African Safari - Big Cats
 

Hello everyone,

I was going through some of my old photos today and felt inspired to put together this post. These are some of my favourite photos of lions, leopards, and cheetahs from my various trips. I hope you enjoy seeing this and I am always open to feedback to help me develop my skills.

-Mark

#1
Canon 5D Mark IV / 100-400 II @ 200mm
1/200s; F5.0; ISO320
http://www.uhlmann.ca/wp-content/upl...1/1F7A1675.jpg

#2
Canon 6D / 300 2.8 II
1/1000s; F4.0; ISO1600
http://www.uhlmann.ca/wp-content/upl...1/IMG_2196.jpg

#3
Canon 7D Mark II / 300 2.8 II / 1.4x III
1/1000s; F4.0; ISO1250
http://www.uhlmann.ca/wp-content/upl...1/051A4306.jpg

#4
Canon 5D Mark IV / 500 4.0 II
1/1250s; F4.0; ISO200
http://www.uhlmann.ca/wp-content/upl...1/1F7A1734.jpg

#5
Canon 7D Mark II / 300 2.8 II
1/1600s; F4.0; ISO640
http://www.uhlmann.ca/wp-content/upl...1/IMG_6188.jpg

#6
Canon 5D Mark IV / 100-400 II @ 330mm
1/400s; F5.6; ISO200
http://www.uhlmann.ca/wp-content/upl...1/1F7A2153.jpg

#7
Canon 6D / 70-300L @ 214mm
1/500s; F5.6; ISO400
http://www.uhlmann.ca/wp-content/upl...1/IMG_7115.jpg

#8
Canon 6D / 70-200 2.8 II @ 200mm
1/1600s; F2.8; ISO1600
http://www.uhlmann.ca/wp-content/upl...1/IMG_2540.jpg

which park
and did you rent lens there or here

Mostly Sabi Sand in Kruger, South Africa except for #7 which was in the Serengeti. I didn't rent gear, that's stuff I own/have owned (these photos are over 3 trips total). South Africa is really the only place that it's practical to rent gear, East Africa there isn't a place to very easily send stuff to.

-Mark

Amazing shots, amazing trip, amazingly jealous! WOW!!! Better print some of those!

Thanks very much - I appreciate it.

You may enjoy some of the stuff on my Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/markuhlmann/

-Mark

those are awesome shots!

neat, what's your favourite month to shoot wildlife there?
never been to Africa but Tanzania is a priority for next year....should start practising locally but I don't have zooms LUL

Time of year definitely depends on where you are going. Africa is a massive continent that straddles the equator - places like the Serengeti and South Africa have almost opposite seasons.

Traditionally the winter (whenever it falls in a given part) is the "best" safari season as it is the driest and the brush is mostly dead so it makes it much easier to spot animals.

On the other hand, I went once in the "wet" season (ie summer) and it was HOT - think 35C, but everything was so green and lush that the opportunities I did have to shoot produced better photos in my opinion.

-Mark

Hey awesome shots man. If you don't mind me asking: when did you go to Tanzania? What did you do there? and how much did you pay for your Safari?

I was in Tanzania in July of 2014 - I was only in the Serengeti for 2 days as part of a longer tour (2 months), we only had 2 game drives there.

My fiance and I intend to go to the Masai Mara in September 2019 as part of our honeymoon. We will be going after the migration which reduces the cost a bit but it is still a very expensive part of the world to travel to - our tour will be around $5k USD/person for 6 nights including all the odds and ends such as flights from Nairobi to the lodge.

One of the best values around is Sabi Sand in South Africa. I have been two separate times to the same property ("Elephant Plains") and for $1800USD/person for 4 nights, you simply can't get better wilderness viewing for the money.

-Mark

Sweet sauce!
Awesome stuff!
Love the lighting on this one, my favourite photo...

One more just for fun. It's not a "portfolio" quality image but really captures the beauty of the landscape, plus a prerequisite cat in the tree... hope you enjoy.

-Mark

Canon 5D Mark IV / 100-400 II @ 100mm
1/160s; F8.0; ISO320
http://www.uhlmann.ca/wp-content/upl...1/1F7A2945.jpg

i love the first shot of the leopard hanging over the tree branch

my wife and i are wanting to go a 3-4 week trip to Tanzanian and Zanzibar next year some time, do a safari, maybe climb Kilimanjaro and some diving off Zanzibar

we have a friend that's from South Africa that would be able to connect us with family down there too.

also have another family friend that married a local (can't remember which country) and they run safaris now too

lol so many of us wanting to go next year, RS Safari group buy?? :D