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very cool shots man! the cheetah is number one on my list, and the hyenas are last for me, only because you cant see either of their eyes. again, very cool! Oh yeah.. and i hate you for getting to go "several times a year" ! ;-)
 
Great shot of Cheetah!

I was in Tanzania in September for three weeks and saw Cheetah hunting only from far away in NgoroNgoro Crater.

I like “Elephant in the Bar” as well.
 
Oh, you are lucky!

And those are some mighty-fine pussycat shots you have there. I'm surprised you could get so close and still have them look natural.
Other shots are wonderful as well!
I'm jealous!
Wolfgang
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as everybody said "nice" i will add some critique:
some of them are overexposed
colors doesn't look exciting neither

(maybe some processing preset)
 
These were at Chitabe, Xigera and Dumatau in the delta. Chobe's a great area, though!
 
You're right, of course, but it was a deliberate choice. I've taken enough "record shots" where the camera accurately recorded the literal scene. This time I was looking to recall my feelings a little more directly, and Africa is frequently dark or searing, but seldom as perfectly neutral as straightforward matrix metering would deliver.
 
absolutely fantastic cheetah shot
pack of wild dogs is an amazing wildlife experience

thanks for posting

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Very nice! I recognize that last one, Bar at Duma Tau? We were there this past June. No elephants in camp there, but there were a couple roaming all over Little Vumbura while we were there. Where did you see the dogs? The only one that we saw as at the airstrip at Mombo. It was interesting nonetheless as it was hanging with a pack of jackals.

Some of my shots of the trip at http://www.theexpressivemoment.com
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Jeff
 
You are really lucky to get a chance to make those images :) First pic is my fav :)

Its so beautifully camafloged in the background and yet so clear to foreground in the pic.

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Yep, that's the bar at Duma Tau. The bull really was a bit of a problem and did a fair amount of damage to the facilities. There were dogs at both Chitabe and Duma Tau, but I only saw the Duma Tau packs. There was an incident where two packs met at a boundary and they had a battle. I saw one dog with a broken leg as a result.

Even though I'm a scientist, I hope that the baby impala the two dogs were feasting on in my photo wasn't the newborn I photographed a couple of hours before...
 
I love the photos, but agree witha previous commentator that some of the colours seem too desaturated. (Not true of the hippo, though)

As a matter of interest, is this not a malaria area? If so, how do you handle this? I ask because I would love to visit on my next trip to Southern Africa, but about 15 years ago when we were in a malaria area, the prophylactic pills had extremely bad side effects on my younger son.
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FWIW I visit 3-4 times a year. Next trip in Jan. I no longer take malaria prohylaxis. I try to do as the locals - don't get bitten! Lots of Tabard or Peaceful Sleep; avoid blue and white colour clothing; long sleeves and trousers after dark.

I used to take Malarone but do not any longer as it upsets my stomach from time to time. If travelling in the Wilderness camp series the camps keep instant malaria test kits and a new Chinese made anti-malaria medicine which takes about 48 hours to cure you. Has been FDA approved but I cannot recall the name. I have relied on this for 6 trips and haven't needed to put it to the test yet.
OT - liked the pictures and all bring back very happy memories.
Regards
Robert
 
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