my travels in pixels

What camera gear did we take? Canon 1D Mk4 - a cropped sensor - which has a fast frame rate, used with a f/4 600mm lens and a f/2.8 70-200mm. (Lindsay's photos) Canon 5D Mk3 - a full frame sensor, used with a 300mm f/4 prime lens (Jane's photos) Canon 5D Mk2 - a full frame sensor - the frame rate is too slow for animals, so it was used with a 70-200mm for taking close ups and landscape. We wouldn't take this camera again. A tripod that we didn't use. We either hand held or used bean bags (provided by the safari company) to rest our cameras on the car. Video of the Masai Mara a 9 minute video towards the end of our Masai Mara trip Photo Slideshows: Samburu Lake Nakuru Lake Naivasha Masai Mara

Naivasha We spent one night at Naivasha going on a boat trip in the early morning on Lake Naivasha to photograph the birds in the area. Photographing little things flying in low light is not easy! Pelicans at sunrise Malachite Kingfisher Hippos Yellow billed stork It took the rest of the day to reach the Masai Mara National Park by car. As a speed control there will be speed humps across the highway and commercial vehicles are fitted with a special device that won't let them go over 80km/h. Shepherd looking after his sheep doing chores Some colourful shops We got to the Masai Mara National Park in time to go for a short safari before dinner. Jackal cubs Lion cub Motherly love our first cheetah Our camp as with all our other accommodations is within the park itself. This means we don’t waste time travelling each day. This camp though is a permanent camp and Brian has just finished new bathrooms with flushing lo...

Before we left Nakuru on the third day, Lindsay went out with Andrew alone to get more shots of the flamingos. They also spotted a black rhino. Black rhino like bushes and scrub and are difficult to find, while the white rhino like the open plains, and are much easier to see. They are actually about the same colour, their names have nothing to do with their skin colour. Black Rhino Orchestra please... I'm late, I'm late for a very important date! It was a short drive to Elsamere at Lake Naivasha, which used to be the retirement home of George and Joy Adamson of ‘Born Free’ fame. We were allowed to look at the museum/library, kept under lock and key. It houses many of the Adamson’s books, photographs and Joy’s paintings. Sadly, Joy was murdered by their house boy over a pay dispute, while George was murdered by poachers at Kora. This means so much more to me now as I have just finished the novel called “a lion named Christian”, which I loved. Christian was given ...