Framing The Untamed | Wildlife Images by Christine Dorrestein
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Sharing my passion for wildlife through photography. 📷🐾
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❤️🔥🦁Affection and Agression🦁❤️🔥
A little friction between two brothers ー rehearsing for their future roles?
South Luangwa National Park, Zambia. September 20, 2025.
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[Gear]
📷 Nikon Z9
🔭 Nikkor Z 400mm f/2.8 TC VR S
1/400 sec. at f/2.8, ISO 8000, 400mm
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A little friction between two brothers ー rehearsing for their future roles?
South Luangwa National Park, Zambia. September 20, 2025.
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[Gear]
📷 Nikon Z9
🔭 Nikkor Z 400mm f/2.8 TC VR S
1/400 sec. at f/2.8, ISO 8000, 400mm
©2025 Framing The Untamed, LLC
January 26, 2026 at 10:37 PM
❤️🔥🦁Affection and Agression🦁❤️🔥
A little friction between two brothers ー rehearsing for their future roles?
South Luangwa National Park, Zambia. September 20, 2025.
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[Gear]
📷 Nikon Z9
🔭 Nikkor Z 400mm f/2.8 TC VR S
1/400 sec. at f/2.8, ISO 8000, 400mm
©2025 Framing The Untamed, LLC
A little friction between two brothers ー rehearsing for their future roles?
South Luangwa National Park, Zambia. September 20, 2025.
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[Gear]
📷 Nikon Z9
🔭 Nikkor Z 400mm f/2.8 TC VR S
1/400 sec. at f/2.8, ISO 8000, 400mm
©2025 Framing The Untamed, LLC
💎🌳Spotted Wood Quail - another Cloud Forest Gem🌳💎
A secretive and elusive bird. Photographed at a feeding location.
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A secretive and elusive bird. Photographed at a feeding location.
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January 18, 2026 at 6:02 PM
💎🌳Spotted Wood Quail - another Cloud Forest Gem🌳💎
A secretive and elusive bird. Photographed at a feeding location.
©2025 Framing The Untamed, LLC
A secretive and elusive bird. Photographed at a feeding location.
©2025 Framing The Untamed, LLC
Looks like an Ibis was on the lunch menu today.
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[Gear]
📷 Nikon Z9
🔭 Nikkor Z 600mm f/4 TC VR S
OWC Atlas Ultra 1.0TB High-Performance CFexpress 4.0 Type B
Memory Card
©2025 Framing The Untamed, LLC
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[Gear]
📷 Nikon Z9
🔭 Nikkor Z 600mm f/4 TC VR S
OWC Atlas Ultra 1.0TB High-Performance CFexpress 4.0 Type B
Memory Card
©2025 Framing The Untamed, LLC
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January 12, 2026 at 2:17 AM
Looks like an Ibis was on the lunch menu today.
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[Gear]
📷 Nikon Z9
🔭 Nikkor Z 600mm f/4 TC VR S
OWC Atlas Ultra 1.0TB High-Performance CFexpress 4.0 Type B
Memory Card
©2025 Framing The Untamed, LLC
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[Gear]
📷 Nikon Z9
🔭 Nikkor Z 600mm f/4 TC VR S
OWC Atlas Ultra 1.0TB High-Performance CFexpress 4.0 Type B
Memory Card
©2025 Framing The Untamed, LLC
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✨ The Untamed Dispatch, Issue #4 is out!
Inside this issue, I share a new story, my Costa Rica trip report, a new Field Tip, and information on upcoming exhibitions.
If that sounds like something you’d enjoy or you’re curious about, read it on Substack.
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Inside this issue, I share a new story, my Costa Rica trip report, a new Field Tip, and information on upcoming exhibitions.
If that sounds like something you’d enjoy or you’re curious about, read it on Substack.
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The Untamed Dispatch Issue #4
Welcome to The Untamed Dispatch | Bringing the Untamed Into Focus - One Story at a Time!
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January 8, 2026 at 10:07 PM
✨ The Untamed Dispatch, Issue #4 is out!
Inside this issue, I share a new story, my Costa Rica trip report, a new Field Tip, and information on upcoming exhibitions.
If that sounds like something you’d enjoy or you’re curious about, read it on Substack.
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Inside this issue, I share a new story, my Costa Rica trip report, a new Field Tip, and information on upcoming exhibitions.
If that sounds like something you’d enjoy or you’re curious about, read it on Substack.
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👀🦛 Sipping with caution.🐆
This leopard cub knows it’s not safe to drink when a hippo’s around. Waterholes are some of the most dangerous places in the wild. This leopard cub has learned that survival starts early: drink quickly, stay alert, and always watch your surroundings.
This leopard cub knows it’s not safe to drink when a hippo’s around. Waterholes are some of the most dangerous places in the wild. This leopard cub has learned that survival starts early: drink quickly, stay alert, and always watch your surroundings.
