SM PHOTOGRAPHY THREAD

[rossyl]

The Milky Way
Namibia
F3.5, 30.00, 18MM, ISO3200



Took me flipping ages to get this, made harder as beer consumption increased

 

[MarkMas]

You lucky sod! I went to Etosha as well, didn't see a leopard, certainly not one with the cub. Can we see that full size please?

Wonderful photos.

You'd be lucky to see a leopard in Etosha, I think. We saw loads of zebra, antelope and birds, plus these guys (very low light and long range).

 

[MarkMas]

You lucky sod! I went to Etosha as well, didn't see a leopard, certainly not one with the cub. Can we see that full size please?

Wonderful photos.

The leopard pictured was at a reserve, Okonjima Lodge. Really nice place, but two days there cost the same as the rest of our three-week trip! It had its own large enclosure, and we took photos from a 'hide'.

The guide said on the first day that the cheetahs at the reserve were kept in a cage, so they would not stray and be killed by farmers. An American tourist said, "How cruel! How big is the cage?" and the guide replied, "Oh about 3,000 hectares." We also caught a glimpse of a leopard while out and about in the 'cage'.

 

[rossyl]

The leopard pictured was at a reserve, Okonjima Lodge. Really nice place, but two days there cost the same as the rest of our three-week trip! It had its own large enclosure, and we took photos from a 'hide'.

The guide said on the first day that the cheetahs at the reserve were kept in a cage, so they would not stray and be killed by farmers. An American tourist said, "How cruel! How big is the cage?" and the guide replied, "Oh about 3,000 hectares." We also caught a glimpse of a leopard while out and about in the 'cage'.

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Thanks for photo and the info.

I found trying to find out information a little difficult, as well as actually booking the very limited accommodation available in Namibia, as I had planned/booked it all myself.

Should we ever go back, I will certainly try and go there! (I can also recommend Greenfire Lodge, where I took my photo of the Milky Way)

 

[MarkMas]

You lucky sod! I went to Etosha as well, didn't see a leopard, certainly not one with the cub. Can we see that full size please?

Wonderful photos.

We saw 14 different cheetahs at various different places, and ranging from completely wild to virtually tame. The cheetah with a cub was at a farm somewhere near Kamenjab. They had an enclosure with 5 VERY wild cheetahs, but also two adults and a cub (and a Labrador) in the garden.

 

[MarkMas]

Thanks for photo and the info.

I found trying to find out information a little difficult, as well as actually booking the very limited accommodation available in Namibia, as I had planned/booked it all myself.

Should we ever go back, I will certainly try and go there! (I can also recommend Greenfire Lodge, where I took my photo of the Milky Way)

I booked the first week through Kuoni, to make it easy, and that was mostly a truck/camping tour of the south and the dunes, with two really nice local guys and a bunch of random tourists.



For the second half, I rented a pickup, and we stayed in various places, ending up in Etosha. Pre-booking was very random, and sometimes they claimed never to have heard of us when we turned up.



We were VERY excited at dawn in Okonjima.

 

[MarkMas]

It is pretty easy to get a likeable photo if you go somewhere exotic and press the button 2,000 times!

Let's try a change of pace:

 

[MarkMas]

I'm not joking. This is what most of my photos look like.

 

[MarkMas]

 

[Wanderer]

Let's do classic hotel window views for a bit, best and worst. This one is epic worst, and it's in Croydon....

 

[CatmanV2]

Now the bar is suitably low, I'll sneak this one in:

 

[rossyl]

I booked the first week through Kuoni, to make it easy, and that was mostly a truck/camping tour of the south and the dunes, with two really nice local guys and a bunch of random tourists.

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For the second half, I rented a pickup, and we stayed in various places, ending up in Etosha. Pre-booking was very random, and sometimes they claimed never to have heard of us when we turned up.

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We were VERY excited at dawn in Okonjima.

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Love these - looks like a special trip. Thanks for the info

 

[zagatoes30]

Taken last month in my back garden and made me think about the NHS.

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Similar photo taken from our flat in Dalkey last year

 

[Motorsport3]

I took this picture a little earlier today at Limeni village, Mani peninsula, Greece

 

[GeoffCapes]

Let's do classic hotel window views for a bit, best and worst. This one is epic worst, and it's in Croydon....

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With the amount of hotels I work with, I'm sure I can better that one. Will have a look.

The one that sticks out in my mind most is a Travelodge in Dundee. It looked out onto an alley way with bins and all sorts of rubbish.
When I looked out of the window before going to bed there were a couple of junkies injecting (I assume) heroin.

Didn't get a picture but that takes some topping!

 

[rossyl]

I took this picture a little earlier today at Limeni village, Mani peninsula, Greece

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That's brilliant!

 

[midlifecrisis]

Now the bar is suitably low, I'll sneak this one in:

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Cheetahs above and now a Jaguar! Shall we set a Big-cat theme?

 

[P5Nij]

A spot of fettling....

 

[CatmanV2]

Cheetahs above and now a Jaguar! Shall we set a Big-cat theme?

Harrier?


C

 

[midlifecrisis]

Harrier?
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C

Yes it is but that is a bird. Disqualified!