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eyelaser wrote:
Agree with Don...you can't control what these guys decide to sit behind...believe me, I've got hard drives full of "missed it by that much".....but the fact you've seen and photographed a leopard in the wild is fantastic...those shots and memories are never forgotten. Very well done and when it's time to go back make sure your guide knows what you want to see and be willing to spend some time (hours if need be and risk missing seeing other stuff) with a particular animal...once they become accustomed to your presence the opportunities become limitless....one of the keys is not getting within their flight or fight distance...if they want to come to you that's awesome but giving them space allows them to behave naturally and the shots you get then are the very special ones. Some guides push too close or in those areas that don't restrict the number of vehicles around sightings the photo ops aren't nearly as good.
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Eric,
Thanks for the valuable advise. As you know this was my first trip, without my family. I was in a vehicle with two other couples. Each had their own priorities. One person had an iPhone only for photography, and was quite happy with what she was getting. Next time, I plan to travel with my family, who will be willing (hopefully) spend as much time with one animal as we want. I think the guide was more interest this time to make sure we can check off all big fives. The guide was good, but he wanted to make everyone happy. I had only three days, and only one part of Kruger. Next time, it has to be longer and a few countries. Seeing your Smugmug pages, I know very well the African fever. If you go there once, you have to keep on going again and again.
--Mansur
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