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Steve Gettle

Internet personality

Sep 16, 2026

0:00
I was in Yellowstone, I was on Fountain Flats, which is a very flat area, and there was a, a, a young bull moose, and he was crossing this little stream, and he stopped where there was a mound, and his, his hindquarters was behind the mound.
0:15
And there was 30 other photographers there, and I wanted him to take just one step to clear it so he would see, I'd see his whole body in the river.
0:25
So it was mating season, so I gave one of these, «Uh», which is moose for, like, "Hey there, big boy." And this moose, I wanted him to take one step.
0:36
Well, he looked, and he looked at me, and he started running.
0:40
And I had a 600 millimeter lens.
0:42
I was, you know, 100 yards away.

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18:53
Do, do, do you s- what is the danger and the merit if, if you're into nature photography, if you're into wildlife, of specialization, not enough or too much?
19:04
I, I mean, there's certainly something to be gained for specialization.
PerrinHOST
26:10
So specifically, what are you watching for in the field that tells you maybe that a real moment's coming?
26:15
Well, let's take that hunting cheetah.
26:17
So when a cheetah starts hunting, he's going to start, you know, he's going to be very alert.
26:21
He's watching across the Savannah looking for something, for some prey that he's going to go get.
26:25
And sometimes he'll walk a couple miles in this search if there's no Tommies or no gazelles around.
26:31
So, As they're walking, oftentimes you've seen pictures of cheetahs standing on top of termite hills, termite mounds, and standing up on top of snags.
26:39
Well, that's one of the things that they do while they're hunting.

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PerrinHOST
44:54
And I was curious, have you noticed viewers or clients being more skeptical of wildlife images now than they were maybe five years ago because of AI becoming so prominent?

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