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Saturday, November 13, 2010 at 06:55AM
Cape Buffalo
Mala Mala Game Reserve, South Africa. November 2010
Nikon D3x, 200-400mm f/4 VR, 1/800 @ f/4, ISO 800
Buffalo, Mala Mala in Photo of the Day Thursday, November 11, 2010 at 06:51AM
Cheetah on a Ridge
Mala Mala Game Reserve, South Africa. November 2010
Nikon D3x, 200-400mm f/4 VR, 1/400 @ f/4, ISO 1250
Cheetah, Mala Mala in Photo of the Day Wednesday, November 10, 2010 at 06:47AM
Mala Mala Game Reserve, South Africa. November 2010
Nikon D3x, 200-400mm f/4 VR, 1/400 @ f/4, ISO 800
Leopard, Mala Mala in Photo of the Day Tuesday, November 9, 2010 at 06:43AM
Lioness in a Tree
Mala Mala Game Reserve, South Africa. November 2010
Nikon D3, 70-200mm f/2.8, 1/400 @ f/7.1, ISO 800
Lion, Mala Mala, South Africa in Photo of the Day Monday, November 8, 2010 at 06:40AM
Rhino and Oxpecker
Mala Mala Game Reserve, South Africa. November 2010
Nikon D3x, 200-400mm f/4 VR, 1/640 @ f/4, ISO 800
Mala Mala, Rhino, South Africa in Photo of the Day Monday, November 8, 2010 at 06:30AM
Metsi the Leopard
Sabi Sands Game Reserve, South Africa. November 2010
Nikon D3, 70-200mm f/2.8 VR, 1/250 @ f/3.2, ISO 3200
Leopard, Sabi Sands in Photo of the Day Friday, November 5, 2010 at 09:49PM Daughter of Mambirri, chasing a warthog
Nikon D3x, 200-400mm, 1/640 @ f9, ISO 800
What a wonderful morning today at Exeter River Lodge here in the Sabi Sands. We followed this subadult female, and she stalked and attempted a kill of a family of four warthogs. She missed, but she got darned close. I knew that I was going to have autofocus issues in the tall grass, so I stopped down to f/9 just in case the autofocus point missed the mark during the chase. I am very glad that I did, as I needed all of the depth of field I could muster in an attempt to also get the warthog’s shape in the frame. I didn’t use my D3, primarily because I wanted a larger file to crop from in case the chase happened in another direction from me. Awesome day, and I still have yet to post images from the past 3 days.
Leopard, Mala Mala in Photo of the Day Wednesday, November 3, 2010 at 08:09AM Lioness and her CubSabi Sands, South Africa. Nov 2010Nikon D3x, 200-400mm, 1/800 @ f/4, ISO 400
Today was a mildly warm day, which is unusually cool for this time of the year, so we took advantage of the cooler weather by heading out of camp early to take advantage of the soft light overhead. We tracked a pride lions into the thick bush, and had a difficult time getting any clear shots of them. After an hour or so we only came away with a few useful images, however we loved watching this adult female track vultures overhead. She was quite attentive and wouldn't take her eyes off of them.
I enjoy photographing big cats when they look upward, as it opens up the shadows beneath their eyes, and it also shows that my subject is interested in something. Sleeping or lazy lions doesn't make for good photography, so one has to find other poses to help get good photos.
