Category: CHRISTIAN SPERKA PHOTOGRAPHY

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Remarkably Uncommon!

I enjoyed this photo shoot 🙂

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Last night one of Thanda’s largest Elephant bulls showed up at the Thanda Safari Lodge reception. He decided to have a snack at one of the trees in front of lodge buildings. A remarkably uncommon encounter for guests on the way to their suites 🙂

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… and then he had a drink from the small waterhole at the Lodge …

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… Thanda guests and staff member were watching this gentle giant from the safety of the Thanda Safari Lodge.

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Pictures by Christian Sperka – Specialist Photography Guide and Resident Wildlife Photographer – Thanda Private Game Reserve

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A bit mad!

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What does a wildlife photographer – who lives on a big five game reserve – do on his day off work? He goes to another game reserve to spend a day taking more wildlife  pictures 🙂 – sounds a bit mad, but I enjoyed myself!

This “Lion-Rhino-Car” encounter is just a teaser for the images to come from my recent off-day at Hluhluwe-Imfolozi National Park!

This picture shows a White Rhino bull walking calmly by a young male Lion. This youngster was part of a large pride of Lions devouring a Buffalo bull, which they had killed in the morning hours next to this road, only 20 meters (50 feet) to the right in thick bush. I drove up to this scene just moments after I entered the park. And a few more minutes after I took this picture cars started piling up at this sighting which made it impossible to take any more good images. I moved on and left the madness behind me.

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Hlomo Hlomo

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Recently I was invited to a small game reserve in Northern Kwazulu Natal, called Hlomo Hlomo.

In beautiful morning and evening light I was able to take picture of two species which we do not have on Thanda: Blesbok (the rarer white variety) and Ostriches. I especially enjoyed the magnificent scenery!

I hope you like this picture gallery. For more information about Hlomo Hlomo go to www.hlomohlomo.com

Wildebeest at Sunrise
Ostriches at Sunrise
The Hlomo Hlomo Valley
Hlomo Hlomo Mountain
White Blesbok
Magnificent Morning Light
The Homo Hlomo Mountain in the Mist
Sunrise
White Blesbock
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Incredible Sky!

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After a light afternoon rain a magnificent rainbow appeared today over Thanda.

The camera can only capture a fraction of the real beauty of this incredible African sky.

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Pictures by Christian Sperka – Specialist Photography Guide and Resident Wildlife Photographer – Thanda Private Game Reserve

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Just a teaser!

I spent Monday and Tuesday on a friend’s Game Reserve. Look out for the stunning images to come …

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Frog Watch


Imagine you drive along the road and suddenly a Frog jumps up from the front of your car, lands in the middle of your windscreen and then keeps staring at you while you keep driving 🙂

This one did that to me!

After a little while I drove close to a branch and gave him a chance to get off. He hang onto this branch for a little while before moving on.

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WO’GOA travel magazine

A great 32 page article about Thanda with 20 of my wildlife images was published in WO’GOA Travel Magazine.

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Full online Version:
http://issuu.com/wogoa/docs/wo_goa_something_is_always_brewing._7ace47577c3483/25?e=11152346/11766886

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Thanks to WO’GOA travel magazine for this fabulous photo led feature on us!

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The 32 page article is available online at http://issuu.com/wogoa/docs/wo_goa_something_is_always_brewing._7ace47577c3483/25?e=11152346/11766886 

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