Africa November 2009
The dream of a lifetime...over 2 weeks in South Africa, all in Kruger Park, a game reserve of over 9 million acres. During that time we travelled close to 1400 Kilometers, and saw more animals that I believed possible. We traveled with a company called wild4 photography, a small company owned by a professional photographer. There are only three photographers and one non-photographer allowed in his photo safaris, all in a specially equipped vehicle. Each day started at 5:30 AM, and we returned to camp at 6:30 each evening. Being a photographer himself, Stu (the owner) knew where to park for the best light, knew he animals to anticipate movement and the experience was beyond anything I anticipated. I took close to 11,000 pictures, and have retained after the initial cull about 8,000. Here are just a few...
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Malachite KIngfisher...a tiny kingfisher. this little guy dove after minnow after minnow. The one in his beak is a tiny creature itself, so you get some idea of how small he is as well. He is about the size of a small sparrow.
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