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Walking with lions and more Zambia pics

Postby Nicole on Mon Sep 26, 2005 9:53 pm

Hmm...yes I've been slack! It really is going to take me forever to get through these pics. Anyway thought some may be interested in a close encounter of the lion kind. Twice we came across lions whilst doing a walk. Whilst I had faith the guide had done this before it still got the adrenaline going! Not a great pic but good for memories. I've also included some more pics.

Walking with lions
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Goodbye to the hippo (those are lots of crocs feeding on a dead hippo)
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Another giraffe portrait
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Elephant (also from a morning walk)
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Hippos
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Postby embi on Mon Sep 26, 2005 9:55 pm

Awesome images Nicole. You must be very happy with them.

Did you shoot RAW??
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Postby Nicole on Mon Sep 26, 2005 10:02 pm

Thanks. :) Yep I shot RAW....and to answer another question from my last lot of pics...most shots were of the animals and birds. I did take some landscapes (mostly sunsets).
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Postby mudder on Mon Sep 26, 2005 10:24 pm

G'day Nicole,
Great to see them, the hippo pics are terrific! Seeing the lion on the WALK :shock: must have been a real buzz... I'm soooo jealous!

Trawling through your web-site now (well laid out!), the images must bring back some great memories...

Cheers.
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Re: Walking with lions and more Zambia pics

Postby radar on Mon Sep 26, 2005 10:40 pm

Hi Nicole,

Nicole wrote:Hmm...yes I've been slack! It really is going to take me forever to get through these pics. Anyway thought some may be interested in a close encounter of the lion kind. Twice we came across lions whilst doing a walk. Whilst I had faith the guide had done this before it still got the adrenaline going! Not a great pic but good for memories. I've also included some more pics.



Great shots. It's not easy to get through the pictures, so many. I have a number to get through too. It will take time. Hope mine come out close to as good as yours.

Hope to start posting some in the next few days.

I only had one walk in the Masai Mara, no lions on that walk, just a hyena in the distance, but it wasn't interested in us. But even that got me looking around a bit more attentively :shock: :shock:

There are some great shots on your website as well :)

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Postby MATT on Tue Sep 27, 2005 9:44 am

Nicole,

These are great , I love the animals in the wild.

My mother inlaw just return from over that way also. SHe has heaps of pics with a crappy canon A520 or something.


The Masai Mara that radar mentioned rings a bell , plenty of elephants , lions, hyenas and stuff. Pity I wasnt there though the vans she had looked setup for taking photos.

Please post some more these were great.


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Postby fozzie on Tue Sep 27, 2005 9:50 am

Nicole - awesome shots. I have a soft spot for lion/s, so that one does it for me. Not that I would like to be that close in open ground.
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Postby Alpha_7 on Tue Sep 27, 2005 2:19 pm

MATT wrote: I love the animals in the wild. My mother inlaw .....

MATT


I got to that stage and cracked up!! :lol:


Great shots Nicole, felt very sorry for the Hippo that had lost it's friend, the giraffe was great. The elephant looks kind of bored or tired.
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