Killer Shots|致命一瞬间

Killer Shots

by Marcus Maurice

Andy Casagrande will do anything to get the perfect shot.

It happens all the time on TV. Paparazzi follow a celebrity and before long, the famous person gets upset with all the cameras and starts screaming, yelling, or biting the photographers' heads off. Andy Casagrande is not a paparazzo, but he has almost had his head literally bitten off more than once. Casagrande is a cameraman for National Geographic Channel (NGC), but he's not your average wildlife photographer. He has swum with sharks, run with lions, and even leapt out of a helicopter to film polar bears. To get the images that everyone else only dreams of, Casagrande will do just about anything.

This month, NGC focuses on Casagrande in Killer Shots. In one episode in South Africa, he goes underwater with remote-controlled camera submarines and polecams to get shots of his favorite predator, the great white shark. However, Casagrande doesn't feel that shooting from inside the shark cage is good enough, so he leaves its safety and gets up close and personal with the great whites to capture what he really wants. In a different episode, Casagrande is assigned to the Serengeti, where he shoots lions and cheetahs on the hunt. With night-vision technology and super slow-motion cameras, he shows viewers the tactics behind the big cats' kills. In the frozen Arctic, Casagrande braves the elements to find and film the legendary polar bear, the world's largest land carnivore. Even with temperatures dropping to 50 degrees below zero, he knows that he has to use all his willpower to get the perfect shot. Don't miss the thrilling adventures of one of the best cinematographers on NGC's Killer Shots.

致命一瞬间

安迪‧卡萨葛兰德会不惜任何代价拍到最佳影像。

　　这些事总是在电视中上演。狗仔队跟随 1 位名人，没多久，这位名人对摄影机发飙，并开始尖叫、大声咆哮或对摄影师大发雷霆。安迪‧卡萨葛兰德不是狗仔，但他的头可不止一次真的差点被咬断。卡萨葛兰德是国家地理频道的摄影师，不过他可不是一般专拍野生生物的摄影师而已。他和鲨鱼同游大海，和狮子驰骋原野，甚至为了拍摄北极熊而从直升机上一跃而下。卡萨葛兰德会为了拍到别人只敢幻想的影像而不惜一切代价。

　　本月国家地理频道《致命一瞬间》聚焦在卡萨葛兰德身上。其中 1 集节目中，他潜下南非海域，操控着遥控摄影潜艇和鱼竿式摄影机，拍摄他最喜爱的掠食者大白鲨。然而，他认为从观鲨笼中摄影的方式还不够好，于是他离开安全设施，近距离接触大白鲨，捕捉他真正想要的画面。在另一集节目中，卡萨葛兰德被派到塞伦盖蒂（编按：位于非洲的坦尚尼亚），拍摄猎食中的狮子和猎豹。他使用夜视科技和超高速摄影机，将牠们猎杀背后的策略呈现给观众。在天寒地冻的北极，卡萨葛兰德要在恶劣的天候外出寻找并拍摄著名的北极熊，牠是全世界陆地上体型最大的肉食性动物。就算气温降到零下 50 度，他明白自己要用尽意志力才能拍到完美的影像。千万别错过国家地理频道《致命一瞬间》节目，观赏 1 位技术高超的摄影师刺激的冒险之旅。

大白鲨是最大的食肉鱼类，身长可达 6 至 7 公尺，体重 3,200 公斤，分布于各热带、亚热带和温带海域，在澳洲海域最为常见。由于大白鲨主要食物，如海豹、金鎗鱼等都是游泳快速及敏捷的猎物，因此大白鲨能成功捕获的机会很低。为了有效捕捉猎物，大白鲨一般采取突击。牠们首先会在水底埋伏，由于大白鲨的背部呈深色，海豹于水面难以察觉大白鲨存在。当大白鲨确认猎物，便从下至上向猎物攻击。一般攻击情况下，第 1 击会令猎物重伤，这时大白鲨会停止任何攻击，直至猎物失血过多死亡后，再以温和的方式享用猎物。当猎物以高速前进时，大白鲨甚至会跃出水面攻击猎物。（数据源：维基百科）