Just back from Namibia

A few more. I couldn't get that darn ellie to move into the sun where I wanted him.

I love the sterile backdrop of Etosha and also love the very small antelope called a Dik Dik.

Buddy, beautiful imagery. Jealous as hell!!

A busy waterhole in Etosha

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Love the dik dik! They are so adorable.

Buddy, if you have Netflix, the BBC series "Africa" in the first episode they spend most of the time in the Kalahari, but there is a rather elaborate scene with the very watering hole that your Giraffe is at in Etosha. (At least I think it's the same one, Okondeka, I remembered it from my trip in 2006, as the only one in Etosha where you could get the wise open "pan" in the background, no brush of any kind.)

Yes, I’ve seen that scene. Same waterhole. I’ve always had luck finding lions there and we did again this trip. Love shooting that curving waterhole.

A couple of the cats that were hanging out at Okondeka Waterhole. They were actually across the roadway near the only shade in the area.

Another shot of the Okondeka cats and some muddy ellies we found on the western side of Etosha. I really like the western, less visited water holes as you often have them to yourself for hours. That said, both times I've visited that area was when I was headed to Damaraland and out of the park. Next trip, I'm going to make more of an effort to visit some of these water holes as we found some several lion sightings as well as rhino and the ellies. Also oryx.

A wading springbok at Okaukuejo Waterhole and the dominant male hanging in shade at Okondeka. For the lion, I was shooting into some pretty severe setting sunlight,so had to do some playing to bring details into the shot without the blown highlights taking over the image. Hey, it isn't a zoo.

This is a Hartmann's Mountain Zebra. The three main species of zebra are the Burchell's plains zebra, the Mountain Zebras of southern Africa and the Grevy's zebra of east Africa. The mountain zebras and Grevy's zebra are endangered. One call tell this species by the white belly and the dew lap on the neck. I got one shot of this animal from a moving vehicle and, as you can see in frame 2, he was gone.

Dik Diks are the cutest antelope there is, and you REALLY did it justice!

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That's a great shot....pin sharp

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A few more from the helicopter hop I took over the Namib-Nakluft.

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Wow

Dont know how much of this is in post. fantastic image. This belongs on a wall.

Excellent !!!

Buddy

If you dont mind posting ??

What does a trip like this cost ?

Is this a refuge area and part of a trip ?

always wondered what It would cost to do a safari trip like this. Have heard air fair is very expensive


TIA

Our airfare this summer was about $1800 round trip. Rental car in Windhoek and then drove to Etosha