TANZANIA Through Harold’s Lens:
Slowly our Land Rover rolled down the dusty dirt road through the Serengeti of Maasai country. As we were meandering around a curve I spotted a herd of sheep and goats.
Then I looked behind them.
Spotting this little Maasai carrying the baby lamb all alone on the veld I called “halt”.
Leaping from the Land Rover, I ran about 10 yards, kneeled down and fired my Nikon.
Through Harold's Lens 
A great photo which highlights to me the protective instinct of the young girl towards the lamb. Her facial expression tells all. The colours are rich and entrancing.
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Thank you. Out in the wild. Always looking. Always listening. Always protecting. At a very young age, she is in charge of protecting the family’s food bin. Life is always a challenge out of the wild veld.
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very nice.
i think, i would have been nicer if you captured a bigger part of the goat….
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Memo, thanks for your comments. Before the crop, there is actually more to the shot including two of the goat’s legs all the way to the hoofs. I originally had it cropped that way but somehow I felt I lost the up close/personal/warm/fuzzy feeling of the image.
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To capture a poignant, unposed moment like that takes a lot of talent, and a bit of luck. There’s almost something Biblical about the serenity, the atmoshere and the lamb… Great shot!
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Amos. Thank you. Someone saw it and said something very similar: “It would make a very beautiful and meaningful Christmas card”.
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Really nice shot.
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Thank you. I truly appreciate your comment. With the softness of the Maasai and the lamb I had a tough time naming it “Prey”.
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This is only one wonderful shot of a magnificent and beautiful people. You have so many others. I like your composition very much, having looked through some of your pages. Your love of photography shines through your work. Thanks for the follow!
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Thank you very much for your nice comments. I absolutely love photography and always have. For years I was out of it. Then my daughters bought me my first digital camera and soon I was off again. Good thing too. I shoot so many images that I would go broke using film.
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Wow what a beautiful photo AND the subject is refreshing! She has natural beauty.
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Thank you for your nice comments. The beauty in the image is brought to you by the stunning velds of Tanzania and the wonderful tranquility of the Maasai people. I just clicked my camera.
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I thank all of you for ‘Liking’ another one of my images in my new series “The Maasai”. I love exploring the more personal side of this rich and warm tribal culture. I truly appreciate your companionship as you travel with me on this African journey through my lens.
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Beautiful colours again Harold.
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Thank you David for your comments, always. The colors are brought to you by the country of Tanzania. I just clicked and cropped the image.
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