The Sony 200 - 600mm lens at its widest focal length but even then the lens is on a beanbag on the side of the game viewer - one cannot be too steady. 1/500 sec at f5,6. ISO 100.

Hours of background work went into setting up this photo of the fire pit and dining area at Jock Safari Lodge. In the end it took just a few minutes to shoot . An HDR image created by blending 5 photographs shot at different exposures into 1 image. Sony A1 and Sigma 14 - 24mm lens.

HDR images ensure that there is detail in both the highlights and deepest shadows. A merge of 3 images shot on the Sony A1 and Sigma 24 - 70mm lens.

We were out early, before the other guests and were fortunate to pick up this hyena returning to the den. Such interesting interaction between it and other clan members. Sony A1 and 200 - 600mm lens. 1/250 sec at f9. ISO 800.

The most amazing animals and so very endangered, wild dogs can make for some great pics but you have to be fast. Some would say that they should be on Ritalin. 1/250 sec at f6,3. ISO 250.

The first game drive and we picked up this gorgeous female leopard. Sony A1 and 200 - 600mm lens. 1/250 sec at f6,3. ISO 1000.

Sometimes one has to look a little further than the obvious to tell the story. Sony A1 and Sigma 24 - 70 Sigma lens. 1/259 sec at f4,5. ISO250.

The cutest and smallest of the litter. Patience is required - don’t leave the sighting until you’re absolutely sure that it’s done and dusted. Sony A1 and 200 - 600mm lens. 1/500 sec at f6,3. ISO 800.

A1R421104. Need a long lens for wildlife photography? Not really… This was shot with the Sigma 24 - 70mm lens at 24mm. Do not attempt getting this close to an elephant without a very experienced guide! Thanks Estiaan. 1/250sec at f6,3. ISO160.

In amongst shooting the guests and game viewing vehicles we managed to get some shots of what all the excitement was about. Sony A1 and 200 - 600mm lens. 1/500 sec at f6,3. ISO 200.

Water-Is-Precious

Common hippopotamus or hippo (Hippopotamus amphibius) showing aggression. Okavango Delta. Botswana

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Yellow-billed (Yellowbilled) Kite (Milvus aegyptius). Pietermaritzburg. KwaZulu Natal. South Africa

Stunted baobab, dead-rat tree (from the appearance of the fruits), monkey-bread tree upside-down tree or cream of tartar tree (Adansonia digitata). It's know as Rhodes' Baobab because his initials are carved into the bark on the west facing side of the tree. Mmamagwa archaeological site. Mashatu Game Reserve. Northern Tuli Game Reserve. Botswana

Coastal brown bear, also known as Grizzly Bear (Ursus Arctos) female and cub. South Central Alaska. United States of America (USA).

Pilgrims at a Christian religious ceremony in a cave (where there is a source of Holy Water) at St. Neakutoleab Monestry near Lalibela. Ethiopia.

Mountain gorilla (Gorilla beringei beringei). Bwindi Impenetrable Forest. Uganda

Anti Poaching unit on patrol. Hluhluwe iMfolozi Park. KwaZulu Natal. South Africa

KwaZulu Natal Midlands. South Africa

Photo Safari - Giraffe at Sunset

Giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis) herd at sunset. Madikwe Game Reserve. North West Province. South Africa

Giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis) herd at sunset. Madikwe Game Reserve. North West Province. South Africa

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African jacana (Actophilornis africanus) juvenile. Okavango Delta. Botswana

Leopard (Panthera pardus) female. Kruger National Park. Mpumalanga. South Africa.

Leopard (Panthera pardus) female. Kruger National Park. Mpumalanga. South Africa.