BTW, do you ever see any motorcycle tours on safari? I think a two wheeled safari would be a blast. As dangerous as that sounds, if Africa is anything like Central America, a lot of locals get around on motorcycles and unless they are routinely injured/killed by lions, it may be no more dangerous than a car. Unless you stop and leave the bike of course.
Greg
Hi Greg, apart from the obvious dangers with the animals, the only motorbikes suitable would be trials bikes, the roads are behond explanation, they are that bad
melicious wrote:
Great shots, Dean!! You got some once in a lifetime shots in there. I am planning on going there in the next 3 years as well. I have been eyeing the 300mm that you have. Can you tell me how much you used that lens when you were out there? What was your most used lens?
Thanks,
MEL
Hi Mel,
thanks for the reply, sorry for the delay getting back to you, been away for a few days (work)
I found the 300mm to be superb on this trip and I would say that It was used on 60 % of the shots I took with about 80% of those with my 1.4 tc attached.
The other shots were taken with my 80-200, now i'm a mere novice at this game but my only advise would be to take 2 bodies I would have lost so many shots if I had to change lenses and the dust is everywhere so not the best enviorment for lense changes. The other most important bit of kit is a bean bag ( which I have been selling on the b&s forum) Most of my shots were pick up and shoot, no time and space for a tripod so a good bean bag will keep most of your shots sharp.
Thank you for your response. I'm glad you used that lens a lot, but now, unfortunately for me, I have another toy to buy. I have heard great things about beanbags and will definitely get one before I go out there.
I enjoyed all of them - great quality and interesting subjects. The hippos especially got my attention - the portrait of the female shows a hippo from the front, which is not the usual angle. One can see how cyllindrical they are. Thanks for sharing.
