What was the favorite among the animals we saw? That is a hard question. It was great to see large herds of zebra and wildebeest grazing together and it was great to see the occasional fight between rival males. But then we never saw a serious fight over territory and though interesting the large herds are not exciting more like very enjoyable to see the large group of animals roaming free.
The baboons were the most fun to watch as they played and fought over about anything. We saw many troops of baboons and never tired of watching as they chased after each other or small babies tried to get a ride on their mothers back. They impalas were fun to watch as they would run leaping high in the air. Of course for many of these things pictures just
don’t show what your mind sees. The baby baboon is only in one position and you don’t see the falling off or the hard work they do to stay on. Only video can really show the running or even walking of the animals as they move across the plains.
I guess I could comment on the photos I didn’t get. Some like the rhino, leopard, and male lion we just didn’t see. I guess the failure to see a large male lion was my biggest disappointment. But then this is hunting and how many times has a hunter gone out to find that great trophy or even to get meat to eat and failed to find their game. It was interesting to read in the guest books at the lodges to see what animals the others had seen. While we were at the two game camps in the middle of our stay we saw very few animals but people would talk about how many lions or zebra they had seen. We were just after the rainy season and many of the animals had dispersed to other areas while the water was plentiful.
The other frustration about taking photos is you never get just what you want. With the digital camera, I now feel free to take many pictures and hope that somewhere in the vast number of pictures I will find the one I want.
The baboons were the most fun to watch as they played and fought over about anything. We saw many troops of baboons and never tired of watching as they chased after each other or small babies tried to get a ride on their mothers back. They impalas were fun to watch as they would run leaping high in the air. Of course for many of these things pictures just
don’t show what your mind sees. The baby baboon is only in one position and you don’t see the falling off or the hard work they do to stay on. Only video can really show the running or even walking of the animals as they move across the plains.I guess I could comment on the photos I didn’t get. Some like the rhino, leopard, and male lion we just didn’t see. I guess the failure to see a large male lion was my biggest disappointment. But then this is hunting and how many times has a hunter gone out to find that great trophy or even to get meat to eat and failed to find their game. It was interesting to read in the guest books at the lodges to see what animals the others had seen. While we were at the two game camps in the middle of our stay we saw very few animals but people would talk about how many lions or zebra they had seen. We were just after the rainy season and many of the animals had dispersed to other areas while the water was plentiful.
The other frustration about taking photos is you never get just what you want. With the digital camera, I now feel free to take many pictures and hope that somewhere in the vast number of pictures I will find the one I want.
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