A favour from the lovely people of SV land...

[Samnooshka]

Morning all,

I don't post on the board that often anymore, but i do need a little favour from you lovely people.

I entered this photo into a competition on Facebook and i would like to ask you for your vote by clicking on the photo and clicking like. Please also share on your walls and ask your friends to vote.

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6022/5976949929_8f49074b04_z.jpg (http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10150782404830464&set=o.217418921645238&type=1&theater)


Please click on this link to view the photo and click "like"
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10150782404830464&set=o.217418921645238&type=1&theater

I know, it's a shameless way by asking for votes, but i am short by about 100! If you have voted already then, thank you for voting!

Cheers

Sammy

[ravingdavis]

Nothing wrong with a shameless plug. voted.

[Owenski]

*like

Be honoured, I never "like"things if you're not the first you're up there in the top 2 lol.

[Nobbylad]

I will vote if you sponsor me!

http://forums.sv650.org/showthread.php?t=170804

[Samnooshka]

I will vote if you sponsor me!

http://forums.sv650.org/showthread.php?t=170804

Done!

[Nobbylad]

Liked!

[kellyjo]

Lovely photo - liked!!:p

[Samnooshka]

Thank you!!! x

[_Stretchie_]

Bloody hell Sam, the wildlife in Surrey is interesting.

If I was on facebook I'd vote for you

[fenjer]

voted. :) it really is a stunning pic

[Bluefish]

liked :cheers:

[Specialone]

Already liked it off garys link on FB a few days ago, great pic that :)

[Quiff Wichard]

Dont like it x


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[Stingo]

Done!:cheers:

[Ed]

liked

[wyrdness]

Liked! I'm always envious of your amazing photographic skills.

[The Idle Biker]

Done, liked, blimey did you really take all of them? Well impressed.

[Samnooshka]

Thank you to all who have voted so far!

Done, liked, blimey did you really take all of them? Well impressed.

Not all of them on this competition, i only entered the photo above.

I have forgotten that i hadn't shared our honeymoon photos with people on here.

More photos from our trip can be viewed here:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rigor_photos/sets/72157627144530883/

[Stuuk1]

Liked


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[Samnooshka]

Thank you to everyone who has clicked "like" on the photo so far! Please keep the votes coming! Also a huge thank you to everyone who has commented on the image... i was so lucky to have such a beautiful subject to photograph. There's nothing better than seeing them in their natural environment.

We were lucky to see 4 leopards, Metsi (pictured above), Hglangisa (female pr: clangisa), Xicavi (female pr: shicarvi) and Xinzele (male pr: shinzeli)

Hglangisa - we saw her only once on our trip, she was calling and sent marking. We only saw her at night so she is lit by the tracker's torch.
http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6121/5970752295_e8700cd8ff_z.jpg

I didn't get any photos of Xikavi as she was in dense scrub by the side of a river. She never stood still long enough to get a shot and was trying to cross the river to get to a male.

This is the very handsome Xinzele. About 4 years old and fairly new to the area having just taken over a territory there.
http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6146/5969839755_cb33d74faa_z.jpg


http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6124/5977533234_b700a9300f_z.jpg

[SpikeTM]

Done and good luck ,, awesome pic :)

[Von Teese]

Already 'liked' these but must say they are amazing Sammy.

I want you to be our wedding photographer, fancy another trip to SA?

[missyburd]

Liked a while back, but no harm in bumping the thread ;)

[Samnooshka]

Aww thanks guys!! Really appreciate your votes and comments :)

[gruntygiggles]

Bloody hell Sam, the wildlife in Surrey is interesting.

If I was on facebook I'd vote for you

I "liked" for both of us...it's a stunning pic Sam x

[Samnooshka]

Bumping.. Competition closes on October 21st.

Again thank you to everyone who has voted for my photo, commented on the photo and shared it on their wall.

Please keep voting if you haven't already, and please keep sharing the photo on your wall so your friends can vote too!!

The photo needs to be in the top 10 to be in contention, i think i am there now, but it would be great if not only was this photo in the top 10, but was number 1!!

x

[gruntygiggles]

You must be the winner with 167 likes :-)

[Samnooshka]

You must be the winner with 167 likes :-)

I have just done a sneaky look and counted up and i am in 2nd place!! Again thank you to those who are voting and sharing.

I have only entered 1 photo.. i did have another 5 or 6 i wanted to enter but i love this one of Metsi as it was such a right place right time photo. We were following her for 2 hours as the sun was coming up and she walked passed the tree she is standing on in the photo. I said to the Ranger how lovely it would be for her to hop up there and she obliged, standing still long enough to fire off a few shots before hopping down and making her way off out of sight.

As i couldn't decide amongst the thousands or Leopard and Lion pictures i took, i settled on just entering Metsi and see what she can do :)

[missyburd]

What's in it for you if you win Sammy?

[Samnooshka]

A signed copy of Eye of the Leopard and a chance to have your picture plaqued and framed by Frame Genie
It is also a way of getting my name out there and getting recognised as an animal photographer.

It is in association with National Geographic (http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/big-cats/cause-an-uproar/)

[missyburd]

Wahey, really hope you get it hun :)

[Samnooshka]

Bumping this again :)

[littleoldman2]

Liked

[Samnooshka]

I want to update you all on the results...

I won!! :D

Thank you to all who took time to vote for my image of Metsi. My photo has been framed and is on display at "The Big Cat Fundraiser" in J'berg SA tonight.

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Big-Cat-Conservation-Photo-Competition/217418921645238

Due to distance, I have given my 1st prize tickets to the Big Cat event, being held with Dereck & Beverly Joubert (the judges of this photo competition), to the 2nd place winner Gary Parker. He took 2nd place with a photo of Metsi's grandmother Makwela and cub:
http://a4.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/293345_10150386299356802_631781801_10104373_191525 3355_n.jpg

3rd place was Sridhar Reddy Yeraguntla with this photo:
http://a4.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/316234_286168284743765_100000517865957_1226375_605 661259_n.jpg

Dereck & Beverly are 5 x Emmy award winning National Geographic Explorers in Residence & Wildlife film makers & photographers. Along with National Geographic they have started the ‘Big Cats Initiative’ to create awareness for the plight of the Big Cats, in particular Lions, Leopards & Cheetah across Africa.

[missyburd]

Well deserved Sammy, you must be so chuffed. xx

[gruntygiggles]

Yep...very well deserved! Massively happy for you x

[Samnooshka]

Thanks guys!

Yep i am super chuffed!! They are going to send me some photos of my image on display later tonight and when they'll send my framed photo to me when they are done with it :)