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03-19-2010, 12:30 AM
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Not as dedicated as this guy, I'll bet!
Don't know if this is a repost or not, but seeing as I haven't seen it yet, I figured others may not have as well.
Coles notes: Guy spends three months submerged in a South African drinking hole in order to get the perfect shots, all the while contracting multiple diseases included Malaria twice and Bilharzia. Quote:
Wildlife photographer Greg du Toit was so determined to capture the perfect image of wild lions drinking he sat submerged in their watering hole for three months.
The defiant photographer had endured a year of failed attempts at getting the right picture after building hides and digging trenches near the animals' drinking spot.
In a final desperate effort, the 32-year-old decided to take the plunge and climb into the murky pool with his camera and ended up contracting several tropical diseases.
He began a long-term waiting game where he sat semi-submerged for 270 hours to get the big cats on film.
But as these never-before-seen pictures show, his hard work - three hours per day for seven days a week in the water - was definitely worth the wait.
It came at a huge price for the photographer who was diagnosed with Bilharzia and contracted several parasites which he soaked up through the dirty water in the drinking hole.
Mr du Toit was also diagnosed with deadly malaria twice after contracting it through mosquitoes breeding in the pool.
Green and feeling sick from his ordeal, the South African visited doctors who were shocked at seeing the worst test results they had ever recorded.
'The doctors panicked when they noticed that my red blood platelet count was sky high,' Mr du Toit said.
'The first real symptom was blood in my urine, which is when I went for blood tests. The blood test confirmed that I had Bilharzia.
'It's caused by a type of flatworm which had spent part of its life in water snails and the other part in my liver. It left me weak and in bed for weeks.'
He added: 'The high red blood platelet count signalled that I was carrying a lot of parasites. This included numerous species of internal worm parasites and a particularly nasty external worm parasite known as Hook Worm.
'This worm was actually visible under the skin of my foot and would move at night. It became a game to find the worm in my foot each morning.'
After a long stint sick in bed recovering, Mr du Toit was finally given the all clear following courses of powerful antibiotics, pesticides and by spraying liquid nitrogen on the parasites visible under his skin.
The photographer, who was living in south Kenya's Great Rift Valley, was then able to enjoy the fruits of his labour.
His stunning images captured at the watering hole in the Nguruman Hills in Kenya, three miles from the closest Masai village, give a rare and powerful insight into the lives of lions.
And during his several weeks spent with only his head-and-shoulders above water, Greg also managed to capture several other African species making their visits to the beauty spot for a refreshing drink.
One spectacular picture, taken from Greg's unique 'frog's eye view', shows two lionesses lapping gracefully at the 20 sq metre pool's edge.
Another shows a whole pride of lions joining in the watery action as they cool off only metres from watchful Greg who was just 'one leap away' from the colossal predators.
'There were times when I was shaking with so much with fear I had to stop what I was doing and breathe to get myself calm.
'I had to get the camera steady so I could get the pictures I had waited so long for,' he said.
'The lions knew there was something in the water but we think they only recognise humans when they are upright on legs so they took little notice of me and my camera.'
Mr du Toit also captured zebras, warthogs, baboons and much of Africa's huge variety of birdlife in his stunning images.
He added: 'It was worth it 100 per cent and I would do it all again, worms and all.'
The photographs will feature in the March issue of the BBC Wildlife Magazine.
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03-19-2010, 12:37 AM
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He could of at least worn a suit or something.
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03-19-2010, 12:40 AM
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damn that really is dedication. could have lost his life pretty quickly with all those infections, worms and shit. or a lion pouncing on him
at a glace, looks like tom cruise...
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03-19-2010, 12:46 AM
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wow... surprised his closest encounter with death was due to the mosquitos in the water rather than the lions in the water
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03-19-2010, 12:53 AM
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here's his personal website http://www.gregdutoit.com/ with other cool pics
edit: man ive been posting a lot lately when i could be editing -_-
hmm i dont think those pictures are from his latest shoot.. at least not all of them cuz they appear on his website with a 2009 copyright and a story about how he was walking
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03-19-2010, 01:58 AM
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compare this to the other dude who was submerged in a water tank for around 270 hrs with the shriveled finger.. this tough motherfucker played tag with worms living inside him
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03-19-2010, 02:04 AM
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03-19-2010, 03:06 AM
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I'm not sure if that's dedication or retardation. I respect the images and stuff, but damn, take care yourself when doing these kinds of things?
I sure hope he gets paid well. Amazing photos though!
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03-19-2010, 06:01 AM
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awesome photos.
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03-19-2010, 07:22 AM
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Awesome photos, and sometimes you gotta do what you gotta do to get the shot. Whether it be getting arrested or contracting some diseases LOL
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03-19-2010, 09:09 AM
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Wow that's nuts... but great pics!
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03-19-2010, 09:22 AM
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03-19-2010, 10:10 AM
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Cool, lions drinking water.....
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03-19-2010, 10:11 AM
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Those photos are amazing.
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OH MATE WE GOT A BIG ONE OVER HERE 
SAT OVER 3 MONTHS TO TAKE PIKCHA OF SUM LOYINS!!!
rest in peace you australian legend
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03-19-2010, 12:44 PM
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damn those are some nice pics
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03-19-2010, 04:36 PM
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I would so do that.
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03-19-2010, 05:53 PM
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definitely some amazing pictures. its probably not his job..but his passion.
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03-19-2010, 08:29 PM
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perfect shots
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03-19-2010, 10:13 PM
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I am definitely not as dedicated to my job as this guy. 
The worm living under the skin of his feet is just nasty.
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