Botswana safari images. Pt 2

[marc]

Some more images here from my recent to the Delta & Kalahari.


African Great White Egret with nesting material, taken just before sunset.
Godikwe Lagoon, Okavango Delta.
D300 70-200f/2.8 ISO200 1/3000s f/4





Yellow-billed Oxpeckers @ the bar.
Savuti- Botswana.
D3 500VR 1/125s ISO200 f/5.6





A huge dark maned Kalahari male Lion, very impressive.
Somehow always managing to keep their manes impeccable.
D3 500 f/4VR ISO800 1/90s f/5.6





Two adolescent males sparring at sunset.
Chobe NP- Botswana.
D3 500VR 1/750s ISO800 f/5.6



C & C most welcome

Cheers
Marc

[Chica]

Wowowowow, what awesome photos... love them all but partic #1 and #4.... keep posting, what an incredible trip!

[Geoff M]

As with your post for 'Part 1' incredible images once again, great work Marc.

[wendellt]

wow
i love how you got the lion blurry and the beautiful blue tones juxtapose the yellow nicely
and the composition of the giraffe and birds stellar

the last pic is such a moody image

tell us more about your trip

[aim54x]

Another amazing set from that trip of yours Marc. Where should I start?

#1 the golden tinge from the sunlight against the blue sky makes this image that bit more special than just a bird in flight
#2 Very interesting, but if you turned it into a pano crop you may find that there would be more of a focus on the birds, and less dead space to detract the attention.
#3 definitely my favourite from this set. I love how you have captured the movement whilst keeping image so sharp, really amazing
#4 my 2nd choice, both emotive and dramatic. Great to see the detail on the young males, this works much better than a silhouette in this case

[chrisk]

so jealous marc. i love how you are capturing the "out of the ordinary" in these. the shots are mesmerizing, striking and utterly beautiful. cant wait for you to upload more.

[surenj]

Holy C#@p!



The lion picture is the best I have ever seen picture of a lion.

[colin_12]

I like #2
all are great

[ATJ]

More brilliant shots. I like them all, especially the 2nd one.

Where are the shots of the honey badgers?

[biggerry]

That second one is an absolute classic, i can imagine the multitude of uses for a image like this in advertising or magazines...

[hrpremier]

Shot number two is my standout by a long way. Great capture and very well spotted. WOuld be proud to have all the above in my portfoio.

Jase

[marc]

Many thanks for all the positive comments.

More brilliant shots. I like them all, especially the 2nd one.

Where are the shots of the honey badgers?

To see a Honey Badger is always a treat, let alone the rare sight
of seeing one swimming and emerging dripping wet, unfortunately
I only ever got a rear view of this guy.
Sorry Andrew.

[ian.bertram]

it's all been said. These are simply stunning. The male lion shot is just brilliant, but so are all the other shots. I can't stop showing anyone that walks past and their reactions are the same: "wow." The colour under the elephants, the quirkiness of the birds, the colour an sharpness of the first shot and the movement in the lion's head all add up to four fantastic images.
Once more... wow.

[ATJ]

To see a Honey Badger is always a treat, let alone the rare sight
of seeing one swimming and emerging dripping wet, unfortunately
I only ever got a rear view of this guy.

Excellent that you got to see one.

[Willy wombat]

+ 1 for "stunnning" comment

[ozimax]

They are all outstanding, especially 1 & 2. Great colours, great subjects, great exposure. Wonderful.

[Steffen]

Holy C#@p!

You said it!!

Cheers
Steffen.

[ivision]

Beautiful set. Well captured!