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My Five Special Safari Pictures

The first time I saw one of these birds in flight I gasped so loudly our guide drove into a pot-hole! He said that a guest had never caused hime to drive into a pot-hole before! I am an enthusiast and from then on I tried to keep my enthusiasm under control!  This picture is special to me, because the Lilac-breasted Roller is a very special bird in Botswana and because I thought to capture two together like this was amazing! We only ever saw individuals after this.

We saw this vast herd of Buffalo from a distance because of the amount of dut they kick up. This picture at sunset  with the sihouettes of the Buffalo in the dust really appeals to me.

Our guide had tracked three lionesses in the hope of finding this 5 month old cub and its sibling, but they were nowhere to be seen. The lionesses were resting about half a mile away from the young ones who were found because two passing giraffe were looking down with interest at something! We had enormous respect for our guides! I just love this picture!

I was so thrilled to capture this picture. The elephants were making a mock charge (apparentlty if the trunk is hanging loosely it is not too serious!). As first timers to the safari experience it was pretty scary as well as exhilerating. We had total trust in our guide, we rather assumed he was as keen to stay safe as we were!

We were so fortunate to see a Leopard at each of our three camps. I did not get particularly good pictures at the first two camps but on our last morning (we flew back to London the same evening) our guide found this beautiful cat and I was delighted to get such a good picture of this wonderful creature!
COMMENTS
Wildthing said at 3:11 p.m. on Oct 4, 2009:
Stunning photographs, Celia. I won't pic a favourite, because each is a treasure of nature.
Chilla said at 3:15 p.m. on Oct 4, 2009:
Mike, I had said that the photograph of the leopard in my Vumbura Tabblo was one of my top five and Noreen suggested that I should make a Tabblo of my top five. I rather wished afterwards I had said ten, but in fact it wasn't too difficult to keep it to five! Thank you so much for your comment, which I really appreciate.
Lange said at 3:22 p.m. on Oct 4, 2009:
Célia é preciso muita coragem e zoom para tirar estas fotos, lindas como todas do seu safari, a primeira me encantou, pela cor dos pássaros e pelo romance.
Mikalis said at 3:27 p.m. on Oct 4, 2009:
chilla, this is absolute beauty, stunning pictures, lovely tabblo,well done
Eduardo.affonso said at 3:27 p.m. on Oct 4, 2009:
WOW WOW WOW WOW & WOW. I wouldn't dare to pick one fave. These 5 are worthy 50 tabblos.
Chilla said at 3:39 p.m. on Oct 4, 2009:
Muito obrigado Solange.
Michael, thank you so much
Eduardo, I so appreciate your very kind words.
And thank you all for making this a favourite it means a lot to me
Merja-zerga said at 3:45 p.m. on Oct 4, 2009:
Qui Merveilleuse nature nous réserve Une beauté incomparable.
Impossible de choisir ...
Merci et bravo Célia.
ThierryKarine
Chilla said at 3:55 p.m. on Oct 4, 2009:
Merci beaucoup Thierry et Karine, J'apprécie vraiment vos commentaires
Andre. said at 4:28 p.m. on Oct 4, 2009:
Well,
The foggy one is spectacular (spotted it before). birds are so cool, cats===forever (Mr Leopard looks just like my cat)...so is (are) rest of it (then). Awesome.
Cowgirl said at 4:41 p.m. on Oct 4, 2009:
WOW............................. THE BIRDS,,,, ARE SO LOVELY .... yOU DID A GREAT JOD ON THESE SHOTS.... FRAME THEM .......
Chilla said at 4:47 p.m. on Oct 4, 2009:
Thank you so much Andre.
Bobbie, many thanks for your kind comments
Hollyridger said at 4:55 p.m. on Oct 4, 2009:
Wow, these shots are outstanding, Celia! I am so glad I made the suggestion but have to congratulate you on taking me up on it and making such wonderful choices, not an easy task knowing what you had to choose from! The image of the leopard will stay with me for a very long time. Awesome, as Andre said....
Chilla said at 5:08 p.m. on Oct 4, 2009:
Noreen, thank you for making the suggestion and for your encouragement. It really concentrated the mind when I had over 3000 pictures to choose from!
Hollyridger said at 5:16 p.m. on Oct 4, 2009:
