I know, I know … a llama has nothing whatsoever to do with alpine nature and landscape photography. Couldn’t resist posting, so bear with me. I ran into this fellow when I was more or less wasting my time trying to get a few decent shots under the wrong circumstances (disappointing scenery, overcast, rainy, bad light, wind and lack of decent coffee).
The llama was behind a high fence and could only barely stick his head above it to see what I was up to. To be honest, I am not sure if I was only making him nervous or whether he was sincerely interested or just making fun of me. At some point, he anxiously started to try to really grab my attention by making funny noises and moves (the average rapper would have been jealous) … like he was saying “hey dude, what’s up. Why are you bothering with these landscape shots if you got me?” … He was right! So, while he continued making funny noises and moves, I switched lenses. When I was ready, I aimed the lens at the llama … he instantly stopped what he was doing and posed … click.
Yet another confirmation of the fact that it is always worthwhile to go out shooting. One photograph can make the day! I will most certainly not easily forget this one. This photograph of a llama will forever make me smile!
Cheers, Johan 🙂
A serious case of underbite… cute thing.
lol thanks Barbara 🙂
This is superb! Makes you wanna kiss the screen :)) I love it!!!
Thank you so much Ada. He is cute isn’t he 🙂
Yeah most of the time there is at least one image to make all the trouble worthwhile
Love this!
Thanks Sarah. Hopefully it made you smile 🙂
It did 🙂
Great capture!!! Very funny!!!!
Thanks Dave. Glad it made you laugh 🙂
Simply great!
Thanks Robert. Appreciated!
Merci Viviane! Thanks Sumit !
That is a beauty!
Superbe photo !
Oui en photographie souvent on est surpris et les plus jolies photos sont souvent celle d’un hasard !!
I hope he did not spit! 🙂
tricked him out with a longer lens 😛
well done clever man!
Thanks Shane and Herbert!
KLASSE!
hehehe – love the story and the shot.
Nice 🙂
Thank you Christiane 🙂
Thanks Maru!
Gorgeous!
…and a nice anecdote.
Awwww give us a kiss!
Ahhh llama’s are so cute…and arrogant & bad tempered…bust most of all cute 😉
Nice story, Johan. What a luck that he didn`t spit at you. He must have liked you :))
Tnx! That’s why I switched lenses Sigrid. 200mm gave enough distance 🙂
hihihi.
You made my day with this fellow, so funny…great capture :))))))))
Good to hear! Pitty my garden is too small. Otherwise I would have taken him home 🙂