south africa

[bananagravy]

Here are some photos from my trip. Didnt end up shooting that much was only on safari for 2 half day drives, and the weather and light were pretty dire the majority of the time...serves me right for going in the middle of winter!































Matt

[GetCarter]

Excellent work matt.

Really good pics.

Glad to see you took the filters with you

(I won't mention the laptop)

[UKBob]

Fantastic pics. The waterfront brings back many fond memories of booze and birds Gorgeous photo

You have some excellent wildlife shots there too. What lens did you use for shooting tele? I particularly like the surfer photo. Great stuff!

[graham@reading]

Some brilliant feline expressions you've captured there

[UKBob]

graham@reading said:

Some brilliant feline expressions you've captured there

The lions do look ever so majestic dont they (the one on the right, especially )

Edited by UKBob on Sunday 30th July 17:47

[Andy Mac]

bananagravy said:

Here are some photos from my trip. Didnt end up shooting that much was only on safari for 2 half day drives, and the weather and light were pretty dire the majority of the time...serves me right for going in the middle of winter!

When I was working offshore in South africa, we used to come into port just past Cape town. If you keep going about a mile to 'the left' of the piccy it gets quite grim, and we used to dock there, and then head down to Pier 31, or whatever it was called!

[le gravy noire]

graham@reading said:

Some brilliant feline expressions you've captured there

Its amazing what you can do with a steak and a fishing rod...

just joking

[le gravy noire]

GetCarter said:

Excellent work matt.

Really good pics.

Glad to see you took the filters with you

(I won't mention the laptop)

Cheers chap, although there is definately a thing or 3 you could show me about landscapes! I really regret not getting a set of hard grads before i went but such is life

[le gravy noire]

UKBob said:

Fantastic pics. The waterfront brings back many fond memories of booze and birds Gorgeous photo

You have some excellent wildlife shots there too. What lens did you use for shooting tele? I particularly like the surfer photo. Great stuff!

I used a 100-400L which was actually quite inadequate. I could have done with a bit more reach. Even though its not the fastest lens, i think if you went much faster the dof gets too shallow... the low noise high iso of the 1ds2 completely saved the day.

[UKBob]

le gravy noire said:

UKBob said:

Fantastic pics. The waterfront brings back many fond memories of booze and birds Gorgeous photo

You have some excellent wildlife shots there too. What lens did you use for shooting tele? I particularly like the surfer photo. Great stuff!

I used a 100-400L which was actually quite inadequate. I could have done with a bit more reach. Even though its not the fastest lens, i think if you went much faster the dof gets too shallow... the low noise high iso of the 1ds2 completely saved the day.

Were any of the photos cropped (including the surfer pic)?

You could always save your pennies up for the 600 prime. Or the 300-800 Sigmonster!

[le gravy noire]

UKBob said:

le gravy noire said:

UKBob said:

Fantastic pics. The waterfront brings back many fond memories of booze and birds Gorgeous photo

You have some excellent wildlife shots there too. What lens did you use for shooting tele? I particularly like the surfer photo. Great stuff!

I used a 100-400L which was actually quite inadequate. I could have done with a bit more reach. Even though its not the fastest lens, i think if you went much faster the dof gets too shallow... the low noise high iso of the 1ds2 completely saved the day.

Were any of the photos cropped (including the surfer pic)?

You could always save your pennies up for the 600 prime. Or the 300-800 Sigmonster!

The lion growling and the giraffes were crops, probably about 2/3rds of the frame. I like to get as close as I can and take more portaity wildlife shots. Ive got loads of other cheetah ones which are as nice as the ones I posted (i got really close to them) but I fear they may get a bit tedious.

Matt

ps. A canon 600 prime...thats a LOT of pennies!

[graham@reading]

Bung a 1.4 on the 400 L prime. Almost there

[trackdemon]

Obviously their all crap. I may post some stuff from NY in a months time

[Mrs Fish]

Some awesome pictures there, I love the giraffe one

[imperialism2024]

Wow. Superb.

That's my favorite series of photos since simpo two's New Zealand photos.

[le gravy noire]

trackdemon said:

Obviously their all crap.

*they are

ps. v. jealous about NY...have a great trip!

Edited by le gravy noire on Sunday 30th July 21:07

[_dobbo_]

I notice all the big cats were keen to show your their teeth! Great pics Matt.

[V6GTO]

Thank f*&% you didn't post the self portrait!

Martin.

[le gravy noire]

V6GTO said:

Thank f*&% you didn't post the self portrait!

Martin.

Its not a self portait...its a photo of a mk1 golf with some people in the way.

[dcw@pr]

bananagravy said:

especially nice pic. south coast?