Return to Africa
Hi Y'all,
Earlier this month I got to return to Africa. This time we visited South Africa. The workshop was led by Marc Muench, Andy Williams (aka - Bad Andy) an Andy Biggs (aka- the good Andy).
After a 14 hour flight we reached Johannesburg. If I end up in hell when I die I expect it to be quite similar to spending 14 hours in coach and eating airline food. We spent the first night in Johannesburg in this hovel.
Fuji X100
the next morning we flew to Sangita in Sabi Sands game reserve.
Fuji X100
Our home for the next 10 days was the Singita Castelton Camp
Fuji X100
S. Africa was very different from Kenya. It was a lot colder with the temps in the low 30s in the early AM and early evenings. It warmed up to the high 60s and low 70s in the afternoons. I usually wore 4-5 layers starting out and delayered as the day warmed up. The landscape was very different as we had to track our subjects and they were rarely in a wide open plain as they were in Kenya. We usually were able to get fairly close to our subjects and my 70-200 got a lot of use. I ended up with a little more than 10,000 captures by the end of the safari.
Here are a few captures from the first two days.
Female Impala
D800E and the 70-200 2.8, ISO 1000
Elephant
D800E with the 70-200 and 1.4 TC, ISO 800
Lion at the water hole
D4 and the 200-400 f/4 ISO 800
Mating Leopards
D4 and the 200-400 ISO 6400
Leopard
D4 and the 200-400 ISO 8000
Sunrise
D800E and the 200-400 ISO 1600
One of the more dangerous moments of the trip :yikes Notice the Nikon cap that he is wearing.
Fuji X100
stayed tuned as I will inflict some more pictures on y'all later.
Earlier this month I got to return to Africa. This time we visited South Africa. The workshop was led by Marc Muench, Andy Williams (aka - Bad Andy) an Andy Biggs (aka- the good Andy).
After a 14 hour flight we reached Johannesburg. If I end up in hell when I die I expect it to be quite similar to spending 14 hours in coach and eating airline food. We spent the first night in Johannesburg in this hovel.
Fuji X100
the next morning we flew to Sangita in Sabi Sands game reserve.
Fuji X100
Our home for the next 10 days was the Singita Castelton Camp
Fuji X100
S. Africa was very different from Kenya. It was a lot colder with the temps in the low 30s in the early AM and early evenings. It warmed up to the high 60s and low 70s in the afternoons. I usually wore 4-5 layers starting out and delayered as the day warmed up. The landscape was very different as we had to track our subjects and they were rarely in a wide open plain as they were in Kenya. We usually were able to get fairly close to our subjects and my 70-200 got a lot of use. I ended up with a little more than 10,000 captures by the end of the safari.
Here are a few captures from the first two days.
Female Impala
D800E and the 70-200 2.8, ISO 1000
Elephant
D800E with the 70-200 and 1.4 TC, ISO 800
Lion at the water hole
D4 and the 200-400 f/4 ISO 800
Mating Leopards
D4 and the 200-400 ISO 6400
Leopard
D4 and the 200-400 ISO 8000
Sunrise
D800E and the 200-400 ISO 1600
One of the more dangerous moments of the trip :yikes Notice the Nikon cap that he is wearing.
Fuji X100
stayed tuned as I will inflict some more pictures on y'all later.
Harry
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Glad you enjoyed them Pam.
On the sunrise capture I exposed for the sun then in post I brought out the shadow detail with Nik's Detail Extractor tool.
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You shot 6 arrows but I only see 3 in the general proximity of the target. I survived 2 years in Vietnam by cowering I'm not about to get off a winning horse.
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Those 14 hours flying has probably stopped me from flying back more frequently.
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Thanks Glenn and I should be posting the next batch later today.
Those 14 hours would be a deterrence to frequent trips. Fortunately the pay off exceed the price.
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Thanks, I'm not great at landscapes but when you're hanging out with Marc you have to throw one in every now and then
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Harry,
Wonderful images...you should look into selling them...if that interests you. Nothing wrong with making a little money on some stellar images. It helps with the NAS...lol...
Thanks for sharing...can't wait to see more...
