This is a fourth post from our recent trip to Mashatu Nature Reserve in south-eastern Botswana in mid-August 2017. In winter in Mashatu the grass dries and thins out. This forces grazers to become browsers but nature is bountiful. As one source of food disappears another more localised source appears. An adult Kudu bull with […]
Tag: giraffe
Giraffe Sunburst
I’ve been making a point of sharing some photos of ungulates on my blog and Facebook page recently. It’s so easy to share the photos of the iconic big cats, other predators, elephants and rhinos. But many people have more appreciation for the lesser-known forms of life in the bush and actually enjoy seeing photos […]
Join the 1st World Giraffe Day and help save these gentle giants
Giraffe population has declined by 40% over the last 15 years. Less than 80.000 exist in the wild today. In Africa, for every giraffe there are 5 elephants. Habitat loss, disease and poaching are decimating these gentle giants at a worrying pace. Urgent action is necessary to protect these extraordinary animals. You can act now! […]
To Get to the Other Side…
A Giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalus) crosses the Savute Channel, in no small hurry, to get to the safety of the other side. Savute Channel, Linyanti Reserve, Botswana. With DumaTau Camp. Nikon D3s. Nikon 200-400 mm. ISO 800 f4.8 @ 1/2000 sec. Lexar Media. © Dana Allen www.photosafari-africa.net www.facebook.com/DanaAllenPhotoSafari
PhotoShare: Kissed by the Sun
It’s been a while since I shared a photo outright on my blog for the sake of just sharing a photo. Here’s one I processed last night from a 2012 trip to the Kalahari. The first rays of sunlight were just enveloping this lone giraffe and I loved the mood. What do you think? The […]
New Day, New Hope…
The start of a new day on the plains of the Masai Mara – Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya. Nikon D3s. Nikon 200-400 mm. ISO 800. f4.8 @ 1/1500 sec. Lexar Media. © Dana Allen www.photosafari-africa.net www.facebook.com/DanaAllenPhotoSafari with Mara Plains Camp
Ride…
Horseback riding… African style. A group of riders is joined by a Masai giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis tippelskirchi) on the open plains beneath Mt. Kilimanjaro. Chyulu Hills, Kenya. With Ride Kenya & Ol Donye Wuas Lodge Nikon D300s. Nikon 18-200mm. ISO 200. f 5.6 @ 1/1250 sec. Lexar Media.
My Introduction to Wildlife Photography.
Allthough I had been taking photos for many years, they were only ever of holidays or family events – I was simply one of the many people who took photograps, in no way was I a photographer. This began to change in February 2010 when my wife and I were lucky enough to be able […]