Sunrise, Sunset - African-style

Game drives coincided with sunrise and sunset.  In addition to experiencing wild animals in their own environment, with the backdrop of the African landscape, these times were also mesmerizing.

Sunrise

Sony A7IV @ f6.3 | 1/800 | 204mm | ISO 250

Tamron E 50-400mm F4.5-6.3 A067

Photographed 9/19/24

Sunset

Sony A7IV @ f9 | 1/500 | 113mm | ISO 250

Tamron E 50-400mm F4.5-6.3 A067

Photographed 9/17/24

Elephant Happy Hour

Simbambili Game Lodge

Sabi Sands Game Reserve, South Africa

A daily gathering at the "neighborhood bar".

Sony A7IV @ f6.3 | 1/1000 | 209mm | ISO 250

Tamron E 50-400mm F4.5-6.3 A067

Photographed 9/17/24

Across The Plain

Simbambili Game Drive

Sabi Sands Game Reserve, South Africa

A serene scene on an early misty morning game drive.

Sony A7IV @ f6.3 | 1/500 | 400mm | ISO 8000

Tamron E 50-400mm F4.5-6.3 A067

Photographed 9/19/24

Tracking

Simbambili Game Drive

Sabi Sands Game Reserve, South Africa

Early on a misty morning game drive, our Tracker saw some tracks he wanted to investigate further.



Sony A7IV @ f6.3 | 1/50 | 186mm | ISO 400

Tamron E 50-400mm F4.5-6.3 A067

Photographed 9/18/24

Yawn

Game drives on our Africa trip were in the very early morning and late afternoon/evening.  Sleeping and hunting occurred at various times throughout the day so I was able to sometimes catch an awakening animal in a yawn.

Kapama Game Reserve, South Africa

Sony A7IV @ f6.3 | 1/500 | 227mm | ISO 1600

Tamron E 50-400mm F4.5-6.3 A067

Photographed 9/15/24

Sabi Sands Game Reserve, South Africa

Sony A7IV @ f7.1 | 1/500 | 50mm | ISO 1250

Tamron E 50-400mm F4.5-6.3 A067

Photographed 9/16/24

Sabi Sands Game Reserve, South Africa

Sony A7IV @ f8 | 1/125 | 132mm | ISO 250

Tamron E 50-400mm F4.5-6.3 A067

Photographed 9/19/24

A Pause Amidst The Flow

52 Assignments Exposure 04 - Facing The Light (Alternate)

Stopped for a coffee and observed a steady stream of people moving along the promenade at the Victoria & Albert Waterfront in Cape Town, South Africa.

Sony A7IV @ f8 | 1/250 | 20mm | ISO 160

Sony FE 20-70mm F4 G

Photographed 9/5/24

Atop Table Mountain

52 Assignments Exposure 04 - Facing The Light

Table Mountain

Cape Town, South Africa

As the sun was setting and clouds rolled in, I was presented with this beautiful scene.

Sony A7IV @ f8 | 1/500 | 44mm | ISO 100

Sony FE 20-70mm F4 G

Photographed 9/7/24

Soup Avoidance

Robben Island

Cape Town, South Africa

Toured Robben Island where Nelson Mandela had been incarcerated. Our bus slowed so this guy could make it across the road alive.

Sony A7IV @ f8 | 1/250 | 70mm | ISO 200

Sony FE 20-70mm F4 G

Photographed 9/7/24

Airborne

52Frames - Week 38 - Levitation

Simbambili Game Lodge

Sabi Sands, South Africa

The impalas were frequent visitors to the watering hole adjacent to our game lodge. Fast and fleeting when approached by danger, they could leap high into the air over water and other obstacles to escape. I was able to catch one mid-air that had the appearance of levitating.

Sony A7IV @ f6.3 | 1/500 | 600mm | ISO 250

Tamron E 50-400mm F4.5-6.3 A067

Photographed 9/17/24

Swim At Your Own Risk

52Frames - Week 37 - Beautiful View

Victoria Falls

Zimbabwe, Africa

Had the privilege of visiting one of the seven natural Wonders of the World, Victoria Falls.

It is the dry season so the falls were not raging at full capacity.

At the height of the rainy season, 3 days of water running over the edge of the mile long falls equals all the water usage in New York City for a year.

Accessible only by boat, there is an outcropping and shallow pool along the waterfall edge where brave souls can gather and swim. We took a hard pass on that adventure.

Sony A7IV @ f8 | 1/500 | 70mm | ISO 100

Sony FE 20-70mm F4 G

Photographed 911/24

Foreplay

Boulder Beach

Near Simon's Town, South Africa

It was an amorous afternoon at the penguin hangout.

Sony A7IV @ f6.3 | 1/1250 | 339mm | ISO 320

Tamron E 50-400mm F4.5-6.3 A067

Photographed 9/6/24

Room With A View

52Frames - Week 36 - Blue Hour

EC: Complementary Light Source (sun glow starting to peek over the horizon)

V&A Waterfront

Cape Town, South Africa

This kind of view never gets old.

Sony A7IV @ f6.3 | 1/125 | 20mm | ISO 12800

Sony FE 20-70mm F4 G

Photographed 9/6/24

Lollapalooza Street Portraits

Early in August, on a photowalk with a photography friend during the Lollapalooza Music Festival, I ecountered a few willing subjects for street portraits.

Jalen

Minolta X-700

MD Minolta Celtic 28mm F2.8

Kodak Gold 200

Pixie

Minolta X-700

MD Minolta Celtic 28mm F2.8

Kodak Gold 200

Nurse

Sony A7Cii @ f8 | 1/800 | 28mm | ISO 250

Voigtlander VM 28mm F2 Ultron (adapted)

All photographed 8/4/24