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cooncat3 Jun 18th, 2006 04:15 AM

Zambia photos
 
OK - as I see this pasted it doesn't look right. Does this link work? (There are only two photos on there, just FYI!) Just testing this out!

Thanks

http://www.kodakgallery.com/PhotoVie...vfolderid=2006

cooncat3 Jun 18th, 2006 04:16 AM

Never mind...it's not the right link!

cooncat3 Jun 18th, 2006 04:22 AM

http://olympus.kodakgallery.com/Slid...ruaid&Ux=1

cooncat3 Jun 18th, 2006 04:24 AM

OK - this should be working now. I will add photos as I can .... but I am only happy with about one-quarter of my shots, so this will not be a huge gallery. Here are the first two! ;-)

cynstalker Jun 18th, 2006 04:30 AM

Sharon:

Wow! If that's a sample of what to come, I can't <b>wait</b> to see the rest! Welcome back!

Cyn

Nyamera Jun 18th, 2006 04:32 AM

Cooncat,
I saw them! Beautiful zebra pictures!

cooncat3 Jun 18th, 2006 06:41 AM

Thanks guys - I really struggled with the harsh light and exposure. Hopefully when I work with the raw files I can get a few decent photos worth printing!

santharamhari Jun 18th, 2006 06:45 AM

Fantastic Zebra pics, indeed!!! Loved the ele and the fighting hippos...

Hari

africnow Jun 18th, 2006 06:47 AM

Really nice photos. Loved the elephant family with the tiny baby hidden away between the adults. Thanks. Looking forward to the rest.

cooncat3 Jun 18th, 2006 07:12 AM

Thanks again. A lot of those zebra shots were over-exposed, so I'm hoping to rescue them in Photoshop. I've still got a lot of images in my Epson yet to be transferred to the computer, as well... I'm work on it!

Thanks~Sharon

OnlyMeOirish Jun 18th, 2006 07:52 AM

Welcome back Sharon. You have some stunning photos - I LOVE the black &amp; white Ellie and zebras, the Impala boys AND that stunnong sunset. Do you know what kind of Giraffe that is in South Luangwa - Nsefu sector? Very unusual markings from what I can make out.

Imelda

cooncat3 Jun 18th, 2006 07:58 AM

Thanks Imelda! Those are Thornicroft ('s?) Giraffe, and I believe they are endemic to South Luangwa...or at least to Zambia. (Apologies to my great guides...)

Sharon

matnikstym Jun 18th, 2006 08:36 AM

EXCELLENT ((@)) !!! More! More!!

Patty Jun 18th, 2006 08:53 AM

Great pics! Love the zebra, hippo and sunset shots. Anxiously awaiting more.

Nyamera Jun 18th, 2006 09:10 AM

Now there were 29 photos. I loved the giraffe, the hippo fight, the impalas, the chameleon, the sunsets and the kids.

cw Jun 18th, 2006 09:49 AM

Love the zebras and elephants, especially the one where the elephant is in mid-step.

CW

atravelynn Jun 18th, 2006 11:54 AM

Now I found the pictures and it was worth searching.

The sparring zebras were wonderful. Loved the impala, both front and back. You made good use of the black and white options. The chameleon was stunning and so were your sunsets. Hauling all the camera gear paid off.

cooncat3 Jun 18th, 2006 01:32 PM

Aw shucks. Thanks again guys. I've got many more to sort through.

((@))

Favor Jun 18th, 2006 01:39 PM

Oh boy! Based on the teaser this is going to be great! :-)

matnikstym Jun 18th, 2006 02:22 PM

((@)) just a suggestion...when you get all your pics uploaded and posted, can you start a new thread with your name in it (cooncat's zambia photos) or something similar...also when you do your trip report include your name. it'll be easier to find 6 months or a year down the road, and i know i'll be looking at them over and over in the future! Thanks, Dennis
(take this with a grain of salt...)

tigerpaw Jun 18th, 2006 02:41 PM

Sharon,
Those are great photos. Really liked the first zebra photo, the hippos, black and white ellie, and all the rest too! Who took the one with you in it?
Looking forward to seeing more. Did you have time to stop at the Textile place on your way to the airport? That is what I wanted to do, but there was not time.
Star

jasher Jun 18th, 2006 04:11 PM

Hi Sharon,

I think your photos turned out very well...love the lion licking his paw clean!

