Hard to get a shot of these guys as they tend to be quite scared. This one was curious and posed for a while
D850 200 to 400 f4
400mm 1/600 f 4.5 iso 400
Feb 2024 Photo safari, east africa
Stayed with two male lions for a while this is one of the last shots before they disappeared. Tricky one with focusing and the grass, I never use eye detect or subject tracking in scenes like this.
D850 200 to 400 f4
400mm iso 800 1/800 f4
Feb 2024 Big Cats photo safari, East Africa
Haven't posted any elephants for a while.
Part of a large herd of 25 or so around a watering hole, didnt need a super long lens
D850 28 to 300 f3.5
180mm f5.6 1/400 iso 400
(uncropped)
Feb 2024 photo safari
Seen this pose quite a few times and the agility always amazes me how they can spot their prey from all sides ... ultimate predator!
D850 200 to 400 f4
400mm f6.3 1/1250 iso 400
Africa big cats photo safari, Feb 2024
This Cheetah was on the look out ready to hunt, I got quite a few shot of it though the grass.
East Africa Safari
Feb 2024
D850 200 to 400 f4
400mm f6.3 1/1250
A couple of old male lions just walking up. I would have liked to come across them a few hours later when I could have closed down and lowered the iso as well but in the wild you dont have too much choice, just make the best of it.
D850 200 to 400 f4
200mm f4 1/400 iso 4000
Took quite a few shots of this cheetah walking around but mostly it had its head down. I almost missed this one rating the files on my first round so glad I took a closer look.
D850 200 to 400 f4
400mm f6,3 1/1250 iso 400
Fun to watch this lion family hanging out, the light was a little harsh but managed to get a few shots.
D850 28 to 300 3.5
200mm 1/400 f10 iso 500
Big Cats Safari Feb 2024
D850 28-300mm
300mm 1/640 f5.6 iso 400
Not the greatest quality & focusing is off. This leopard was quite shy just popped out of the bushes and was gone again. Quite far too but I don't have to many shots with birds being caught so thought id just throw it in. Would have liked to have time to...
Tricky lighting but the Raw file managed to hold the detail. This old male is probably sick given the jaws and saliva
D850 200 to 400 f4
1/800 f4 iso 500 400mm Center Average metering
An easy kill for a large coordinated pride. Got a few shots, couldnt quite get the viewpoint I wanted though
October photo safari
D850 200 to 400 f4
400mm 1/500 f4 iso 320
Shot around 1am floodlit by a waterhole. The elephants using their tusks and feet to dig up the salt and minerals in the mud.
D850 28 to 300 f3.5
85mm 1/13 f5 iso 25,600
Its always nice to capture some of these rare animals so one of my first stops on safari is areas where they are know to inhabit
spot the little bird?
February 2024 Photo Safari
D850 200 to 400 f4
400mm f4 1/5000 iso 400