Kenya Wildlife -formerly Just Starting

HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
edited November 24, 2011 in Wildlife
Hi Y'all,

I arrived home on Sunday after three weeks of traveling including two weeks spent in Kenya. I came home with around 16,000 captures so the next few weeks (months?) will be a post processing frenzy.

I'll have lots more to say about the trip and the workshop that will never adequately describe the experience. Right now I'm going to go with magical.

Here are a few of my initial work-ups. I've just begun to work up the images so these may not be the final products but its a start.

EDIT Instead of doing mutiple threads on the trip, I'm just going to post additional images in this thread. If you're so inclined check in here to see new images as I continue my post processing. If you're interested in a more detailed description of the trip and workshop check out my thread in the Journeys Forum.

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Harry
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  • ChrisJChrisJ Registered Users Posts: 2,164 Major grins
    edited October 17, 2011
    Beautiful! I've been waiting for these to start appearing. Especially like #1. More, more!
    Chris
  • jwearjwear Registered Users Posts: 8,013 Major grins
    edited October 17, 2011
    Well welcome home Harry . It does look like you may have had a good time headscratch.gif Do not forget to do a thread on lens use for the trip and if you had only 1 camera and 1 lens you could have taken what would that have been ? Please do not say canon in that thread OK :D Glad it went well clap.gif
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  • bfjrbfjr Registered Users Posts: 10,980 Major grins
    edited October 17, 2011
    Nice Start ylsuper.gif
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  • ian408ian408 Administrators Posts: 21,940 moderator
    edited October 17, 2011
    What? No squirrels lol3.gif

    I like the first two. Do you know if they're litter mates?
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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited October 17, 2011
    ChrisJ wrote: »
    Beautiful! I've been waiting for these to start appearing. Especially like #1. More, more!

    Thanks Chris, I think its a pretty safe bet that more images are coming from mthis trip.
    Harry
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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited October 17, 2011
    jwear wrote: »
    Well welcome home Harry . It does look like you may have had a good time headscratch.gif Do not forget to do a thread on lens use for the trip and if you had only 1 camera and 1 lens you could have taken what would that have been ? Please do not say canon in that thread OK :D Glad it went well clap.gif

    Thanks Jeff. If I could only take one camera and one lens (god forbid) I would go with the Nikon D3s and the Nikon 200-400 f/4.
    Harry
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  • raptorcaptorraptorcaptor Registered Users Posts: 3,968 Major grins
    edited October 17, 2011
    Very cool! Looking forward to hearing more about your trip! clap.gif
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  • byoshibyoshi Registered Users Posts: 353 Major grins
    edited October 18, 2011
    Great images so far, love the first one.
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  • DsrtVWDsrtVW Registered Users Posts: 1,991 Major grins
    edited October 18, 2011
    Looking forward to the rest. Glad you had a magical time
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  • WossaWossa Registered Users Posts: 99 Big grins
    edited October 18, 2011
    Beautiful pictures as always, it makes my day to see your images Harry.....with 16000 captures, you will be able to keep us all entertained for a long time yet.....what a lucky bunch we are !
  • Ric GrupeRic Grupe Registered Users Posts: 9,522 Major grins
    edited October 18, 2011
    Can't wait to see the "good ones"! rolleyes1.gif

    Welcome back, Harry.

    The second shot is extremely pleasing to me in this excellent group.
  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited October 18, 2011
    bfjr wrote: »
    Nice Start ylsuper.gif

    Thanks Ben.
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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited October 18, 2011
    ian408 wrote: »
    What? No squirrels lol3.gif

    I like the first two. Do you know if they're litter mates?

    Unfortunately Africa is infested with squirrels too. I tried to get a few pics of them after I threw some rocks but the buggers were moving too fast.

    The first two were siblings.
    Harry
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  • StashStash Registered Users Posts: 129 Major grins
    edited October 18, 2011
    Harry,
    I've been lurking as I waited for you to get back! Great start to what I am sure will be plethora of fantastic pictures!
    The second picture is a great shot!
    I look forward to more with great anticipation.
    C&C always welcome. I can't learn if I don't know what I've done wrong or could do better.

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  • dlplumerdlplumer Registered Users Posts: 8,081 Major grins
    edited October 18, 2011
    #1 and #2 are spectacular. clap.gifclap Can't wait to see more.

