Amazing set of images Eric....looks like you had a very productive trip 500PF or not
The green/purple blotchiness from the SmugMug embeds is present in some of these that sort of takes away from the perfection of these images. I can't recall if you ever found a different way to embed that eliminated that artifact.
Howard Kearley wrote:
Awesome set!!!
Thanks Howard...no chance to get my KF going after fish.
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morris wrote:
Superb set Eric with 2, 6, 7, 8 and 10 my picks. I did not see iPhone in any of the exif data.
Morris
Thanks Morris....the iPhone photo wasn't posted in this set just alluded to in the opening
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louie champan wrote:
What an awesome set Eric, superb job.
Thanks so much Louie
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Tom In Arizona wrote:
Hi Eric...
Great to see you posting your "cats" again. All of them are wonderful, but your bird photographs are a very pleasant surprise and so well done.
Thanks
Tom
Thanks Tom....we really didn't spend too much time on birds and the ones I got I found....always a trade off when time and light is of the essence.
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TimMunsey wrote:
That's some trip, the rhino line out is something else.
Thanks Tim....I was pretty shocked to see 5 together and then when they aligned themselves like that it was pretty amazing.
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hnilsson wrote:
So good. YGMV.
Thanks my friend
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lighthound wrote:
Wow! What a crazy nice set Eric! I pick ALL of them.
Dave
You are too kind Dave....glad you enjoyed them
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1bwana1 wrote:
Fabulous set. Which Park is this? Thanks for posting.
Thanks, we were at MalaMala.
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Warkari wrote:
Excellent set, Eric. The leopard shots are incredible
Amit
Thank you Amit...we did get rather lucky with leopards.
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Bobg657 wrote:
Usual great shots Eric, especially the cub shot and the head-on ones!
Bob
Thanks Bob....the cubs were a highlight even though they presented some significant photographic challenges
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surfnron wrote:
Another Dark Continent super set Eric. All are lovely, but 2, 6, 7, and 8 stand out ~ Ron
BTW - how's the shoulder?
Thanks Ron....Africa rarely disappoints....the shoulder is intact....I opted to hold off surgery....risk/reward and all that....for now, I will put up with it until I can't anymore...thanks for asking.
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kwilliam8 wrote:
Wonderful set of images, Eric! I especially like the leopard and bird images, but all of these are beautiful. Thanks for sharing these!
Keith W.
Thanks Keith...we were lucky to have a few extraordinary sightings to go along with some really good ones.
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mitchel674 wrote:
Superb! #8 is particularly nice.
Thanks for the pix pick
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kdacharya wrote:
wow, these are awesome. Seems you had a great time there. each one tells a story and it's hard for me to pick one as my choice. Lovely. YGMV
Thanks KD....we were very lucky to have some wonderful and unique sightings. Appreciate your support!
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kmunroe wrote:
very nice Eric
Many thanks
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KCollett wrote:
Stunning, stellar, spectacular, scintillating, and splendid. Super set Eric.
Alliteration to the max my friend....thank you!
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dallvr wrote:
Great photos! Nos. 1, 7, 8, 10, and 11 are my favorites (that's almost half)!
Thanks for your nice comment and picks.
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canon.eos30d wrote:
Superb inages from your trip, Eric. I love them all.
-Tam
Thanks Tam...we were fortunate to have such a wonderful adventure
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soupy wrote:
Eric, these are simply stupendous. But then......you did go to Africa. Good stuff.
Sue
Yes, it is hard not to have a great time in Africa...thanks
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csinseattle wrote:
Eric some great shots and well done
Chris S.
Thanks so much Chris.....much appreciated
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davidgold wrote:
Superb set - Great details always
Thanks David....glad you enjoyed them
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erielake wrote:
nice set.....i really like those last four
Thanks so much....we were fortunate in our sightings
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arbitrage wrote:
Amazing set of images Eric....looks like you had a very productive trip 500PF or not
The green/purple blotchiness from the SmugMug embeds is present in some of these that sort of takes away from the perfection of these images. I can't recall if you ever found a different way to embed that eliminated that artifact.
Anyways, TFS
Geoff
Doh! I still think it's because I down res to about 150-200kb(and 72dpi) and that brings in that artifact. I suspect that the best way to avoid that is to show higher res images....or maybe not
Thanks for the nice comments regardless of the artifacts
Excellent set of images! Nice to see some big cats and leopards are my favorite. It was nice of the rhinos to line up for your shot. It's also good the elephant didn't kill you. Which of the South African parks was this? Kruger? Sabi?
dclark wrote:
Excellent set of images! Nice to see some big cats and leopards are my favorite. It was nice of the rhinos to line up for your shot. It's also good the elephant didn't kill you. Which of the South African parks was this? Kruger? Sabi?
Dave
Yes, it would have put a damper on the whole trip if I put on my best impression of Flat Stanley. I was at MalaMala which is in the Sabi Sands as part of the Greater Kruger National Park....I've stayed there before, my first visit was 1977
Eric
birdied wrote:
You don’t post often (our loss) , but when you do you never disappoint!
Excellent set Eric,truly enjoyed them all several times. Looking forward to the post .
Glad you were able to get through the shoulder issues and make the trip.
Oh, and by the way on foot with an elephant 10’ away, what were you thinking
Birdie
Thanks Birdie....you are too kind...it was a wonderful trip made even better by not getting trampled....but it was a highlight and something I never thought I would have the chance to do....pick the right elephant in the right situation and a guide that knows what he or she is doing and it's possible
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Lil Judd wrote:
Beautiful set Eric
Lucky you to get to go
Lil
Thanks Lil...yes, I really do know how lucky I am.
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wonderer wrote:
What an impressive and emotional set, Eric. Wow--just wonderful!
Thanks for posting.
--Kim
Thanks Kim, I was fortunate to have quite a few very special moments and some which don't translate photographically like being at eye level with a leopard from about 6 feet away as she came to sit beside us.
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charles.K wrote:
Wow... awesome shots Eric !!!
Thanks Charles, I was very fortunate to have some wonderful and memorable sightings.
MedicineMan404 wrote:
Spectacular set. Mom and cub blew me away!
Thanks...they did ours too as three young cubs together is very rarely seen and certainly a first for me
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40Driggs wrote:
These are all excellent.
Many thanks
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G.E. Smith wrote:
Just incredible work. Thank you so much for sharing. Especially enjoy the first shot. Well Done!
Greg
Thanks Greg....having that guy growl was an absolute highlight....I do wish we had been the subject of his ire but then again, he did walk straight towards us later which I suspect he wouldn't have done if we had pissed him off.
