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Hot Legs

Windhoek, Namibia - 2019
Windhoek, Namibia

My predilection when photographing wildlife is to look to emphasis the most dominant characteristic of that animal. With a male silverback gorilla for instance, I want to convey a sense of upper body strength and with a zebra I will play with the stripes. With a cheetah, I could go for speed - which is a little hackneyed or focus on what generates that speed - the legs.

That’s the thing about cheetahs - they really do have an extraordinary shape which is rarely captured on film as the camera is not at ground level. However, if that perspective can be fully achieved, the viewer is left in no doubt that the cheetah is really all legs, with a little head and a little body. No wonder it is the fastest animal on earth.

With a cheetah, I could go for speed - which is a little hackneyed or focus on what generates that speed - the legs.

David Yarrow
Print sizes

Standard

39” x 37" Unframed

54” x 52” Framed

Edition of 12

Large

59” x 56“ Unframed

74” x 71” Framed

Edition of 12

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