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Thanks very much Ed. I used to sell my pics but it became like having that J thing again. :yikes
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I know what you mean...that's the same reason that I shoot very few weddings these days. Retired and loving it.
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WoW !!! 10,000 captures !!! That's a lot of clicks and memory cards !. Kindly, help me estimate how much memory (CF Cards) I am going to need. We got a 20 day trip covering Victoria Falls (two days), Okawango (three days), Blue Train (day and a half), Cape Town (three days), Garden Route (three days) and finally Londolozi in Kruger (two days). I currently have 32 Gigs available on three cards, which should allow approx 1600 captures for the entire trip. My settings on the D700 will be at the maximum fine quality at raw capture.
Given your expirience, am I going short on memories ?. It's difficult to imagine how one could manage 10,000 captures, considering all the editing after I get back home.
Any thoughts, on best practices. Would greatly appreciate your opinion.
Thanks
Ben
Hey Ben,
MY gear for the trip was the D4, D800E, D3s (backup body) and the Fuji X-100. For glass I had the 200-400 f4 VR 1, the 70-200 2.8 VR 1, and the 24-70 2.8 along with the 1.4, 1.7 and 2.0 TCs. Each of the cameras needed their own battery charger and I took 2-3 batteries for each camera. Then I had my travel tripod, my monopod, the RRS gimble head for the monopod and a RRS head for the tripod. I also had the Manfrotto clamp for the monopod. I took 6 32 gig and 3 16 gig CF cards, 2 32 gig and 1 16 gig XQD cards, 4 32 gig and 2 16 gig SD cards. I added on my artic butterfly, rocket blower, sensor cleaning swabs, sensor cleaning fluids, sensor brush, sensor loupe, lens pens and cleaning cloths and lens cleaning pads. I'm took my laptop and external 2 TB external hard drive for downloading and storage. Finally I also took my SB-900 speedlight, flash cable, and shutter release cable and a few filters.
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You have to remember that Linda went too. Linda was only shooting with a Coolpix so I had two carry on bags (the Pelican rolling bag for Linda and the Guru Gear Kiboko bag with me). No problem.
Unfortunately Linda is now shooting with a D7000 so I will have to cut back a bit for the Kenya trip in February. If you are thinking of an African Safari that would be a good op for you.
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I did however happen to have a few cameras with me and South Africa did provide some moments.
two affectionate leopards - D4, 200-400 f/4 + 1.4 TC, ISO 8000
One of our vehicles across from a cheetah - Fuji X-100, ISO 200
One of my high points was to be in the middle of a herd of elephants - D4, 70-200 2.8, ISO 1600
D4, 70-200 2.8
D4, 70-200, ISO 1600
We had quite a few meet-ups with lions
D800E and the 200-400 VR, ISO 800
D800E with the 70-200 2.8, ISO 1600
D4 and the 70-200 2.8, ISO 2000
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We still have room on the next trip that Harry's going on, who is in?
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All I can say is this must have the trip of a lifetime! I know it would be for me. To be wrapped in all that beauty and to see animals the way they were meant to be (free) must have given you goose flesh the first couple of days! Beautiful photography, skillfully done! I would have a hard time choosing only one as my favorite.
Cheers,
D3XWannabe
You got me sold, Linda and I will be going. It is truly a trip of a life time.
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Thanks Carl. This was my second trip to Africa and I have a third scheduled for February. I get goose flesh every time I go there. It is just an amazing place and a photographer's dream.
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The 200-400 was my longest lens. I used it with a TC frequently, usually the 1.4. The bextra reach provided for by the TC was rarely necessary except for a few bird captures.
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You will love Africa when you get there. BTW there are two spot on this Africa trip in 2013.
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Sunrise - D800E with the 70-200mm 2.8
Wart hog -D800E and the 200-400 f/4
cheetah - D800E and the 200-400 f/4 + 1.4 TC
a shy elephant - D4 and the 70-200 2.8
an elephant calf getting a helping trunk from his mom
D800E and the 200-400 f/4
a grey heron at sunset
D800E and the 200-400
the yawn - D800E and the 200-400 f/4
young elephant - D800E and the 200-400 f/4
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Thanks very much, glad you enjoyed them
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