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Pure excitement!

Yesterday, we had a very exciting afternoon.

We had set up a special drink stop for a shoot in the middle of the savanna when a herd of Cape Buffalo was stampeding across the open area a few hundred meters away.

They were chased by two male lions who took down a buffalo cow.

We quickly got everyone in vehicles and drove to the kill location. As we arrived, the buffalo herd was still very close to the large cats with their kill.

After a few growls, the herd moved off, and the lions dug into their large meal.

We watched them for a while before returning to the drink stop setup and continuing our photo shoot in the beautiful evening light.

What a day!

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Canon on EyeLevel – Roaring Lion! 

This morning I captured a short video clip of one of Thanda Safari’s male Lions roaring. One of the most impressive sounds to be heard on the African savanna!

Technical data Video: Canon R6 with RF lens f11/800mm | 4K video recording | Cropped/sized to HD

Technical data Picture: Canon R6 with RF lens f11/800mm | ISO 400 | 1/60sec | ev+0 | WB 6500K | AV Mode

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Canon & EyeLevel –  Lioness

This young Thanda Safari Lioness was following her mother across a recently burned area. I took this  picture last night just as the sun had set. I love the stark contrast between the cat and the background. 

Technical data: Canon R6 with EF lens f2.8/70-200mm | ISO 16000 | 1/500sec | f2.8 | ev+0 | 200mm | WB 6500K | AV Mode

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Cuteness!

Just a few minutes ago I stopped at a Thanda Safari waterhole on my way home and I encounter our oldest Lioness with her new cubs having an evening drink. As cute as it gets! Enjoy your evening.

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Canon & EyeLevel – Lion’s Mouth

This picture shows the various types of teeth (a few incisors are missing), the large, rough tongue, and the ripples in the roof of the mouth.

Technical data: Canon R6 with RF lens | f/11 | 800mm | ISO 5000 | 1/500sec | EV +0 | WB 6500K | AV Mode

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Canon & EyeLevel – Lions

Using a very long lens (800mm) from quite a distance away, the shooting angle becomes very shallow, even though I was about a meter (3 feet) above the eye level of the two young males. It is not always possible to get at eye level or below, so a bit of distance helps to get close to a good shooting angle.

Technical data: Canon R6 with RF lens f/11 800mm | ISO 5000 | 1/500sec | EV +0 | WB 6500K | AV Mode | Crop to 80% of the original image

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The Kings’ New Realm!

This morning, Thanda Safari’s new male lion coalition was released from their boma (holding area) onto the reserve.

They immediately started exploring their new realm by going walkabout and scent marking their territory.

At only four years old, the two brothers are already large and very good-looking.

I am looking forward to capturing many great shots of them in the years to come!

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Very special …

I love taking pictures of all fauna and flora, but there is something very special about an interesting cat portrait.

I love the picture of this young male Lion that I took earlier this week.

I hope you like it too.

Have a great weekend!

Technical data: Canon R6 with RF lens f11/800mm | ISO 4000 | 1/750 sec | ev+0 | WB 6500K | AV Mode | Crop to 35% of original image

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Wrong way!

This was the moment when these South African Giraffes realized that they were going the wrong way.

As these three tall mammals appeared around the corner, one of Thanda Safari’s Lionesses (part of a large pride), who was snoozing in the sun, started chasing the Giraffes.

Even though she was not a real threat to the three large ruminants, their instinct made them turn and run immediately as this encounter was too close for comfort.

Unless one of Giraffes trips and falls during the chase, a small group of Lions will rarely attempt an adult Giraffe kill. A kick from one of their strong legs can break a Lion’s jaw and condemn it to death.

At Thanda, Lions on occasion target Giraffes calves. Such kills provide a lot of meat to the predators.

Technical data: Canon R6 with RF lens f4-6.3/24-240mm | ISO 200 | 1/500sec | f6.7 | ev+0 | 130mm | WB 6500K | AV Mode | Crop to 30% of original image

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Under New Leadership

Today was a very exciting day at Thanda Safari. The Lion leadership changed with the arrival of two new dominant males from a game reserve in the Eastern Cape.

I photographed the arrival of these two beautiful and large cats, which replace Thanda’s current dominant Lion. He is moving to a new home in another Big Five Game Reserve in KwaZulu-Natal.

This change ensures that the Lion genes at Thanda remain strong.

The two four-year-old brothers will stay in a boma (enclosed area) for a while so they can get used to their new surroundings.

Left: Technical data: Canon R6 with RF lens f4-6.3/24-240mm | ISO 640 | 1/2000sec | f6.3 | ev-0.5 | 24mm | WB 6500K | AV Mode | Crop to 90% of original image

Right Top: Technical data: Canon R6 with RF lens f11/800mm | ISO 3200 | 1/750sec | ev+0 | WB 6500K | AV Mode | Crop to 10% of original image

Right Bottom: Technical data: Canon R6 with RF lens f11/800mm | ISO 2000 | 1/500sec | ev+0 | WB 6500K | AV Mode | Crop to 10% of original image

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