Posts for: fbeaston
Mar 12, 2020 20:01:08 #
David in Dallas wrote:
Great shots! I didn't take any of my "tent" but it was very much the same. Don't remember a porch and picture windows, though.
Thank you Davie. Is it possible that they may have upgraded the tents in the meantime? However, these looked like they'd been there for a while. Maybe you were in a different section ... the main dining room at the Serena Camp overlooked the watering hole. Our tent was a short distance due East of the main dining room, so we watched the watering hole & a long expanse of field where the game would come & go. And the 2 front doors being all glass really made it easy to keep track of what was going on outside, if we were inside.
Mar 12, 2020 19:57:36 #
David in Dallas wrote:
On my tour of Kenya last September I took about 1700 photos. It took quite a while to PP them. I first posted a quick selection of 106 pictures of wildlife on Flickr while I debated with myself how to organize the vast bulk of them there. I did finally come up with a plan and they've been uploaded to Flickr. (Now the task of identifying them)
You did take some nice shots David ... for the record, I got a book from Amazon called "Wildlife of East Africa" by Withers & Hosking that was awesome. It's well organized, straight forward, has great photos of the animals, birds, flowers, etc. & excellent descriptions. Made ID'ing my shots pretty straight forward. Think it was like $18 or something of that magnitude.
Mar 12, 2020 19:55:16 #
toxdoc42 wrote:
Nice shots. We just got back from 2 weeks in East Africa to see the migration. It was awesome and a photographer's dream. I have close to 3k images to sort through.
I know the feeling ... I took 2 DSLR bodies, my iPhone & a small Olympus TG-6 point & shoot ... so I took way too many photos. It took me longer to edit & whittle down the shots than it did to take them. But when you're done, I'm going to bet you're going to have some awesome shots. I would have loved to see the migration. I've heard it is awesome. Thanks for the positive feedback ... welcome home ... & I look forward to your images.
Mar 12, 2020 19:51:57 #
UTMike wrote:
Well, Frank, I am going to stick my neck out and say that this is an excellent set!
Thank you Mike ... I think that comes under the heading of if I take enough shots, I might just get a couple that are good ones!!!!! ;)
On a serious note ... I really do appreciate your comments as always. Have to admit, that I was disappointed that you & Keith didn't get into it over the post of our roughing it tents!!!!!
Mar 12, 2020 16:12:53 #
kpmac wrote:
Beautiful exposures. And all are nicely composed and sharp. Great job.
Thank you ... I appreciate the positive feedback. Frank
Mar 12, 2020 16:10:47 #
Outstanding images ... as usual. Thanks for sharing. For the record, if you send a message to Admin, they'll easily move it for you.
Mar 12, 2020 16:07:09 #
Sylvias wrote:
Just like being at home! Excellent and interesting set Frank. 
Not like any home I ever knew!!!!! (Although I wouldn't mind making it my home!!!!!) You crack me up Sylvias!!!! Thank you for that.
Mar 12, 2020 16:06:10 #
ChrisEdwardsUSA wrote:
Love Kenya as a destination. Had the pleasure to stay at Sweetwaters camp a couple of years ago. The food in the lodge was also luxury hotel standard, a far cry from camping!....
That's the place Chris ... & as luck would have it, I believe that was our table also!!!!! Small world. Thanks for the shot ... & you're absolutely right ... the food was out of this world, just as it was at the Nairobi Serena Hotel where we stayed ... & the Serena Camp at Lake Elementaita (which is actually a 5 star facility) where we ate on our way back to Nairobi. I've heard they have facilities all over Kenya ... so when I go back, they'll figure in my plans if they have a facility near by. Thanks for the comment. Frank
Mar 12, 2020 13:54:48 #
Hereford wrote:
Looks like a 5-star tent for sure. We had a 5-star tent at Masai-Mara in 1990.
You've got that right ... maybe a 5 star plus ... if there is such a thing. I'm jealous that you've been to Masai-Mara ... that's a future destination when I get my act together. Thanks for the visit & comment.
Mar 12, 2020 11:54:40 #
JeffDavidson wrote:
Very nice set.
Thank you Jeff ... very much appreciate it.
Mar 12, 2020 11:36:31 #
AzPicLady wrote:
That's quite a tent! Thanks for posting.
Thanks ... it took a lot of getting used to. Keith's idea, which I thought was a good one, was to see if we could rent it for a year!!!!!!
Mar 12, 2020 11:34:57 #
Photolady2014 wrote:
Beautiful shots! The colors are so vivid. I like the zebra and giraffe together.
Thank you Beth ... I suppose it sounds a little fake, because so many of the photos I brought back are favorites ... but that one surely figures into the mix. Appreciate your visit & positive feedback. Hope the weather breaks for you on your trip.
Mar 12, 2020 11:33:45 #
NMGal wrote:
Great series. Particularly like number 6.
Thanks a lot. A fellow who mentored me in photography when I retired, called them "god rays" ... & they are fun to capture, but to be honest, I struggle with them often. This time, I got lucky. Thanks for the visit & positive feedback. I appreciate it.
Mar 12, 2020 11:32:34 #
Richard1947 wrote:
Some really great shots
Thanks Richard ... appreciate the visit & comment.
Mar 12, 2020 11:15:05 #
I've always had a thing for Giraffes ... they are so different than any other animal in my opinion ... they are long & gangly yet they are graceful. All the parts are stretched & elongated, yet they seem to come together in a majestic fashion. So as I start to think about my final few planned posts of my trip to Africa last month, Giraffes have to figure in there.
These were all taken at El Pejeta Conservancy which is located a little over 4 hour drive North of Nairobi, Kenya. It is a large & pristine preserve that has an amazing collection of wildlife. Our guide was awesome & always presented us with great shots of animals I had only previously dreamed of seeing. It was amazing that we would "stumble" upon such a variety of wildlife ... around every corner ... that they were not afraid of the Landcruisers, so if they were near a road, we could get close-ups. For the record, the guides were not allowed to go off road ... they could lose their guide's license, which means the animals were all free to roam where they wished.
FYI, I went with RetiredCPO (Keith) who I believe is also going to post some awesome shots of Giraffes as well.
So without further ado ... here are more Giraffes ... & I'm choosing not to comment on each individual photo but rather I'm hoping you'll just enjoy the beauty of these creatures.
All were shot with a Canon 5dIV ... the 1st, 6th & 7th shots were with an EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS II USM while all the rest were shot with an EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II USM & all but the last of those was using a 1.4x extender.
These were all taken at El Pejeta Conservancy which is located a little over 4 hour drive North of Nairobi, Kenya. It is a large & pristine preserve that has an amazing collection of wildlife. Our guide was awesome & always presented us with great shots of animals I had only previously dreamed of seeing. It was amazing that we would "stumble" upon such a variety of wildlife ... around every corner ... that they were not afraid of the Landcruisers, so if they were near a road, we could get close-ups. For the record, the guides were not allowed to go off road ... they could lose their guide's license, which means the animals were all free to roam where they wished.
FYI, I went with RetiredCPO (Keith) who I believe is also going to post some awesome shots of Giraffes as well.
So without further ado ... here are more Giraffes ... & I'm choosing not to comment on each individual photo but rather I'm hoping you'll just enjoy the beauty of these creatures.
All were shot with a Canon 5dIV ... the 1st, 6th & 7th shots were with an EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS II USM while all the rest were shot with an EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II USM & all but the last of those was using a 1.4x extender.
