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FOR SALE: Sigma 70-200mm f2.8 Sport (Canon Mount) - Will fit on Sony Camera with an MC-11 Adaptor (I used it on a Sony)L...
25/07/2022

FOR SALE:
Sigma 70-200mm f2.8 Sport (Canon Mount) - Will fit on Sony Camera with an MC-11 Adaptor (I used it on a Sony)

Lens is less than 3 years old, still under warranty and still under a 5 year guarantee with Tudortech.

I used this lens for maybe a year - Mostly for Wildlife Photography.

Condition: Excellent (almost as good as new)

Price: R15 000.00 including postage (They sell for R21 000 new at the moment).

Reason for Selling: Not using it anymore and would rather sell it to upgrade some of my other equipment I use.

Please contact me directly via DM or on 065 1899 112.

Serious buyers only.

Thank You.

PATIENCE + PERSISTENCE = REWARD: On a recent Photographic Safari in northern Kruger, we stopped on a bridge to photograp...
07/02/2022

PATIENCE + PERSISTENCE = REWARD:
On a recent Photographic Safari in northern Kruger, we stopped on a bridge to photograph some Black Storks, they were flying up along the river bed towards us...

As soon as they were all gone, and as I was about the start the vehicle I heard monkeys alarm calling on the other side of the river bed, very far from us.

I told my client we need to wait it out and see what this is, it could be a Leopard they are alarm calling for, and this could potentially be our first Leopard of the Safari.

Long story short, they alarm called for about 30 minutes, and then about 300 meters up stream 2 Leopards appeared, walking in our direction.

We lost visual soon after as they went up the river bank, but the monkeys never stopped alarm calling. We waited another 30 minutes or so and eventually 1 of the 2 Leopards come down the river bank into the river and started walking towards us, from 300m away.

This sighting developed from seeing a Leopard 300m away to having it literally next to our vehicle...

An absolutely incredible moment for us, and the way we worked for it, through patience and persistence. We ended up spending 2h45min in total at this location, and 1h45min of viewing the Leopard, with only 2 other cars eventually joining our sighting.

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The very rare Roan Antelope, only seen in the most northern Kruger National Park, this was in January 2022 - This was on...
02/02/2022

The very rare Roan Antelope, only seen in the most northern Kruger National Park, this was in January 2022 - This was only the 2nd time in my life that I got to see them in Kruger.

I love their "donkey like" ears, especially the young ones, quite funny to watch them. A very special sighting indeed for me.

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E L E P H A N T S - One of the best feelings in the world is being close to the largest land mammal on planet earth. It ...
27/01/2022

E L E P H A N T S - One of the best feelings in the world is being close to the largest land mammal on planet earth. It really gives you that sense of being very much alive in that moment, and making you feel extremely small.

Here is a close up shot of this Gentle Giant I took on my recent 14 Day Photographic Safari in Kruger National Park.

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These cute and curious Hyena Cubs, soaked by the wet grass from the early morning rain came to investigate what's happen...
25/01/2022

These cute and curious Hyena Cubs, soaked by the wet grass from the early morning rain came to investigate what's happening outside their den site when we stopped to view a Lilac-Breasted Roller on the other side of the road.

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This Male Lion is "Feeling like a Monday, but someday he'll be Saturday Night" 🤪Share and Enjoy 😁*this photo is copyrigh...
24/01/2022

This Male Lion is "Feeling like a Monday, but someday he'll be Saturday Night" 🤪

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24/01/2022

One Mighty Roar coming from this Male Lion 😎

Power 💪🏻

I just finished a 14 Day Wildlife Photographic Safari in Kruger National Park, going from South to North and back down t...
19/01/2022

I just finished a 14 Day Wildlife Photographic Safari in Kruger National Park, going from South to North and back down to the South. During these 2 weeks we had some incredible sightings...

But, I feel it is only right to start sharing photos, with the absolute highlight of the trip for me. This sighting was taken on the final day of our trip, 1 hour before the park exit gates closed.

