005
Oh Boy! What a amzaing shot. Excellent.

  0


Terry Geldard   {K:-165} 6/14/2005
hi James good shot the meercat seems to be "hanging" around! ;-)
anyway i too share your dream of travel and photography but dont know how to go about it im currently still in education and my photography is still in its early days yet any tips is it possible to work freelance like yourself and still earn enough to live? thanks Terry!

  0


James Hager   {K:6285} 6/14/2005
Arwa, the featured critique is of your wonderful critique, so the congratulations go to you. I told you it was a wonderful critique.

  0


Paola Pandolfini   {K:1176} 6/14/2005
I love him

  0


Roberto Arcari Farinetti Roberto Arcari Farinetti   {K:209486} 6/14/2005
oh james..
so lovely so cute.. arwa it has already said all really strongly! best congrats for the SC
cheers
roby
7

  0


Andy Radford   {K:680} 6/14/2005
Superb! One of those great shots that don?t come around too often ? Excellent.

  0


John Beavin John Beavin   {K:4477} 6/14/2005
Unusual pose for a Meercat James,well captured,It would appear from your use of a tele photo that they are very timid in the wild.

  0


Alison Stroebel   {K:4069} 6/14/2005
This is an absolute classic. What a wonderful pose. Well done.

  0


cessy karina   {K:14205} 6/14/2005
it is very cute indeed
great capture of this meerkat
congrats

  0


Margaret Sturgess   {K:49403} 6/14/2005
James - so pleased to see you on front page, forgot to check whether I was logged in, and sent comment from Den - Margaret

  0


Den Thompson   {K:30432} 6/14/2005
James great to see you on the front page and a treat to come back to this beautiful meercat. I think when I viewed it before in ws medium, it popped up this morning in full size and it was even more life like practically leaps out the screen - Am putting in my favourites
Margaret

  0


Sara M   {K:12411} 6/14/2005
Congratulations.. :)
Very cute.. Is it actually smiling? lol
I love the composition and focus.. a winner all the way.. 7/7

  0


arwa abdullah   {K:34415} 6/14/2005
Oops featured critique, not featured donor :">

  0


arwa abdullah   {K:34415} 6/14/2005
Congratulations on the featured donor award ;)

  0


Girish Chonkar   {K:6903} 6/14/2005
Congrats SC, and really beautiful capture.

  0


p e t a . p e t a .   {K:18700} 6/14/2005
Incredible James, I want your lens!!

  0


James Hager   {K:6285} 6/13/2005
Thanks again arwa. You really made me smile.

  0


arwa abdullah   {K:34415} 6/13/2005
Oh my god james! Congratulations!!!! im really so happy!!!!!
My favorite meerkat got a staff choice!
See told you this was special!
Congratulations my friend!!!
((((((((((hugs))))))))))

  0


James Hager   {K:6285} 6/13/2005
Thank you Laurie.

  0


James Hager   {K:6285} 6/13/2005
Thanks for the comment Angelo. I hadn't thought of it looking like he was arming himself with a big stick.

  0


James Hager   {K:6285} 6/13/2005
Thank you very much for your long comment arwa. I really appreciate it.

  0


arwa abdullah   {K:34415} 6/13/2005
Imageopolis Featured Photo Critique Awwwwwwwwwwwwwww its unbelievably adorable!!!!! The cutest mearcat image!!!
Its not just cute but it takes a while to get over the cuteness to appreciate the outstanding photography skills shown here!
All the important details are sharp! we can even see the hair on his belly, excellent moment it seems as if hes grinning looking with curiously at the photographer or maybe the huge lens lol
The background is perfectly blurred but what makes it really special is the composition with the upper and lower branch framing this cute little guy!
Well done my friend! very impressive work :)
to my favorites

  0


Jason Mckeown Jason Mckeown   {K:22200} 6/12/2005
great shot James

  0


Zannoni Matteo   {K:12211} 6/12/2005
molto simpatica,

Pace e salute, M.

  0


Angelo Villaschi Angelo Villaschi   {K:49617} 6/12/2005
Great pic, James.

Seems like this little fellow has decided to arm himself with a big stick!

  0


Gorilla  K Gorilla  K   {K:17526} 6/12/2005
...great shot...concrats!

best regards,
Winfried

  0


Rashed Abdulla Rashed Abdulla   {K:163889} 6/12/2005
you got a wonderful moment there,beautiful capture ,very best regards.

  0


Margaret Sturgess   {K:49403} 6/12/2005
I cannot decide which I like best the meercat or the ground squirrels LO they are both cute, caught in such great position, lovely colouring superb detail again both superb
Margaret

  0


xxxIlonaxxxx xxxxKrijgsmanxxxx   {K:10405} 6/12/2005
Gorgeous shot, and a perfect dof...well done

  0


Hasan Ozkapici   {K:551} 6/12/2005
I was just watching them on BBC2.. They are great! so is your picture...Nice shot..Congrats.

  0


Laurie Gould   {K:11942} 6/12/2005
Wow! An amazing capture.

  0


  1

 

|  FAQ  |  Terms of Service  |  Donate  |  Site Map  |  Contact Us  |  Advertise  |

Copyright ©2013 Absolute Internet, Inc - All Rights Reserved

Elapsed Time:: 0.8515625