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Title: Big 5 Private Game Reserve Tour
Post by: elsa hoffmann on May 12, 2016, 09:24:58

Spent a weekend touring with a client to see the Big 5, quite close to Cape Town.
To get so close to a lion - with no fence between you and the King - is quite something. 240mm on FF at ISO 2500 - light was dipping.
Got charged by a Rhino mommy - and the game vehicle had to make tracks before I could get that one...So I got one where the family was sunbathing instead. This game reserve is not a National Park - so you get up close to everything and are just about guaranteed to see them all.

Title: Re: Big 5 Private Game Reserve Tour
Post by: MFloyd on May 12, 2016, 11:07:24

Splendid! Give us some more !😋

Title: Re: Big 5 Private Game Reserve Tour
Post by: elsa hoffmann on May 12, 2016, 12:54:06

Thank you Mr Floyd  ;D
There is more about the Big 5 tour on my Tour Site - http://phototourscapetown.com/big-5/

That hippo.... I still need one RIGHT UP CLOSE .... open mouth - and lotsa teeth.

Title: Re: Big 5 Private Game Reserve Tour
Post by: armando_m on May 12, 2016, 15:38:03

Wonderful images Elsa!

Title: Re: Big 5 Private Game Reserve Tour
Post by: elsa hoffmann on May 12, 2016, 16:49:23

Thank you Armando!

Title: Re: Big 5 Private Game Reserve Tour
Post by: Akira on May 12, 2016, 19:33:58

The lions are pictorial.  Nice hip of the elephant (but not of the hippo).

Title: Re: Big 5 Private Game Reserve Tour
Post by: elsa hoffmann on May 12, 2016, 20:38:24

Thank you Akira :)

Title: Re: Big 5 Private Game Reserve Tour
Post by: Peter Connan on May 18, 2016, 19:48:17

Great stuff Elsa

Title: Re: Big 5 Private Game Reserve Tour
Post by: Jakov Minić on May 18, 2016, 23:30:04

Elsa, try flashing the hypo :D
Surely he will open his mouth then :D

Title: Re: Big 5 Private Game Reserve Tour
Post by: elsa hoffmann on May 19, 2016, 10:13:57

Thanks Peter

Jakov - ye - then I start running !