Would have put a car horn on it. When they all huddle in close, beep it and see how they react. Would also be useful for locating the car when it gets "stolen".

The best possible way to preserve wildlife is to make more people aware of it and give them more respect for it. Without nature photography like this, most people wouldn't care about wild animals at all.

Gorgeous close up shots of the lions. They're so intense and beautiful.

@ChrisMcLennan

9 жыл бұрын

TrueLoner Thanks, I appreciate your feedback. It was a terrific experience and one I won't forget in a hurry! :-)

@MM-vw1ck

9 жыл бұрын

TrueLoner they love new tecno

@sagapa

8 жыл бұрын

+ChrisMcLennan Next time some laser work also be very good :D

You can really see the enthusiasm in those photographers, so nice to look at.

WOW!! The best wildlife photography I've seen in a long time, it's wildlife photography in the photojournalistic tradition, shooting close and with eye-contact. Brilliant!!!

It's cool to be reminded of just how wild house cats still are. The behavior is the same in many ways.

@nsagoogle9581

9 жыл бұрын

InfuriatedHawk They are yet to be fully domesticated unlike their canine cousins who are

2:06 - Can we keep it? 2:12 - We don't even know where it came from 2:16 - I want it! 2:17 - No it's mine! 2:17 - Let's take it home, and then we'll decide 2:18 - Psyche! It's mine now, bitches! 2:19 - Hey, come back here!

Great video, nice photos Way better hobby then hunting animals

Just big cats with new toy. :D Great shots!

For any hunting dentists... this is the proper shooting device... this way someone else can also enjoy some amazing creatures. One bullet... one view... no bullet... no one misses out

@ChrisMcLennan

8 жыл бұрын

Agree. :-)

@mondaymurder23

8 жыл бұрын

lol this is a great comment man

@99NIKHILESH

6 жыл бұрын

Great great great....

@allthingswildlifeyt1218

6 жыл бұрын

I always knew dentists where evil.

3:56 is seriously such an awesome picture!! So beautiful!

This is nice and all but I'm still not over the last video in the KZread Spoilers playlist...

@TheWhitePianoKeyProductions

10 жыл бұрын

atleast this will lift the sadness

@Jarethenator

10 жыл бұрын

The White Piano Key Productions Yeah, I'll be looking for donation links to spread around after I'm done watching this playlist.

@RyanLeanardoe

7 жыл бұрын

Jarethenator what are you talking about

Watching grown men giggle over their photographs is almost as delightful as the lioness' curiosity.

Chris this is outstanding, thamkyou for sharing. The reactions of your assistants is also superb! You deserve to win a few major awards and open some new doors! your own TV program perhaps😊

ahaha, the lion who took the little car is such a Troll xDD

@lraja1978

9 жыл бұрын

Rfddtth

@MaureenLycaon

9 жыл бұрын

Darkenedbyshadows "Ha ha, I've got the toy and you don't!"

The delightful laughter and excitement of Chris and crew while viewing the captured photos, is as much fun as the photos are!

Funny how similar big cats are to house cats. I would imagine my cats would react the same way if that buggy drove up to them

@WesOrion

10 жыл бұрын

Depends upon how big the RC Buggy would have to be. Anything close to their size, they will more than likely run away and climb to get away from it. Now, something mouse sized, they definitely would be curious.

@judiharris

10 жыл бұрын

Cats are cats, no matter if they're in the wild or domesticated like our house kitties are. As far as these lions are concerned the RC buggy is a new toy for them to play with...and act just like yours or mine do when I get them a new toy.

@WesOrion

10 жыл бұрын

Just saying Judi, house cats don't much appreciate a remote controlled Gravedigger chasing after them. However, Hot Wheels cars, especially the electric racing track kind, they are very curious about those. Care to guess how I know this? Now just think if that camera was attached to an ATV that was remote controlled?

This is pretty awesome!

Fabulous photography and great music. Loved seeing the guys enjoying their images on the laptop in the firelight in the darkest night. What a wonderful trip that must have been, and so successful! Thank you Nikon too!