It is amazing how sightings can develop from Photo 1 to Photo 2 within a few minutes. This absolutely gorgeous female Leopard got out of the tree moments after we arrived. The moment she went into the tall grass, I though we might not see her again, but she actually walked directly towards us.

She was amazing, so calm and comfortable with us being close to her, moving the car around her and just having the time of our life photographing this beauty!

Since day 1 of the Safari, I kept telling my client every time I saw a puddle of water in the road, "wouldn't it be nice if a Leopard came and drink water here now"

Well, on the final day, it happened!!!! And the best part is, we spent 40 minutes with her, and not a single car in sight, just us and this beaut of a Leopard! 😁

More photos of her will be posted later.

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05/01/2022

Day 3 of 14 on the Photographic Safari. Up north at Shingwedzi for 6 nights...and today we found this beauty and spent 2h45mins with him, all alone 😁😎👏🏻

This extremely beautiful Male Leopard blessed me with his presence when I found him sleeping in the tall grass, very clo...
30/12/2021

This extremely beautiful Male Leopard blessed me with his presence when I found him sleeping in the tall grass, very close to the road next to the Sabie River in Kruger National Park last week.

A morning visit to the park that was meant to only be to meet friends at Tshokwane for breakfast, actually delivered 4 Leopard sightings before I could reach Tshokwane at 08h30.

Totally unexpected, and this particular sighting was the highlight for sure!

Other sightings included Mating Leopards, another Male Leopard sleeping in the grass, as well as another Female Leopard walking down the road towards me. Which was then followed by a sighting of 23 Wild Dogs hunting Impalas.

I absolutely LOVE Leopards and I cannot wait for my 14 day Safari starting on Monday in Kruger, doing a North to South trip.

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ONE B E E E E G S T R E E E E E T T C C H H H before we enter 2022.I took this photo a few mornings ago when I went int...
30/12/2021

ONE B E E E E G S T R E E E E E T T C C H H H before we enter 2022.

I took this photo a few mornings ago when I went into Kruger for a quick breakfast visit with some friends who are in the park for a week on vacation.

More photos of this incredible sighting will follow later today...

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12/10/2021

MASSIVE THROWBACK - To late September 2018, and a Re-Edited Video: Here is the story:

I came across a sighting of a female Leopard and 2 tiny Blue Eyed Cubs at a den site. After losing my mind for a few moments, I knew there was something I needed to do ASAP - and that was to let my one Photographer Client/Friend who lives in Belgium know that he needs to get to SA as soon as possible.

His last words to me when he left SA after our previous photographic safari was "If you find Blue Eyed Leopard Cubs, let me know, I will fly to SA for that"

9 months later, that exact thing happened. And I sent him a text while I was sitting at the sighting. The text was "I found blue eyed Leopard Cubs at a potential Den Site, might be here for a few days, how soon can you get to SA", and then I carried on with the sighting with my clients I had for the day.

Knowing the possibility that they could be at this den site for a few days, or they could leave the den site at any time, and having calculated all the risks involved, I received the following message from my client "Flight booked, see you tomorrow afternoon" 😲

Fast forward to the morning we enter the park for the first time: We were excited, and nervous, knowing that he just flew from Belgium to SA to arrive at a location/sighting and these animals could not even be there anymore.

But, as we approach the location, we found Mamma Leopard on the rock, relaxed as ever, and we knew the cubs would be there.

We ended up seeing them for the next 4 days, and what a MAGICAL moment it was indeed!

He left SA with a massive smile on his face, and until this day it remains one of his, and my best moments ever as a Wildlife Photographer.

I decided to re-edit the videos I took and added some photos at the end, as well as some music, to drain out the other car noises and people who could not keep quiet at the sighting.

So enjoy this video, which was BY FAR the best sighting i have ever had in Kruger National Park. And share it with your friends too 😁

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