Thursday
17Apr
Back from my Botswana safari
Thursday, April 17, 2008 at 09:44AM I have returned to Johannesburg from seven days of camping in Bostwana. There were 8 of us in total, and we divided our time between two distinct areas in northern Botswana: Moremi game reserve and the Khwai River region just north of Moremi and west of Chobe.
Running Giraffes, Okavango Delta, Botswana, April 2008
Canon 1DMk3, 24-105mm @ 80mm, 1/1600 sec @ f/5.0, ISO 800
I haven't had a chance to process any images yet, but I think I have a few keepers for the archives. I spent an afternoon and the next morning photographing the Okvanago delta from a helicopter, and I have to say that this was one of the most fulfilling photographic experiences I have ever encountered. When we positioned the aircraft properly, and if we had good light, we were able to capture the long shadows of our subjects. We spent time with multiple herds of elephant, giraffe, lechwe, zebra, cape buffalo and pods of hippo. Helicopter flights will be a great experience for my safari travelers when I return to Botswana in September with Michael Reichmann.
I heading back out for another 4 nights at Mala Mala, just outside of Kruger National Park, South Africa. I am back in a hotel room for just enough time to get a good shower, get some laundry cleaned, respond to a few emails and get a blog posting in. I look forward to sharing a few images when I return back home next Wedesnday.
I heading back out for another 4 nights at Mala Mala, just outside of Kruger National Park, South Africa. I am back in a hotel room for just enough time to get a good shower, get some laundry cleaned, respond to a few emails and get a blog posting in. I look forward to sharing a few images when I return back home next Wedesnday.
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