Cheers,
Julian

cooncat3 Jun 18th, 2006 04:19 PM

Thanks guys. Star - I hung out with James one day and we took some folks to the airport, ran errands, went to his village, and stopped at Tribal. My guide at Tafika took the photo. I didn't realize he was doing it - but it's nice to have! Thanks for sending me those other photos! I have hundreds more to go through....

cooncat3 Jun 18th, 2006 04:41 PM

Dennis - you sure have gotten bossy. ;-) ;-) :-D Just kidding. I will be adding photos for a long while, I think... when I think I'm done I will do as you suggest and post a new thread!

matnikstym Jun 18th, 2006 06:30 PM

thanks ((@))!
I just know your report and pictures will be inspiring to all who has been or is going to Zambia and should be easy to find!
(and the back of your head is nothing like I pictured it!!)

matnikstym Jun 18th, 2006 06:36 PM

Keep adding! Your lion shots are outstanding! Love the nursing cub. WOW!

panecott Jun 19th, 2006 03:48 AM

These pictures are beautiful. Loved the zebras and hippos.

OnlyMeOirish Jun 19th, 2006 04:12 AM

Aaaawww - Those cubs are to die for!

PredatorBiologist Jun 19th, 2006 07:19 AM

Fantastic pics all the way through. Amazing cub shots and I love the hippos squaring off -- some unique images! Keep them coming.

cooncat3 Jun 19th, 2006 10:26 AM

Thanks again for the nice comments, folks. The lion shots were funny. They had just eaten and were really just lazing about doing nothing. They also were in the shade, of course, and lying on a sandy patch of ground that also was adorned with blobs of dung everywhere! Not the most scenic area to shoot, that's why I did mostly close-ups. Even with them doing nothing, I could have sat there all day!

johan_belgium Jun 20th, 2006 12:33 PM

Sharon,

Some excellent pictures - I especially like your elephant pictures. I am eagerly awaiting the next load.

Greetings,

Johan

Roccco Jun 20th, 2006 08:06 PM

Leave it to Cooncat to provide us our daily dose of baboon porn! ;)
(Photo #58)

cooncat3 Jun 20th, 2006 08:34 PM

Dinner theater...bush style!

cooncat3 Jun 20th, 2006 08:37 PM

I will reorganize these when I get them all uploaded, BTW.

Roccco Jun 20th, 2006 08:38 PM

You know, if you had used a shorter lens it would have been art...but when you use your telephoto zoom lens, it is just filth! ;)

matnikstym Jun 20th, 2006 09:04 PM

Wow ((@)) You did see it all! From a lion cub nursing to baboons doing it! Did you leave anything to see for your next trip (besides the dogs)? When are you going back?
Where's the microlight pics???

cooncat3 Jun 20th, 2006 09:05 PM

I'm sensing a weird symmetry here. It's perfectly acceptable to post countless photos of kills, but sex is somehow taboo? This mirrors American society perfectly, no? ;-)

(Obviously jet lag and it being after midnight have something to do with this ramble. Time to shut my eyes for the night!)

Favor Jun 21st, 2006 07:28 AM

Sharon your pictures are great!

Please post everything, the sex and the death included. They're parts of the whole story.

cooncat3 Jun 21st, 2006 08:49 AM

Thanks Favor, Predator B., Johann and everyone else. I have so much to relearn about photography. I have scads more to go through, and it's amazing, the ratio of shots taken to shots kept! I guess that's the beauty of digital! :-) I may repost a few after I really go after them in photoshop. We'll see how ambitious I get. more to come...
THanks again!

Femi Jun 21st, 2006 10:19 AM

I just ! Love ! the picture of that little girl in the black dress. Don't know why. I keep going back to get another look.

Excellent work overall!


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