January 6, 2026 at 8:18 PM
👀🦛 Sipping with caution.🐆
This leopard cub knows it’s not safe to drink when a hippo’s around. Waterholes are some of the most dangerous places in the wild. This leopard cub has learned that survival starts early: drink quickly, stay alert, and always watch your surroundings.
This leopard cub knows it’s not safe to drink when a hippo’s around. Waterholes are some of the most dangerous places in the wild. This leopard cub has learned that survival starts early: drink quickly, stay alert, and always watch your surroundings.
The Untamed Dispatch is moving to Substack. Substack makes it easier for me to write, publish, and manage everything in one place—so I can focus more on the content and less on the tech.
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The Untamed Dispatch Issue #3
Original Publication Date - November 26, 2025
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2025 Year In Review
2025 Year In Review
2025 Year in Review.
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December 31, 2025 at 4:51 PM
2025 Year In Review
🌺 Tiny Sparks of Magic! 🌺
Photographing hummingbirds is chasing light, color, and chaos—tiny wings moving faster than the eye can see! Couldn’t let 2025 get away without sharing some of my favorites from Costa Rica! 📷✨
Photographing hummingbirds is chasing light, color, and chaos—tiny wings moving faster than the eye can see! Couldn’t let 2025 get away without sharing some of my favorites from Costa Rica! 📷✨
December 30, 2025 at 11:17 PM
🌺 Tiny Sparks of Magic! 🌺
Photographing hummingbirds is chasing light, color, and chaos—tiny wings moving faster than the eye can see! Couldn’t let 2025 get away without sharing some of my favorites from Costa Rica! 📷✨
Photographing hummingbirds is chasing light, color, and chaos—tiny wings moving faster than the eye can see! Couldn’t let 2025 get away without sharing some of my favorites from Costa Rica! 📷✨
Took advantage of the beautiful weather we’re having in southeast Georgia and headed to some new birding spots. Eagles have at least one chick and were busy working on their house. Stopped at a nearby pond and was rewarded with lots of Ibis and Herons.
December 28, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Took advantage of the beautiful weather we’re having in southeast Georgia and headed to some new birding spots. Eagles have at least one chick and were busy working on their house. Stopped at a nearby pond and was rewarded with lots of Ibis and Herons.
Proud to share that four (4) of my photos were selected as Semi-Finalists in the 15th Annual “Share the View” International Nature Photography Competition. Which one do you like?
December 28, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Proud to share that four (4) of my photos were selected as Semi-Finalists in the 15th Annual “Share the View” International Nature Photography Competition. Which one do you like?
🎁🎄Happy Holidays!🎄🎁
Wishing you a joyful holiday season - may your days be merry and bright!
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Wishing you a joyful holiday season - may your days be merry and bright!
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🎁🎄Happy Holidays!🎄🎁
Wishing you a joyful holiday season - may your days be merry and bright!
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Wishing you a joyful holiday season - may your days be merry and bright!
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🤍Panamanian White-Faced Capuchin🤍
No chaos. No mischief. Just a monkey and its thoughts.
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📷 Nikon Z9
🔭 Nikkor Z 400mm f/2.8 TC VR S
1/2500 sec. at f/4.0, ISO 2800, 560mm
OWC Atlas Ultra 1.0TB High-Performance CFexpress 4.0 Type B
Memory Card
©2025 Framing The Untamed, LLC
No chaos. No mischief. Just a monkey and its thoughts.
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📷 Nikon Z9
🔭 Nikkor Z 400mm f/2.8 TC VR S
1/2500 sec. at f/4.0, ISO 2800, 560mm
OWC Atlas Ultra 1.0TB High-Performance CFexpress 4.0 Type B
Memory Card
©2025 Framing The Untamed, LLC
December 15, 2025 at 8:38 PM
🤍Panamanian White-Faced Capuchin🤍
No chaos. No mischief. Just a monkey and its thoughts.
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📷 Nikon Z9
🔭 Nikkor Z 400mm f/2.8 TC VR S
1/2500 sec. at f/4.0, ISO 2800, 560mm
OWC Atlas Ultra 1.0TB High-Performance CFexpress 4.0 Type B
Memory Card
©2025 Framing The Untamed, LLC
No chaos. No mischief. Just a monkey and its thoughts.
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📷 Nikon Z9
🔭 Nikkor Z 400mm f/2.8 TC VR S
1/2500 sec. at f/4.0, ISO 2800, 560mm
OWC Atlas Ultra 1.0TB High-Performance CFexpress 4.0 Type B
Memory Card
©2025 Framing The Untamed, LLC
💛Yellow Baboons💛
Baboons are not generally considered the most photogenic animal, but in the soft light of the Lower Zambezi, I think they make the perfect subject.
