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May 12, 2009 05:42 |  #1

Hello group, here is a small sample from my last trip in Kenya last August.
Masai Mara is a true heaven for any wildlife photographer;)

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May 12, 2009 05:43 |  #2

....a couple more


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May 12, 2009 14:48 |  #6

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May 12, 2009 21:10 |  #7

Great picture of the Leopard in the tree. Were you using the 400/5.6??

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May 13, 2009 10:26 |  #8

kdvincent wrote in post #7909986 (external link)
Great picture of the Leopard in the tree. Were you using the 400/5.6??

Yes the 400mm f/5.6 is my main lens, so all the images you see here were taken with it.
The leopard shot was very difficult cause light was very poor that moment and the fact that the animal was resting on a tree deep inside the forest canopy made my job even harder. I do remember that I had to put ISO1000 on my 40D camera in order to achieve a decent shutter speed of 1/40sec.
A beanbag was used too...I don't think that I would have any chance of a sharp shot without it.

Thanks for the positive comments!

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May 13, 2009 21:46 |  #9

Love this series. I so wish I could do a trip to Africa. A co-worker just went and came back with fantastic images.

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I'd like to see this one larger if I could. I love seeing animals playing.

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May 13, 2009 22:00 |  #10

Wow--lucky you! Fantastic images!
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May 13, 2009 22:07 |  #11

That brings back a lot of memories!! I shot in Kenya about 15 years ago.

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May 13, 2009 23:25 |  #12

Great series of shots. Look like you kept busy. Really like the elephant and bird image.




  
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May 14, 2009 03:54 |  #13

Gipetto wrote in post #7917128 (external link)
Love this series. I so wish I could do a trip to Africa. A co-worker just went and came back with fantastic images.


I'd like to see this one larger if I could. I love seeing animals playing.

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I hope this version is a little bit better:D


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May 14, 2009 04:09 as a reply to  @ matman1975's post |  #14

These two shots were awarded a semi-final place in "2008 BBC Wildlife Photographer of the Year" competition....I hope you like them too!
By the way here is a link were you can have a glimpse at an extensive part of my wildlife work;) www.photo.net/photos/m​atman1975 (external link)

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May 14, 2009 06:47 |  #15

Awesome shots, the first shot of the last two you posted is Incredible. At first i looked at it and was like thats neat some grass and then i was like wait there has to be more and there was. Awesome work

I also thing some minor adjustments in curves in photoshop would make that image pop so much more and i think it really could help.

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