Big 5 and more

CuongCuong Registered Users Posts: 1,510 Major grins
edited August 5, 2007 in Wildlife
Earlier this July I spent a couple days in Kruger National Park, South Africa, and got these pics that I'd like to share. Some pictures have light reflection because I was on a tour bus so I had to shoot through tinted window and front windshield. The first day, July 4, rained on and off. The weather the next day was much better.

1. Buffalo in the rain
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2. Elephants
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3. Leopard eating a steenbok

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4. King of the jungle
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5. White(wide) Rhino
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6. Ground hornbill
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7. Zebras
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8. Waterbuck
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9. Giraffes
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10. Kudus
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11. Klipspringer
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12. Impalas
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13. Fruit bats sleeping
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17. Crocodile River with basking crocodiles
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Comments

  • NetgardenNetgarden Registered Users Posts: 829 Major grins
    edited August 2, 2007
    A beautiful pictorial of the Park. What a great experience! Excellent pics from a window.thnx!
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  • kriyababajikriyababaji Registered Users Posts: 295 Major grins
    edited August 2, 2007
    Nice variety of critters. You are so lucky to have seen a leopard, with a kill none the less! I like your shot of the elephant by the tree and the Rhino. I understand shooting from a bus is tough, it is difficult to position yourself to manage the backgrounds. Good job with the opportunity though.

    Shane
  • ShepsMomShepsMom Registered Users Posts: 4,319 Major grins
    edited August 2, 2007
    I wish we had wildlife like this around here rolleyes1.gif Now, those bats are not for the weak Laughing.gif You wont find me anywhere near that cave.... eek7.gif
    Marina
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  • sirsloopsirsloop Registered Users Posts: 866 Major grins
    edited August 2, 2007
    lol... the big 5 are the big 5 when you are hunting them... well... I guess shooting counts :D
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  • CuongCuong Registered Users Posts: 1,510 Major grins
    edited August 3, 2007
    ShepsMom wrote:
    I wish we had wildlife like this around here rolleyes1.gif Now, those bats are not for the weak Laughing.gif You wont find me anywhere near that cave.... eek7.gif

    Actually those bats weren't in any cave. They hang under the roof of a pavilion in a rest camp with people having lunch underneath them.

    Shane, thank you for the compliment.

    Sirsloop, it was a great experience trying to shoot (photographically that is) the big 5. The rain on the first day brings out the colors in the landscape, but the rain spots on the bus window really softened the picture.
    "She Was a Little Taste of Heaven – And a One-Way Ticket to Hell!" - Max Phillips
  • BigAlBigAl Registered Users Posts: 2,294 Major grins
    edited August 4, 2007
    Nice series, in spite of the disadvantage of the bus windows. I would have rather suggested hiring a car for this kind of trip. Here are some pics from my trip to Kruger in mid-June:
    http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/gallery/3079082#168005044

    You can see the advantage of not being tied to the tour bus!
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  • ShasocShasoc Registered Users Posts: 691 Major grins
    edited August 4, 2007
    Very nice variety of good photos.
    Socrate
    "Natura artis magistra"
  • CuongCuong Registered Users Posts: 1,510 Major grins
    edited August 4, 2007
    BigAl wrote:
    Nice series, in spite of the disadvantage of the bus windows. I would have rather suggested hiring a car for this kind of trip. Here are some pics from my trip to Kruger in mid-June:
    http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/gallery/3079082#168005044

    You can see the advantage of not being tied to the tour bus!

    BigAl, your Kruger pics are spectacular.thumb.gif I would definitely rent a car the next time. Thanks.

    Cuong.
    "She Was a Little Taste of Heaven – And a One-Way Ticket to Hell!" - Max Phillips
  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited August 4, 2007
    Looks like the trip of a lifetime. thumb.gif
    Harry
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  • kgarrett11kgarrett11 Registered Users Posts: 525 Major grins
    edited August 5, 2007
    Nice shots. I wish that I could have gotten a shot of the rhino like you did.
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  • MaestroMaestro Registered Users Posts: 5,395 Major grins
    edited August 5, 2007
    Awesome series. I would love to visit Africa one day. Your shots are very good and what an experience!
    Stephen
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  • leaforteleaforte Registered Users Posts: 1,948 Major grins
    edited August 5, 2007
    2D and 6 are my favorites. Thanks.
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