Archive 2024 · Kenyan Wildlife Safari: PART II
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This is a follow up to my first batch of photos from my last adventure through Kenya.
https://www.fredmiranda.com/forum/topic/1836927
I spent two weeks covering three different regions in Kenya. I had an incredible group of photographers making photos with us and I'm in the process of planning the return trip. We truly saw it all - tusker elephants, huge rhino, all of the big cats and some wild predator action.
I shot over 22,000 photos and I've made my first pass through everything - so many keepers! 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 to create some unique B&W images.
I was able to take the early copy of the Sony 300mm F2.8 GM with me and shoot it alongside the 400GM. It's an incredibly nimble lens and it packs a punch. I really can't recommend it enough and I will be adding it to my bag with the 400.
Who wants to go next time? I've started a waitlist for those that may be interested in joining in 2024 or 2025.
https://www.dirksenphoto.com/kenya
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Feb 03, 2024 at 03:05 PM
p.1 #2Kenyan Wildlife Safari: PART II
Amazing shots! That lion portrait is so captivating. I would love to get there one day. Thanks for sharing!
Feb 03, 2024 at 03:37 PM
p.1 #3Kenyan Wildlife Safari: PART II
Tim D. wrote:
Amazing shots! That lion portrait is so captivating. I would love to get there one day. Thanks for sharing!
Tim there is no better time than now. I waited for quite a while before my first trip, and then almost 4 years before my second trip and there really is no equal in terms of wildlife photography. There is a reason so many people have that as their number one place to go for wildlife photography. The biodiversity is incredible!
Amazing shots! That lion portrait is so captivating. I would love to get there one day. Thanks for sharing!
Tim there is no better time than now. I waited for quite a while before my first trip, and then almost 4 years before my second trip and there really is no equal in terms of wildlife photography. There is a reason so many people have that as their number one place to go for wildlife photography. The biodiversity is incredible!
Feb 03, 2024 at 07:22 PM
p.1 #4Kenyan Wildlife Safari: PART II
Just stellar, all on point, hard to imagine much better. Congrats on a great trip.
Eric
Eric
Feb 03, 2024 at 08:46 PM
p.1 #5Kenyan Wildlife Safari: PART II
Wow, these are awesome. Thanks for sharing.
Jason
Jason
Feb 03, 2024 at 09:06 PM
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Erictator wrote:
Just stellar, all on point, hard to imagine much better. Congrats on a great trip.
Eric
It was just a superb trip for image making. There's plenty of others still too and probably bird stuff that I didn't even focus on!
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jaylee73 wrote:
Wow, these are awesome. Thanks for sharing.
Jason
Appreciate it!
Just stellar, all on point, hard to imagine much better. Congrats on a great trip.
Eric
It was just a superb trip for image making. There's plenty of others still too and probably bird stuff that I didn't even focus on!
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jaylee73 wrote:
Wow, these are awesome. Thanks for sharing.
Jason
Appreciate it!
Feb 04, 2024 at 07:52 AM
p.1 #7Kenyan Wildlife Safari: PART II
These are all really great but the first, last, and the male lion are fantastic !
Gary
Gary
Feb 04, 2024 at 08:02 AM
p.1 #8Kenyan Wildlife Safari: PART II
In a word - "magnificent".
Lovin' on the oxpeckers!
Lovin' on the oxpeckers!
Feb 04, 2024 at 09:35 AM
p.1 #9Kenyan Wildlife Safari: PART II
These are incredible shots! Please keep them coming as you work through them. Very inspiring!
Feb 04, 2024 at 10:54 AM
p.1 #10Kenyan Wildlife Safari: PART II
Stellar set just wonderful
Lion is fantastic, but first and last are my favorites
Lil
Lion is fantastic, but first and last are my favorites
Lil
Feb 04, 2024 at 12:50 PM
p.1 #12Kenyan Wildlife Safari: PART II
Awesome Kenyan images. Thanks for sharing. PM sent.
Feb 04, 2024 at 03:35 PM
p.1 #14Kenyan Wildlife Safari: PART II
Don't think I can add much to what's already been said. These are outstanding on very level.
No.s 1, 11, & 12 are all just outstanding compositions, and the male Lion is wonderful.
Great work!
Greg
No.s 1, 11, & 12 are all just outstanding compositions, and the male Lion is wonderful.
Great work!
Greg
Feb 04, 2024 at 05:45 PM
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Excellent set!! love the captivating Lion portrait.
Feb 04, 2024 at 07:29 PM
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sum1sgrampa wrote:
These are all really great but the first, last, and the male lion are fantastic !
Gary
Appreciate it! That lion definitely gave us a few opportunities to make nice portraits - even in the rain.
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Abuttolph wrote:
These are incredible shots! Please keep them coming as you work through them. Very inspiring!
Appreciate it!
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Lil Judd wrote:
Stellar set just wonderful
Lion is fantastic, but first and last are my favorites
Lil
I'm very partial to the elephant - it was sublime!
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Al Trujillo wrote:
Incredible series!!
Thank you!
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live2huntelk wrote:
Awesome Kenyan images. Thanks for sharing. PM sent.
Thanks!
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morris wrote:
Superb set Dirk
Morris
Thank you, Morris!
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gmccroskery wrote:
Don't think I can add much to what's already been said. These are outstanding on very level.
No.s 1, 11, & 12 are all just outstanding compositions, and the male Lion is wonderful.
Great work!
Greg
Thank you Greg! It was a very fun trip!
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krazyindian wrote:
Excellent set!! love the captivating Lion portrait.
Thank you!
Edited on Feb 07, 2024 at 03:29 PM · View previous versions
These are all really great but the first, last, and the male lion are fantastic !
Gary
Appreciate it! That lion definitely gave us a few opportunities to make nice portraits - even in the rain.
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Abuttolph wrote:
These are incredible shots! Please keep them coming as you work through them. Very inspiring!
Appreciate it!
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Lil Judd wrote:
Stellar set just wonderful
Lion is fantastic, but first and last are my favorites
Lil
I'm very partial to the elephant - it was sublime!
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Al Trujillo wrote:
Incredible series!!
Thank you!
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live2huntelk wrote:
Awesome Kenyan images. Thanks for sharing. PM sent.
Thanks!
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morris wrote:
Superb set Dirk
Morris
Thank you, Morris!
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gmccroskery wrote:
Don't think I can add much to what's already been said. These are outstanding on very level.
No.s 1, 11, & 12 are all just outstanding compositions, and the male Lion is wonderful.
Great work!
Greg
Thank you Greg! It was a very fun trip!
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krazyindian wrote:
Excellent set!! love the captivating Lion portrait.
Thank you!
Edited on Feb 07, 2024 at 03:29 PM · View previous versions
Feb 05, 2024 at 08:24 AM
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probishaw wrote:
In a word - "magnificent".
Lovin' on the oxpeckers!
The oxpeckers were a lot of fun and I constantly was looking for opportunities to try to make a composition with them. Birds out in that open savannah are not as easy to fill a frame with!
In a word - "magnificent".
Lovin' on the oxpeckers!
The oxpeckers were a lot of fun and I constantly was looking for opportunities to try to make a composition with them. Birds out in that open savannah are not as easy to fill a frame with!
Feb 07, 2024 at 03:29 PM
p.1 #19Kenyan Wildlife Safari: PART II
Beautiful images!
Excellent compositions, in particular you got eye level (or lower) angles on them, even the lizard.
Dave
Excellent compositions, in particular you got eye level (or lower) angles on them, even the lizard.
Dave
Feb 08, 2024 at 11:13 PM