A short series- probably two or three day's worth.
Two shots of lions at rest in the Serengeti.
All village images taken back when travelers were just beginning to be permitted to visit Masai traditional villages. We arrived unannounced.
A Masai woman in her normal village- in the middle of Kenya's Masai Mara National Park. No special clothing except the sunglasses that had been given her by a visitor a few days earlier.
Travelers in our small van paid the chief $10 each to enter- with the promise that none of the warriors would throw spears at us (no, I'm not kidding... a few years earlier- if you arrived unannounced and took photographs- that sometimes happened).
And, the people let us take their pictures.
A couple more shots of the village.
That's an aging lion, Charlie. Looks a bit battleworn
How did you get such close up shots?
Love the last village image.
Not to date you, but when were these taken?
Scott
Thanks Scott and Ken.
For the lion shots I was standing in our poptop van- using a 400mm lens.
The lions paid us no attention- plus our driver-guide knew where the safety zone was, and he never got too close to any of the animals.
Pics taken about 25 years ago.
The copyright date is what I put on them when I post images. Heretofore nobody has ever seen my photographs- so there was no need.
Charlie
Wow, you had a great time, Charlie. Your lion king is very majestic. I love your people shots too, great tonality, color and it shows off the culture. I want to see more.
Thanks Tam.
I'll be posting another set later today (Saturday).
Yes- I had a wonderful time on the 2-week safari.
Alas, though- we saw no rhinoceroses, wild dogs or leopards.
No leopards because they are very shy and elusive... and mostly nocturnal. Note: in Kenya's national parks you must be in camp by nightfall.
No wild dogs because they are few in number.
No rhinos because of all the poaching for their horns.
But we saw lions and elephants every day, as well as pretty much all the species I knew about from TV and reading- and a few I had never heard of... i.e. gerenuk.
I flew into Nairobi, found an authorized safari company and signed up for a trip to several national parks. We camped on the dirt in primitive sites... "The toilet is that hole in the dirt over there."
In Kenya the term "primitive camping" really WAS just that.
But we eight (or so) foreigners saw the same animals as the Abercrombie and Fitch folk.
My safari cost about $600- including meals (primitive, of course ).
Charlie.
Charlie Shugart wrote:
Thanks Tam.
I'll be posting another set later today (Saturday).
Yes- I had a wonderful time on the 2-week safari.
Alas, though- we saw no rhinoceroses, wild dogs or leopards.
No leopards because they are very shy and elusive... and mostly nocturnal. Note: in Kenya's national parks you must be in camp by nightfall.
No wild dogs because they are few in number.
No rhinos because of all the poaching for their horns.
But we saw lions and elephants every day, as well as pretty much all the species I knew about from TV and reading- and a few I had never heard of... i.e. gerenuk.
I flew into Nairobi, found an authorized safari company and signed up for a trip to several national parks. We camped on the dirt in primitive sites... "The toilet is that hole in the dirt over there."
In Kenya the term "primitive camping" really WAS just that.
But we eight (or so) foreigners saw the same animals as the Abercrombie and Fitch folk.
My safari cost about $600- including meals (primitive, of course ).
Charlie....Show more →
Current rates about almost double that. Per day.
Sad story today of massacre of elephants in a protected area...A World Heritage Site in central Africa.
Scott
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Thanks gentlemen.
One of the reasons I quit traveling abroad was because the dollar was quickly losing its value.
In fact- the trip to Kenya was my last trip to a foreign land.
After that I began concentrating on the US, Canada and Mexico- where I could drive everywhere and camp in many locations.
Charlie
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