The Decisive Wildlife Moment

How to catch that instant when the whole photograph comes together with universal impact

Text And Photography By Scott Linstead

Updated June 30, 2016

The concept of the decisive moment applies to most photographic endeavors.

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Originally Published April 27, 2010

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