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2016 Wildlife Photo Contest

Gazelle, Serengeti National Park, Tanzania
Looking at You Sideways

Species: Gazelle | Location: Serengeti National Park, Tanzania

While watching a small group of gazelles, I was fascinated at how the individual animals reacted to us and to each other. This one individual seemed fixated on something in the distance -- very alert and with a penetrating look. By focusing on the eye and head, I was able to capture an image that provided a soft background in contrast to the sharp animal. It remains one of my favorite photos and brings back all sorts of memories of the trip to the Serengeti.

About The Photographer

Yvonne Hunter has been taking photographs since she was six when she received her first point and shoot film camera from her father. "Tell a story with your pictures," her father always advised. Now retired, Yvonne has more time to practice telling stories. She loves travel and embraces the magic of capturing images, whether they be of animals or people in Africa, or, birds and people closer to home. Yvonne continues to experience the magic, exhilaration and joy of photography; her father's advice remains a constant principle.
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