Probably the most common way to shoot wildlife is from a Vehicle. Wandering around in the velt is fine, with guards (armed or not, that’s another story or three) but it’s slow and the key to success in the African Savannah is covering lots of territory. Animals wandering the tundra (how many cliches can I pack into one paragraph) are the ultimate nomads and constantly patrol their patches for food and to detect / repel intruders.
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Ray - Nice! Feels like I have actually spent a day with you guys in the Kriger Park. And…much better fun than a hunt with guns, bullets, blood, and gunky stuff like that.
RS - A BRAAI is quite different from ‘brie’ which is a LEKKER cheese, very good with a NAARTJE.
As an old Kruger hand (from Crocodile Bridge to Crooks’ Corner) I’d say that account was pretty good as far as it goes, but here’s a few more oddments.
The northerly part of the park is mostly rather uninteresting mopani scrub, and can be disappointing. The far north has a small belt of interesting riparian forest close to the Limpopo (Crested Eagle, Kori Bustard), but it’s a long way to go from the ‘heartland’ up as far as Olifants.
Night drives (you have to be taken on these by the rangers) are well worth doing and allow you to see things you will not see at all in the daytime. They typically start late afternoon (say, 17:30) and last about three hours. Use of flash is quite acceptable (but have a care for the animals).
Daytime game walks (with rangers, ALWAYS armed) are not for the faint-hearted or ill-disciplined, and require a quite different photographic approach from vehicle-based photography, but can be very rewarding – they are the best way to get a real feel for the bush.
NEVER get out of your vehicle except at designated hides or picnic sites, and even then exercise care – lions see you as prey, and are amazingly good at Not Being Seen. Remember the od adage that for every anumal you see, ten see you. Ten may be an under-estimate.
Don’t let your desire to have the maximum amount of photographic equipment with you displace a good pair of binoculars.