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 A suitabel pee stop? by gretsLeave a Comment
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 Wrapped up warm by gretsLeave a Comment
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 Baboons in blurred vision by grets
1. The use of a long lens. You should use a shutter speed which corresponds with the length of your lens - ie. if you sue a 200mm lens, you need to shoot with a 1/200 sec shutter speed.
2. Game drives are undetaken during early morning and late afternoon when the light is low, requiring the camera to use a slower shutter speed = camera shake.
One way to overcome this problem is to pack - and use of course - a tripod or a mono pod. They may be bulky or troublesome, but they can make the difference between a burred picture and a beautifully sharp one! Leave a Comment
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I've driven in and ridden on some bad roads in my life but nothing - NOTHING could prepare me for the roadways leading into and out of the major parks throughout Kenya.
It is a shame really, as the goverment seems to take road ways for granted spending little if any money in their repairs.
Pot holes, debris and road side hazards are something to avoid rather than a rarity.
We'd have to make unscheduled stops just to rest in between the justling that most of us were made to endure in the long drives in between parks. Perhaps this is why some tour operators and guests choose to do fly-in safaris rather than the more innexpensive option of driving in.
What should've taken 3 - 4 hours often times took up to 6 hours of difficult journey. I have been told that during certain times of the year, some of the roads are also impassible due to the rains.
Kenya should get it's act together and invest money on improving the road systems throughout the country.
Not for the faint of heart nor people with bad backs or suffering from motion sickeness! Leave a Comment
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 Ostrcihes in the midday sun by gretsLeave a Comment
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 by Homanded
Take this under consideration as you will be on the road for at least 2-3 hours at a time and you should consider your personal bathroom habits against your water intake.
Give the choice, proper hydration is A MUST in Africa and all attempts at keeping yourself properly hydrated should be a requisite! Leave a Comment
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 Mum! Look! A deer! by gretsLeave a Comment
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 Water heater by grets
Each tent had its own individual water heater, a very basic outdoor boiler, powered by waste charcoal. By heating the water only for those tents needing it (they would know who was out on a whole day safari for instantance), a lot of fuel was saved. Leave a Comment
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 Rain by grets
Unfortunately you may not be able to see a great deal of the local wildlife when it is raining. Leave a Comment
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 Lioness on the prowl by grets
We met a young Maasai warrior who was herding his cows into the enclosure for the night, when a lion struck. After spending eight months in hospital he was finally allowed home, but he is hideously scarred for life! He is very lucky indeed to be alive! Leave a Comment
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