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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.
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.
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!
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"!
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!
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.
