Scarred Lion Madikwe Game Reserve, 21 August 2010, 10h23 Nikon D300, Nikon 80-200 @ 200mm, 1/3200, f/5, ISO 320, -2/3 EV ___________________________ No matter how many times you see it, a male lion in the wild is truly a spectacular sight. From a photography point of view, a large male lion also ranks right up [...]
Daily Photo: Wild Dog Pup
Wild Dog Pup Madikwe Game Reserve, 22 December 2008, 06h23 Nikon D300, Sigma 50-500 @ 230mm, 1/400, f/6.3, ISO 400 ___________________________ Seeing this whole week has been made up of Daily Photo posts, why stop now? Finding and photographing one of Africa’s most endangered animals has got to be on the top of every wildlife [...]
Daily Photo: A Rhino Story
A Rhino Story Madikwe Game Reserve, 16 August 2010, 16h08 Nikon D300, Nikon 80-200 @ 100mm, 1/1600, f/5.6, ISO 320 ___________________________ It’s been a great week for photographing rhino so here goes with another one. We spent Monday afternoon photographing around one of pans in Madikwe. There were to rhino taking turns drinking from a [...]
Daily Photo: Moving Rhino
Moving Rhino Madikwe Game Reserve, 15 August 2010, 17h53 Nikon D300, Nikon 80-200 @ 80mm, 1/6, f/20, ISO 320 ___________________________ The last few days have been pretty good for photography. The big thing is sharing time with photographers who understand that waiting for the shot is worth it. After spending quite bit of time photographing [...]
Daily Photo: Black Lion
Black Lion Madikwe Game Reserve, 14 August 2010, 16h59 Nikon D300, Nikon 80-200 @200mm, 1/80, f/7.1, ISO 1600 __________________________ Yesterday I sat at a waterhole, with Andy Biggs and Grant Marcus, waiting for a pair of rhino to drink. A giraffe arrived and then we sat waiting for him to drink. Lots of waiting. All [...]