Watching that whole pride descend on it was pretty wild. Fantastic shots.

Besides all great photos, the most amazing is the enthusiasm with which of the guys enjoy the photos. Visibly, they're people who love the wild. =]

Great idea, and lovely pictures. Half of the fun was watching the photographer's reaction to what he got. :)

*Lion* "Hey Guys, Look! Its Wall-E!" *Rest of Lions* " Oh yea, LETS EAT IT" *1st Lion scared takes it away*

Thanks for your inspiration!

This is awesome

@azuriantez9032

3 жыл бұрын

I don't like your name.

They should have set it to video mode.

@draxdagreat

10 жыл бұрын

i guess video with nikon sucks. lol just kidding

@leonardrou

10 жыл бұрын

***** Nikon 60fps @1080, Canon 30fps @1080 :p

@HumInTheDrum

10 жыл бұрын

how would you focus?

@HyraxAttax

10 жыл бұрын

qdv3 Same way they did for the photos - they put it on manual and left it on a setting that works good enough for what they were doing.

@draxdagreat

10 жыл бұрын

leonardrou well yea but look at the market now, video=canon for dslrs

Oh how cool is that!!!!!! Thanks for the video showing your reactions!! Awesome footage. I can't wait to see what else you do :)

Great you captured as well the joy experienced when the camera case was opened and the pictures first seen.

Perfect. I need it. The best use for my D800. Wonderful photos. Thank you for the great hint Joanne Beauchemin

the one lioness at 3:56,far left in the frame..blind in one eye by the looks of it,couple of big scars,an ear looks like a chew toy..her epicness is awesome.

this made me smile, their enthusiasm is infectious

Fantastic shots!!! The lions all looking right into the lens make you really 'connect' with the photos. Great to see how much fun you had in the process of making these pictures :-D

That was so cool Redcat Crawlers are good for anything ... Thanks for shearing the Pictures I loved them

There's always that one veteran lioness with the badass facial scars

I just saw them discussing this with Chris on TV1s Seven Sharp so I had to check it out & am glad I did.

This is AWESOME! I love the photos!

BRILLIANT photos - *** remind me never to buy one of your used cameras on ebay! ***

@ChrisMcLennan

7 жыл бұрын

Ha ha. thanks I do. :-)

Wow, this is awesome. :)

@JeanChristopheBlachere

10 жыл бұрын

Pretty cool!

This is amazing. What a great adventure. Thank you for sharing it!!!

The way the dudes reacted when checking out the photos was great

THIS IS HOW YOU SHOOT AN ANIMAL! not by using guns and hunting them, you use a camera to shoot their beauty!

@elifyilmaz8413

8 жыл бұрын

axxsadsdshxrsgsjxer

The lions were all, "Do we eat it?!"

That was AWESOME...Incredible photos & so loved the cat with the blind eye.

Oh my god this is amazing, i love the photos, great quality too.

Chris.. Brilliant.. loved

@gsivaprasadmbi

9 жыл бұрын

amazing

Lioness selfies!! I love how they wanted to play with it so badly. I really really like the lion to the far left with the blind eye, she looks so old and wise and characteristic. Thank you so much for sharing this!

@ChrisMcLennan

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks Jessica. Yes, she was an older lion and blind in one eye from a previous injury. But they were an amazing pride and one of the more successful prides we saw (they had just finished eating a zebra)...!

@thedesertwhale

7 жыл бұрын

They're absolutely beautiful. I hope I can visit someday :)

Great footage, thank you for sharing your creativity and your enthusiasm for all wildlife.

Simply awesome!!!!! RC, Photography and wildlife, my three favorite things in life. CHEERS!!

Car-L? Wall-E's distant cousin?

@jones4216

8 жыл бұрын

Yah

@ragedarkprince3363

5 жыл бұрын

add an "s" in front of the "car-l"

Lions get up close and personal with motorized camera unit. Awesome work *****

@ChrisMcLennan

10 жыл бұрын

Thanks Patrick!