📷 Nikon Z9
🔭 Nikkor Z 400mm f/2.8 TC VR S
1/500 sec. at f/4.0, ISO 1000, 560mm
©2025 Framing The Untamed, LLC
Baboons are not generally considered the most photogenic animal, but in the soft light of the Lower Zambezi, I think they make the perfect subject.
📷 Nikon Z9
🔭 Nikkor Z 400mm f/2.8 TC VR S
1/500 sec. at f/4.0, ISO 1000, 560mm
©2025 Framing The Untamed, LLC
December 9, 2025 at 9:53 PM
💛Yellow Baboons💛
Baboons are not generally considered the most photogenic animal, but in the soft light of the Lower Zambezi, I think they make the perfect subject.
📷 Nikon Z9
🔭 Nikkor Z 400mm f/2.8 TC VR S
1/500 sec. at f/4.0, ISO 1000, 560mm
©2025 Framing The Untamed, LLC
Baboons are not generally considered the most photogenic animal, but in the soft light of the Lower Zambezi, I think they make the perfect subject.
📷 Nikon Z9
🔭 Nikkor Z 400mm f/2.8 TC VR S
1/500 sec. at f/4.0, ISO 1000, 560mm
©2025 Framing The Untamed, LLC
🌸✨ Meet the Slaty Flowerpiercer✨🌸
One of the more unique birds that I was able to photograph in Costa Rica this past November. A deep-blue songbird with a curved bill that it uses to pierce flowers from the side and sip the nectar.
One of the more unique birds that I was able to photograph in Costa Rica this past November. A deep-blue songbird with a curved bill that it uses to pierce flowers from the side and sip the nectar.
December 8, 2025 at 7:10 PM
🌸✨ Meet the Slaty Flowerpiercer✨🌸
One of the more unique birds that I was able to photograph in Costa Rica this past November. A deep-blue songbird with a curved bill that it uses to pierce flowers from the side and sip the nectar.
One of the more unique birds that I was able to photograph in Costa Rica this past November. A deep-blue songbird with a curved bill that it uses to pierce flowers from the side and sip the nectar.
Couldn’t let today pass without celebrating #internationalcheetahday ! Love these beautiful cats! ❤️🥰
December 5, 2025 at 12:59 AM
Couldn’t let today pass without celebrating #internationalcheetahday ! Love these beautiful cats! ❤️🥰
✨🦉Verreaux’s Eagle Owl. 🦉✨
Early mornings hit different when you lock eyes with a Verreaux’s Eagle-Owl! Those pink eyelids are pure magic. Photographed while on safari in Zambia this past September - at 5:40 a.m.
📷 Nikon Z9
🔭 Nikkor Z 400mm f/2.8 TC VR S
1/400 sec. at f/4.0, ISO 10,000, 560mm
Early mornings hit different when you lock eyes with a Verreaux’s Eagle-Owl! Those pink eyelids are pure magic. Photographed while on safari in Zambia this past September - at 5:40 a.m.
📷 Nikon Z9
🔭 Nikkor Z 400mm f/2.8 TC VR S
1/400 sec. at f/4.0, ISO 10,000, 560mm
December 2, 2025 at 11:14 PM
✨🦉Verreaux’s Eagle Owl. 🦉✨
Early mornings hit different when you lock eyes with a Verreaux’s Eagle-Owl! Those pink eyelids are pure magic. Photographed while on safari in Zambia this past September - at 5:40 a.m.
📷 Nikon Z9
🔭 Nikkor Z 400mm f/2.8 TC VR S
1/400 sec. at f/4.0, ISO 10,000, 560mm
Early mornings hit different when you lock eyes with a Verreaux’s Eagle-Owl! Those pink eyelids are pure magic. Photographed while on safari in Zambia this past September - at 5:40 a.m.
📷 Nikon Z9
🔭 Nikkor Z 400mm f/2.8 TC VR S
1/400 sec. at f/4.0, ISO 10,000, 560mm
✨ The Untamed Dispatch, Issue #3 just hit inboxes!
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The Untamed Dispatch | Issue #3
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✨💚The Resplendent Quetzal: The Gem of the Cloud Forest
At 10,000 feet above sea level, hidden within the misty cloud forests of Costa Rica, lives one of the world’s most beautiful birds — the Resplendent Quetzal. 💚.
At 10,000 feet above sea level, hidden within the misty cloud forests of Costa Rica, lives one of the world’s most beautiful birds — the Resplendent Quetzal. 💚.
November 22, 2025 at 8:17 PM
✨💚The Resplendent Quetzal: The Gem of the Cloud Forest
At 10,000 feet above sea level, hidden within the misty cloud forests of Costa Rica, lives one of the world’s most beautiful birds — the Resplendent Quetzal. 💚.
