Archive 2023 · Kenyan Wildlife Safari
p.1 #1Kenyan Wildlife Safari
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I just got back from a two week trip through three different regions in Kenya. We had an incredible group of photographers we had an absolute blast. We truly saw it all - vistas, tusker elephants, massive rhino, all of the big cats and some wild predator action. We were in Amboseli, Ol Pejeta and throughout the Mara Conservancies.
I shot over 22,000 photos so here's a short taste as I'm not planning to post everything here as there were just too many opportunities! All in all, I shot nearly everything with the Sony Alpha 1 but some of the time I was using a modified A7iii for infrared. Sony allowed me to take the newly announced 300mm F2.8 GM. It's an incredibly nimble lens and it packs a punch. I really can't recommend it enough.
Who wants to go next time?
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p.1 #5Kenyan Wildlife Safari
Wonderful set of images.
Dec 16, 2023 at 02:34 PM
p.1 #6Kenyan Wildlife Safari
cs3is wrote:
Steller set. #1 is special.
Indeed. We definitely got lucky on that one. Kilimanjaro was only visible for about 2 hours in the 4 days that we were there.
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artsupreme wrote:
Sick! This is how it's done!
Thanks! I definitely feel like we hit the jackpot! I wouldn't have changed a thing with the trip!
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Ronny Olsson wrote:
Awesome set ! Love it
Ronny
Appreciate it!
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berimbolo wrote:
Wonderful set of images.
Thanks! Definitely many more to sort through yet!
Steller set. #1 is special.
Indeed. We definitely got lucky on that one. Kilimanjaro was only visible for about 2 hours in the 4 days that we were there.
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artsupreme wrote:
Sick! This is how it's done!
Thanks! I definitely feel like we hit the jackpot! I wouldn't have changed a thing with the trip!
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Ronny Olsson wrote:
Awesome set ! Love it
Ronny
Appreciate it!
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berimbolo wrote:
Wonderful set of images.
Thanks! Definitely many more to sort through yet!
Dec 16, 2023 at 03:15 PM
p.1 #7Kenyan Wildlife Safari
Incredible images! I'm at a loss for words that can describe how much I love every one of these shots. What a fantastic trip. Congrats and thanks for sharing your work.
Greg
Greg
Dec 16, 2023 at 03:57 PM
p.1 #8Kenyan Wildlife Safari
Superb set of images Matt. It must have been hard to cull down to this set
Morris
Morris
Dec 16, 2023 at 04:46 PM
p.1 #9Kenyan Wildlife Safari
not only are these composed extremely well, the processing is to die for. Thanks for sharing
Dec 16, 2023 at 06:18 PM
p.1 #10Kenyan Wildlife Safari
Breathtaking, each and every one. That hyena shot is something else, and I agree that no. 1 is at another level with Kilimanjaro in the background.
Gero
Gero
Dec 16, 2023 at 06:50 PM
p.1 #11Kenyan Wildlife Safari
G.E. Smith wrote:
Incredible images! I'm at a loss for words that can describe how much I love every one of these shots. What a fantastic trip. Congrats and thanks for sharing your work.
Greg
Thanks Greg! I'm sure I'll find another set the share at some point but it truly was a trip that kept producing each day!
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morris wrote:
Superb set of images Matt. It must have been hard to cull down to this set
Morris
Thanks Morris! Definitely not an easy cull!
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kdacharya wrote:
not only are these composed extremely well, the processing is to die for. Thanks for sharing
Appreciate the kind words!
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gerov wrote:
Breathtaking, each and every one. That hyena shot is something else, and I agree that no. 1 is at another level with Kilimanjaro in the background.
Gero
That hyena scene was pretty wild. The whole thing was over in 30 minutes from take down to evaporated. I'm going to make a very large print of that first photo!
Incredible images! I'm at a loss for words that can describe how much I love every one of these shots. What a fantastic trip. Congrats and thanks for sharing your work.
Greg
Thanks Greg! I'm sure I'll find another set the share at some point but it truly was a trip that kept producing each day!
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morris wrote:
Superb set of images Matt. It must have been hard to cull down to this set
Morris
Thanks Morris! Definitely not an easy cull!
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kdacharya wrote:
not only are these composed extremely well, the processing is to die for. Thanks for sharing
Appreciate the kind words!
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gerov wrote:
Breathtaking, each and every one. That hyena shot is something else, and I agree that no. 1 is at another level with Kilimanjaro in the background.
Gero
That hyena scene was pretty wild. The whole thing was over in 30 minutes from take down to evaporated. I'm going to make a very large print of that first photo!
Dec 17, 2023 at 07:16 AM
p.1 #12Kenyan Wildlife Safari
Awesome images....Thanks for sharing. Feel free to share more pictures as you have time.
Dec 17, 2023 at 01:05 PM
p.1 #13Kenyan Wildlife Safari
Now, THIS is what photography is all about! Impressive set of images to say the least. The first one I even said in a whisper while sitting alone "what a f*cking shot"!
Dec 17, 2023 at 01:11 PM
p.1 #15Kenyan Wildlife Safari
live2huntelk wrote:
Awesome images....Thanks for sharing. Feel free to share more pictures as you have time.
I definitely will. I've got more tuskers worth a look and many more cheetah, leopard, lion images worth a view as well!
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learle wrote:
Now, THIS is what photography is all about! Impressive set of images to say the least. The first one I even said in a whisper while sitting alone "what a f*cking shot"!
Appreciate it! I'm definitely going to make a large print of that one. I'm just trying figure out what size. I'd like to go 40x60 but that might be a tad too large for the room!
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Pinballgov wrote:
WOW!! love them all
Bill
Thank you!
Awesome images....Thanks for sharing. Feel free to share more pictures as you have time.
I definitely will. I've got more tuskers worth a look and many more cheetah, leopard, lion images worth a view as well!
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learle wrote:
Now, THIS is what photography is all about! Impressive set of images to say the least. The first one I even said in a whisper while sitting alone "what a f*cking shot"!
Appreciate it! I'm definitely going to make a large print of that one. I'm just trying figure out what size. I'd like to go 40x60 but that might be a tad too large for the room!
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Pinballgov wrote:
WOW!! love them all
Bill
Thank you!
Dec 17, 2023 at 02:38 PM
p.1 #17Kenyan Wildlife Safari
johnohio wrote:
Wide variety of excellent images.
John
Thank you! We definitely were able to see so many different species!
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Wide variety of excellent images.
John
Thank you! We definitely were able to see so many different species!
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Dec 18, 2023 at 06:46 AM
p.1 #19Kenyan Wildlife Safari
Fantastic set! Makes me want to go back with my modern camera and lens, but I'll never talk my wife into it. I did a self-guided safari in the Masai Mara back in the 80s and loved it.
Dec 18, 2023 at 07:53 AM