Car-L RC Buggy Gets Up Close and Personal With Pride of Lions

We've maintained a soft spot for the RC, though, and always get some joy out of them being used in a professional context.

Wildlife photography is as challenging as hunting, which makes getting shots from up close difficult and dangerous. That sense of danger is even greater when the query is a pride of lions. Photographer Chris McLellan's innovative solution for shooting the big cats, though, is a prime example of the usefulness that comes from a simple, radio-controlled car.

Car-L is a "camera buggy" according to our Australian host, perfectly designed for getting rare shots of dangerous predators while protecting a very expensive piece of hardware (a $3,000 Nikon D800E and its pricey lens), as demonstrated when its driven towards a group of female lions.