MAASAI MARA APERITIF

The first glimpse of one of my wet dreams : the rare Serval Cat in the high savannah grass 

D5, 600 4,0, f/5,6, 1/800, ISO 450

My main "African ambition" this year will be October as I will stay 2 full weeks in Oltepesi Camp in Maasai Mara, Kenya. This will be my third visit to Mara & Oltepesi in 12 months. The pictures in this post are from my second visit to the Mara : Aug / Sept. It was "only" a week ... serving like an appetiser for my upcoming longer stay.  However I'm especially happy with the serval cat.

Hope you like the pictures.

Cross my fingers for October !!!

Serval cat

D7, 600 4,0, f/5,6, 1/800, ISO 1400

Serval Cat

D 5, 600 4,0, f/5,6, 1/800, ISO 1250

Serval Cat

D5, 600 4,0, f/5,6, 1/64, ISO 250

A serval cat shot at almost complete darkness at incredible ISO 81 275 !! 

D5, 400 2,8, f/2,8, 1/320, ISO 81275

Topi Sunset

D5, 600 4,0, f/5,6, 1/1250, ISO 360

Topi sunset

D5, 400 2,8, f/2,8, 1/200, ISO 100

A magic moment .... !?

D5, 400 2,8, f/6,3, 1/1600, ISO 900 

Hippo !!

D5, 600 4,0, f/6,3, 1/800, ISO 640

Portrait of a young giraffe

D5, 600,4,0, f/5,6, 1/1250 ISO 2200 

The biggest African vulture : Lapped Faced Vulture

D5, 600 4,0, f/5,6, 1/800, ISO 900

Nile Monitor Lizard can grow up to 2 m !!

D5, 600 4,0, f/4,0, 1/1000, ISO 450 

A punch in the head !! ... zoom in !!

D5, 400 2,8, f/3,5, 1/1000, ISO 800

Boring life on the savannah ! Cheetah brothers ...

D5, 600 4,0, f/5,6, 1/1250, ISO 800

Male ostricht. Check blood pressure ??

D5, 600 4,0, f/5,0, 1/800, ISO 180

Dung beetle

D5, 400 2,8, f/5,6, 1/1000, ISO 1250

Seen this animal before ? Probably not. It was my first time to see an Ardwolf !

D5, 600 4,0, f/4,0, 1/500, ISO 107 000 (!!!)

A short moment of magic light, and there was no compromise in the mud for my friend Arnfinn Johansen ! My respect !!

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Team picture : Sandip Gupta, Big John Siololo, Tom & Arnfinn Johansen