At 10,000 feet above sea level, hidden within the misty cloud forests of Costa Rica, lives one of the world’s most beautiful birds — the Resplendent Quetzal. 💚.
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Sneak peak! The spectacular Resplendent Quetzal! Lots more to come. Stay tuned! #resplendentquetzal #costaricawildlife
November 16, 2025 at 2:31 AM
Sneak peak! The spectacular Resplendent Quetzal! Lots more to come. Stay tuned! #resplendentquetzal #costaricawildlife
Costa Rica’s Central Pacific Coast – Wildlife Wonders. 🇨🇷🦋
In this area of the country, the rainforest meets the sea. Sloths lounge in treetops. Howler monkeys roar day and night. Iguanas sun on rocks. And the birds are some of the most beautiful I’ve ever seen! Costa Rica is wild and amazing!
In this area of the country, the rainforest meets the sea. Sloths lounge in treetops. Howler monkeys roar day and night. Iguanas sun on rocks. And the birds are some of the most beautiful I’ve ever seen! Costa Rica is wild and amazing!
November 13, 2025 at 3:57 AM
Costa Rica’s Central Pacific Coast – Wildlife Wonders. 🇨🇷🦋
In this area of the country, the rainforest meets the sea. Sloths lounge in treetops. Howler monkeys roar day and night. Iguanas sun on rocks. And the birds are some of the most beautiful I’ve ever seen! Costa Rica is wild and amazing!
In this area of the country, the rainforest meets the sea. Sloths lounge in treetops. Howler monkeys roar day and night. Iguanas sun on rocks. And the birds are some of the most beautiful I’ve ever seen! Costa Rica is wild and amazing!
Stay tuned! More from Costa Rica coming soon! 🇨🇷🐢
November 11, 2025 at 4:04 AM
Stay tuned! More from Costa Rica coming soon! 🇨🇷🐢
Costa Rica in Focus. 🇨🇷
Enjoying some easy days in Costa Rica—good weather, great food, fun people, and the most incredible wildlife! Just a few of the animals hanging around where we’re staying.
📷 Nikon Z9
🔭 Nikkor Z 400mm f/2.8 TC VR S
©2025 Framing The Untamed, LLC
Enjoying some easy days in Costa Rica—good weather, great food, fun people, and the most incredible wildlife! Just a few of the animals hanging around where we’re staying.
📷 Nikon Z9
🔭 Nikkor Z 400mm f/2.8 TC VR S
©2025 Framing The Untamed, LLC
November 10, 2025 at 11:18 AM
Costa Rica in Focus. 🇨🇷
Enjoying some easy days in Costa Rica—good weather, great food, fun people, and the most incredible wildlife! Just a few of the animals hanging around where we’re staying.
📷 Nikon Z9
🔭 Nikkor Z 400mm f/2.8 TC VR S
©2025 Framing The Untamed, LLC
Enjoying some easy days in Costa Rica—good weather, great food, fun people, and the most incredible wildlife! Just a few of the animals hanging around where we’re staying.
📷 Nikon Z9
🔭 Nikkor Z 400mm f/2.8 TC VR S
©2025 Framing The Untamed, LLC
Lion Vam Mudra?🦁🧘
I love this pose. Is it Lion Yoga? Vam Mudra? What do you think?
📍South Luangwa National Park, Zambia.
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[Gear]
📷 Nikon Z9
🔭 Nikkor Z 400mm f/2.8 TC VR S
OWC Atlas Ultra 1.0TB High-Performance CFexpress 4.0 Type B
Memory Card
©2025 Framing The Untamed, LLC
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I love this pose. Is it Lion Yoga? Vam Mudra? What do you think?
📍South Luangwa National Park, Zambia.
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[Gear]
📷 Nikon Z9
🔭 Nikkor Z 400mm f/2.8 TC VR S
OWC Atlas Ultra 1.0TB High-Performance CFexpress 4.0 Type B
Memory Card
©2025 Framing The Untamed, LLC
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November 6, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Lion Vam Mudra?🦁🧘
I love this pose. Is it Lion Yoga? Vam Mudra? What do you think?
📍South Luangwa National Park, Zambia.
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[Gear]
📷 Nikon Z9
🔭 Nikkor Z 400mm f/2.8 TC VR S
OWC Atlas Ultra 1.0TB High-Performance CFexpress 4.0 Type B
Memory Card
©2025 Framing The Untamed, LLC
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I love this pose. Is it Lion Yoga? Vam Mudra? What do you think?
📍South Luangwa National Park, Zambia.
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[Gear]
📷 Nikon Z9
🔭 Nikkor Z 400mm f/2.8 TC VR S
OWC Atlas Ultra 1.0TB High-Performance CFexpress 4.0 Type B
Memory Card
©2025 Framing The Untamed, LLC
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