    I may also want to mimic your trip sans workshop fee. Would love to get info from you on this, Harry.
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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited October 18, 2011
    raptorcaptor wrote: »
    Very cool! Looking forward to hearing more about your trip! clap.gif

    Thanks Glenn and I can assure you that you will be hearing more about the trip.
    Harry
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  • AndyAndy Registered Users Posts: 50,016 Major grins
    edited October 18, 2011
    ian408 wrote: »
    What? No squirrels lol3.gif

    I like the first two. Do you know if they're litter mates?

    I have a pic of Harry with a squirrel on the first night of the Safari. Will post when I'm home, I'm in London waiting for my NY flight in 1hr.

    wave.gif
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  • AndyAndy Registered Users Posts: 50,016 Major grins
    edited October 18, 2011
    Harryb wrote: »
    Thanks Jeff. If I could only take one camera and one lens (god forbid) I would go with the Nikon D3s and the Nikon 200-400 f/4.

    15524779-Ti.gif though the D3X performed flawlessly as well.
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  • Dennis KaczorDennis Kaczor Registered Users Posts: 2,413 Major grins
    edited October 18, 2011
    Very nice set of images Harry, looking forward to seeing more.
    Regards - Dennis

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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited October 18, 2011
    byoshi wrote: »
    Great images so far, love the first one.

    Thanks very much.
    Harry
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  • David_S85David_S85 Administrators Posts: 13,245 moderator
    edited October 18, 2011
    Welcome home, Harry! These shots are wonderful. Looking forward to viewing more of the same. And the first thing I thought of when I opened this thread was 'Harry's posting kitty cat pics!' :D
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  • DavidTODavidTO Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 19,160 Major grins
    edited October 18, 2011
    Harry those are fantastic. Can't wait to see the rest!
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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited October 18, 2011
    DsrtVW wrote: »
    Looking forward to the rest. Glad you had a magical time

    Thanks Chris and the Africa trip was just incredible.
    Harry
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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited October 18, 2011
    Wossa wrote: »
    Beautiful pictures as always, it makes my day to see your images Harry.....with 16000 captures, you will be able to keep us all entertained for a long time yet.....what a lucky bunch we are !

    Thanks Wossa, as for future entertainment we'll see. I took 16,000 captures but the question of how good they are remains to be answered.
    Harry
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  • GaleGale Registered Users Posts: 1,052 Major grins
    edited October 18, 2011
    Big Kitty
    Welcome Home Harry and Linda,
    Boy did we ever miss you two. Glad you are home..

    Those cats are so Pretty.. Love the big cats. Beautiful pics
    You must have been just completely overjoyed, thrilled and overwhelmed to see them in the wild... Wow

    (like the ones in color)
    Best Regards
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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited October 18, 2011
    Ric Grupe wrote: »
    Can't wait to see the "good ones"! rolleyes1.gif

    Welcome back, Harry.

    The second shot is extremely pleasing to me in this excellent group.

    Thanks Ric. I'm kind of daunted by the amount of captures I have to process.
    Harry
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    How many photographers does it take to change a light bulb? 50. One to change the bulb, and forty-nine to say, "I could have done that better!"
  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited October 18, 2011
    Stash wrote: »
    Harry,
    I've been lurking as I waited for you to get back! Great start to what I am sure will be plethora of fantastic pictures!
    The second picture is a great shot!
    I look forward to more with great anticipation.


    Thanks Stash and I'm pretty sure that there will be more pictures coming as I continue my processing.
    Harry
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    How many photographers does it take to change a light bulb? 50. One to change the bulb, and forty-nine to say, "I could have done that better!"
  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited October 19, 2011
    dlplumer wrote: »
    #1 and #2 are spectacular. clap.gifclap Can't wait to see more.

    I may also want to mimic your trip sans workshop fee. Would love to get info from you on this, Harry.

    Thanks Dan andmore will be coming.

    PM me and let me know what info you want.
    Harry
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    How many photographers does it take to change a light bulb? 50. One to change the bulb, and forty-nine to say, "I could have done that better!"
  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited October 19, 2011
    Andy wrote: »
    I have a pic of Harry with a squirrel on the first night of the Safari. Will post when I'm home, I'm in London waiting for my NY flight in 1hr.

    wave.gif



    God will get you if you post that pic.:grim
    Harry
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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited October 19, 2011
    Dennis Kaczor wrote: »
    Very nice set of images Harry, looking forward to seeing more.

    Thanks Dennis
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