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
This cheetah was just walking around and finally stopped to allow me a few shots of her posing
D850 200 400 f4
400mm f6.3 1/1000 iso 400
Feb 2024 Photo safari
Not my best leopard in tree shots due to the distance and lighting but the most recent, taken 3 weeks ago on safari.
Still one of favorite big cats to capture
D850 200-400 f4
400mm iso 720 1/800 f6.3
This young male came right to me. I ended up having to switch from my 200-400 to a shorter zoom lens as he was moving closer
D850 28-300mm
1/1000 f5.6 300mm iso 400
Something different from my usual big cats.
Jackals tend to be quite skittish and spend a lot of time running around (mostly on the roads) as they sniff out scavenger opportunities.
This one posed for a few shots
Nikon D850 200-400 f4
340mm 1/800 f 5.6 iso 1600
Some of my favorite moments of a subject that isnt always the most exciting. These are taken over several photo safaris, hence the different lighting, conditions, locations and gear.
D810, D850, 200-400 f4, 200-500 5.6
In the 200-400 mm range
I took quite a few shots of this lioness coming through the grass. Initially I just glanced and didnt even rate the imported files. I had others with clear lions, kills, action shots etc that caught my attention. It wasnt until at least 8 months later just revisiting lion images did I take a...
Its challenging to get an interesting group composition with many animals especially Cape Buffalo. I just happened to come across these 3 and couldn't resist grabbing a few frames.
D850 200-400 f4
1/800 f4.5 iso 160 400mm