@PatrickMcNease

10 жыл бұрын

ChrisMcLennan you are welcome

This is the best first reference for wild animal photography

Great work. These are graceful beautiful creatures.

they are so cute when they meet curious

@Retired152

10 жыл бұрын

...unless you're the one they're curious about! ;)

Awesome job!

Amazing moment and great idea, thank you for sharing that with us!

Awww! They're such adorable curious kitties at heart.

nice using a REDCAT RS-10 ROCK CRAWLER for the camera mount, amazing job boys

Very cool!

Incredible shots!!! They really are formidable the way they work in a group. You really are an amazing photographer!!!

Fantastic! Great Idea... amazing shots.

Last one is the best, looks like the lion is taking a selfie

Lion King: "I trust that scratch hasn't made you useless." Hunter Lioness: "Hardly, my Lord. It's just an eye. The gods saw fit to grace me with a spare."

This is too awesome. Great shots.

OMG, this was amazing!!!! Thank you very much for sharing this!!!!

That was wonderful love your work I was out with Dean and the gang a few mths ago myself and my mother hope you don't mind I will share your vid on my page can we see some more Brett

The one who bikes it and pulls it away from the crew is a boss. Doesn't give a shit what the others think, knows his spot in the pride and runs with it.

@nitfiddley

10 жыл бұрын

*her

@LucifersAngelFeather

10 жыл бұрын

It's a her, there tends to only be one him, unless they are very young

@bridekiller17

10 жыл бұрын

Alpha as fuck.

So awesome!!! I loved it!!!

That was awesome. Great work!

that one old lioness with the bad eye looked really skinny and kinda beat up. I felt bad for her but i guess that's life in the wild.

Nearly all the great shots were taken by the other camera pointed at the RC car. Make me think the RC car doesn't really need a camera.

@Poop-nu1so

10 жыл бұрын

At first I thought the same thing, but there are a few shots shown at the end that made it worth it.

@VitalityMassage

10 жыл бұрын

But you can't get the action of the lions coming right at the camera from just feet away.

This is so amazing! I do hope you're doing something great with these photos

Outstanding idea and shots!! Way to think outside the box!

The one-eyed lioness has seen some shit.

@Sirisma

7 жыл бұрын

Maybe half of some shit

Muy buena idea y que buenas fotos

@BrizCastro

10 жыл бұрын

Están padrísimas!!!

Very, very, BUT VERY amazing. Great job pal!

I really liked your video. Great stuff! Thanks for posting.

That is one brave little car.

The lion on the left at 3:54 has a defiant pupil. God help us all.

@user-rx3ow6le6x

9 жыл бұрын

Xcdss

@jckeduponmtndew4593

8 жыл бұрын

+ＳＭＯҟＥ Zoo is my favorite!

@himself187

8 жыл бұрын

+ＳＭＯҟＥ i thot i was the onlyne who saw that and was to ask the same but u just did that 4 months ago

@elifyilmaz8413

8 жыл бұрын

+bratha nicacsfsbzczgae

@kunstkt

8 жыл бұрын

+ＳＭＯҟＥ a young Scar

Beautiful and absolutely amazing!

Beautiful... The world needs more people like this guys!

Anyone else notice the Cat with the bad right eye? and chomped left ear? looks like he has bad cut to right side of face that has bad infection...

@BCPQ858

10 жыл бұрын

I think it makes her look like a hard ass. Fighting for the pride. Has the scars to prove her worth.

@ShawnWing

10 жыл бұрын

***** It appeared to be the dry season. They pretty much are on the verge of starving the entire dry season. Only when the rains come and the grass eaters show up in huge numbers can they can really feast.

@jgizzy

10 жыл бұрын

That was Scar from the Lion King when he was young.

The lion at 3:56 on the left, it looks like his right eye is blind?

@Jerrongamereview

10 жыл бұрын

her*

@maxwelledison1126

10 жыл бұрын

Blind or just blue? Can lions have different-colored eyes?

