Tanky

Here are some photos from my recent Tanzanian trip (18th June - 28th June).

http://www.kodakgallery.co.uk/ShareL...0_273928771133

Apologies for:

1) being somewhat out of order (9x6 uploaded and then 12x8)
2) maybe being a bit over sharpened for the web presentation
3) the halos around the birds and blue skies due to the compresssion of the photo on upload
4) too many shots of the photogenic male lion at ngorongoro

Cheers,
Gary.

countingdown

Gary,
No need for apologies, you've got some great photos! Loved the buddah/baboon, great leopard shots...and the first male lion is missing a foot, isn't he? Also loved the shot of the lion and lioness together sitting on the rise!
Thanks for sharing, and the wonderful transport back!
Teri

cooncat3

Gary - Just stunning, thanks for sharing these! What is the story about the first lion and the missing paw?

vanillabean

Gary,

Your photos looked like are from professional photographer. Did you use long lenses? Were you that close to the animals as the photo shows?

I am interested in going to Africa but have no idea how to start. Did you join a tour or went on your own planning? Do you mind sharing your trip plan?

siro

Awesome! I loved that first eagle of yours and the leopards and the pelicans and the.. I could keep going. I agree some of the pictures were a bit overboard with the sharpening but who cares! You gave me a great Africa sensation. Thanks for sharing.

Siro

panecott

Wonderful photos, Gary. I loved the herds of wildebeest at the beginning. (At least I think they were wildebeest, altho' they looked a bit different from the ones I saw in southern Africa ?). Some of the photos looked like paintings. Just beautiful.

cynstalker

Gary:

I thought your photos were <b>beautiful</b>! I really think that water buck are a very photogenic animal, as you shots show!

Thanks for sharing!

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cybor

Nice shots Gary. I particularly loved that black maned lion. You got some really nice frontal shots of his beautiful face. He almost looks like he's smiling or at the very least looking content. Some of those lions looked like they were in rough shape though - what was that about?

I also got a kick out of seeing the young possibly 4 mos. old wildebeestes. We were there 4 mos. prior to you during the calving season. It's great to see the babies getting on with it. Were they still nursing then?
Thanks for sharing and bringing me back!
Sherry

sundowner

Great photos, Gary! I found myself smiling several times at the antics of the lions. The black maned lion was awesome. Love the pelicans and the wide angle landscape shots. Thanks for posting.

Cindy

schlegal1

Ah, just when I was wondering why I still click &quot;Africa &amp; Middle East&quot; when not planning a trip there here are your photos. I am addicted to photos! And yours are lovely, thanks for sharing!

alijay

What BEAUTIFUL photos! I loved all of them. They are truly professional and you should be proud of such a fantastic record of your trip.

Tanky

Thanks for the replies!

Teri\cooncat - the three legged lion is one of a pair of brothers who control one of the Grumeti prides. Despite the rawness of his wound he has been three legged for 2-3 years. Interestingly the hyena clan (those at the den after the eagle flying shots) also had two members who were three legged in this case front feet. Snares are a major problem in the Western Serengeti.

vanillabean - I do a quick summary of my trip (camps, hi's, lo's (there weren't any!) etc I used a Canon 30d with a 100-400 USM IS lens. I travel alone and booked the trip through a compnay called Rainbow Tours in London. However, I'd done my own research but you can't go wrong asking on this board.

Siro - the photos are optimised for printing on a 150lpi printer. The sharpening was all done using PK Sharpener which I heartly recommend. With this you can optimise the sharpening dependent on the output media. The sharpening does look tough in Photoshop but when the prints came back they were spot on. However all the haloing etc in the photos is because of the compression Kodak use. Maybe I should have shrunk the photos to a smlaller size before uploading.

Sherry - The lions weren't in bad physical shape...they were all covered in dry blood, had very full bellies and were overheating in the midday sun. The poor little cub says it all. He looks in great discomfort...he could hardly walk his belly was so bloated.

The young wildebeeste were pretty evident in amongst all the 000's of others. They were still quite a number still suckling.

waynehazle

your photos are so good they make heynas look beautiful
I like the one where a hyena lies in the middle of the road. I am still working my way through!!

siro

Your photos are awesome, I meant no critique and figured they were not optimized for web presentation. Never heard about PK sharpening, will check it out.

Really fell in love with the eagle... Been shooting some pictures of white tailed sea eagles in Norway this summer and am so fascinated vy these powerful birds. I really hope eagles will cross my path om my Kenya trip next year

nhulberg

Wow! Lots of awesome pix, with great lighting.

I am not a birder, but do ou have any idea of the name of the cute vibrant yellow little bird with the black face?