Everybody who goes on our safari holidays brings a camera with them. Watching animals in the real wilderness is a most memorable experience, and understandably people want a take away a memory of this. A few years ago trying to get good photos was not easy. Trying to change a film roll in the back of a bouncy and dusty safari vehicle was tricky, and to get close-up shots of some of the more elusive animals, such as leopards and jackals, meant carrying a telephoto lens with you that looked like the Hubble telescope.
Things have changed. With the advent of digital photography most people can get some good photos. With a large digital memory you can blast off hundreds of frames, safe in the knowledge that the bad ones can be deleted and on a law of averages, some will be good. Even the smallest cameras have zooms, some of them so powerful that you can pick out a facial expression of an animal or a particularly attractive flower from the comfort of your vehicle.
All our drive-in safaris in East Africa are based in private vehicles. This means that not only do you get to stop whenever you want; you also never have to leave breakfast early to claim one of the few window seats. You and your party (even if there are just two of you) will have all the windows to yourselves, and uninterrupted use of the large roof hatch. Of course this will not make you a good photographer, but at least you won’t have the back of somebodies head to contend with as well.
We get send quite a few photos sent to us by our clients – several on our site are ones that they have kindly provided for us. We also occasionally get a professional photographer who supplies us with some exceptional work. John Hickey-Fry has been with us now on 4 trips and we are pleased to show you his work by following the links below. Have a look and take some tips on how to do it.
If you’d like create stunning art for your wall using the safari photos take a look at Bumblejax metal prints.
Thanks for the photos John and we are all delighted that we finally got you to see a cheetah!