@geck0171

10 жыл бұрын

Maxwell Edison no

@maxwelledison1126

10 жыл бұрын

Ah okay, thanks for clarifying.

@urthboundmisfit

10 жыл бұрын

I believe so, and it looks like she has head injuries on that side as well. Which can happen when you're hunting. A kick in the jaw from a zebra is an automatic death sentence unless they can somehow get the lion to a vet, so she got off lucky.

WOW!!! Amazing pictures. Your living the dream. I just subbed can't wait to see more.

That looked AMAZING on 29 inch HD monitor - Brilliant footage - BRILLIANT Well done

Meanwhile most of the pictures and the entire video is from just behind the buggy. LOL

@preddy09

7 жыл бұрын

Most of the pictures from the low height of the buggy are useless. Videos these days are mostly clickbait

@ChrisMcLennan

7 жыл бұрын

Hi Jorell, the still images from the buggy are at the end of the video, or you can see them on my blog site here. (I am a still photographer, so chose not to take video from the buggy itself as I was more interested in obtaining high res still images). Hope you enjoyed the video anyway. :-) beyondf8.com/the-life-of-car-l/

@leonard187

7 жыл бұрын

ChrisMcLennan hey mate this was yet another amazing video you and you're crew have produced absolutely love it thanks for all your hard work

@jorelldye4346

7 жыл бұрын

It's a great video! Batey title is all.

I almost think the camera in the buggy is superfluous. Next time, you could just mount a plush toy stuffed with catnip and wave it around in front of them. Those last few shots before the lion ran off with the buggy were nice.

@roserainmusic

10 жыл бұрын

I was wondering how he was going to keep the lions from attacking Car-L! My cat loves to chase things like that.

@maluraq

10 жыл бұрын

You seem to have missed the part at the end where he shows the shots he got with the camera itself -- the ones he wouldn't have ever gotten with a telephoto watching them attack a plushy.

@Pooua

10 жыл бұрын

I didn't miss them. That's why I said, "almost."

big curious & beautiful. thank you for sharing these great shots, now go out and create a documentary about this.

amazing !! Having the pride chase Car-L while in vid mode would be very interesting but just there curiosity in the stills makes you know what a curious cat they are.

Great job. I suggest you add a bad smell spray to this, then when they try to attack it, you fire ( and act as a skunk) they will get back. Or maybe you can add something like a noise or horn.

@D4N1L01994

10 жыл бұрын

yeah, maybe add a flamethrower too?

@GlutesEnjoyer

10 жыл бұрын

D4N1L01994 brb building this immediately

@KafshakTashtak

10 жыл бұрын

Comeon guys, it was a simple idea. He could also spray a bad smell on it, so that those lions wouldn't dare to smell or bite the buggy.

1:30 - Mine mine mine...mine...mine mine...mine.

I can't decide whether the curiosity of the lions or the sheer delight of the photography team was more awesome.

Amazing work with lions. I am just LOVING THIS!

Just waiting for it to say "Wall-e!"

Great footage; lions are awesome kitties. What's going on with that lioness with the blue eye? (1:55 3:53 3:57) I don't think I've ever seen a lion with (a) blue eye(s). Is that just a random mutation or is there some sort of trauma to it?

@erkarofl

10 жыл бұрын

blue eye? lol more like blind eye

@NirmalRavilla

10 жыл бұрын

I think she got hit or something. Looks like a wound to me

@TheM4rster

10 жыл бұрын

I can't see any possibility of NOT realizing it's blind while still being able to write articulated sentences.

@DoofusMonkey

10 жыл бұрын

***** Me like kitties but not now dem wel :((( I sory 4 no reelaizing kittie blind :(((

@Johnve33

10 жыл бұрын

***** Smug as fuq

Great idea, and awesome outcome

That's soooo awesome!!! Great photos of the lions up close. :D

Looks like they're taking selfies

1:30 Cat: "Whu....... Thu......... f............."

love the pic with all four lions looking into the camera!! So curious!!! wow!!!

Wel done. Funny and awesome pictures !!!!!!