Dare I ask you if you have considered publishing a book about your trip?!! I have seen some wonderful photobooks and they make wonderful coffee table tomes. Fire me if you have to...!!!!!
Moorlerche said at 5:29 p.m. on Oct 4, 2009:
Celia, these pictures are amazing. I first thought the tree behind the buffalos was burning before I realized it was the sun. Each of them is special, but these buffalos in the dusk, my goodness, how I love them. And I agree with you, these elephants look just a tiny little bit threating. You have a lot of stomach, to calmly have taken this picture, me knowing how impressive they are in real life and having seen photos of an elephant, who charged the landrover of one of our guide on a former trip (they had a newspaper photographer on board, who simply said, "If I am going to die now, I have at least made the shot of life").
Chilla said at 5:32 p.m. on Oct 4, 2009:
Thank you so much Noreen, I have just had a book made of our trip. We are really delighted with it and it will keep those memories alive for years to come!
Chilla said at 5:41 p.m. on Oct 4, 2009:
Anke thank you so much, it is so good to know that you have experienced the joy of a safari. I don't honestly think that at any time I felt really afraid and I think I was so engrossed in trying to get a good picture that I didn't have time to worry! So much of the photography on safari is about luck, and I think we were very lucky to be in a position to get some of these pictures. Probably the scariest moment was with a single bull elephant on a night drive who did start to charge at close quaters and I certainly don't have a picture! I just cannot say enough about the professionalism of our guides and the way they managed to work safely amongst these awesome creatures!
Candlepower said at 6:20 p.m. on Oct 4, 2009:
WOW!!! Stunning shots! A Favorite!
Fabio_DL said at 7:52 p.m. on Oct 4, 2009:
This is a very special set, Celia! I can't add any comment. I just want to say that I love all these marvelous photos! Thank you!
RosaneMar said at 9:01 p.m. on Oct 4, 2009:
Simply the best!!!
NeusinhaGedoz said at 9:14 p.m. on Oct 4, 2009:
Simply magnificient, Celia. Loved !!!!!!!!!!!!
Lageho said at 1:36 a.m. on Oct 5, 2009:
Just great, Celia. I love the elephants.
Chilla said at 8:10 a.m. on Oct 5, 2009:
Pat, Fabio, Rosane, Neusinha and Lars, thank you all so much, muito obrigado.
Buschinho said at 2:47 p.m. on Oct 5, 2009:
Favourite, that`s what it is !!!
btw, did you also enjoy already Gorilla trekking ?!
Loes said at 4:43 p.m. on Oct 5, 2009:
These are really amazing photos Celia, all 5 favourites!!
Snooway said at 6:28 p.m. on Oct 5, 2009:
these are top shots, so great to see these animals beautifully captured
Erich said at 4:17 a.m. on Oct 6, 2009:
congratulations for these top shots. This is expert photography!!
Debdog said at 9:26 a.m. on Oct 6, 2009:
WOW WOW WOW>>>EXCELLENT CAPTURES!!!!!!my favs the first, miracle birds!!!! I have NEVER seen birds like these! and the dust and silhouette of the buffalo...a winner! they are ALL SO GOOD!
Ira said at 10:50 a.m. on Oct 6, 2009:
The best photos! And perfect tabblo!
Chilla said at 11:39 a.m. on Oct 7, 2009:
Andreas, thank you so much! Gorilla trekking sounds so good, but I have never done it, have you?.
Loes, thank you very much, I appreciate your comments
Sue, thank you, I am sure this is the only way to capture animals!
Erich, you are very kind. Thank you
Debbie, I really appreciate your comments. The bird is very beautiful, I am sorry I didn't get a good capture of it in flight, it is stunning!
Ira, thank you for your kind words.
DocEna said at 10:06 p.m. on Oct 7, 2009:
5 elements...perfect and amazing Tabblo, probably the best I've seen to this day.
Chilla said at 10:32 a.m. on Oct 8, 2009:
Enaldo, thank you so much for your very kind comment
Pkeener said at 8:33 p.m. on Oct 10, 2009:
first, tosee how you captured the birds was beyond description, then I thought the sun in the tree with absolutely priceless buffalo was THE shot, then I saw the glorious elephant shot that was so perfectly composed! Celia, you are Grace Under Fire! Oh, and to end it with the Leopard. amazing.

Thanks to Noreen for suggesting this!
Chilla said at 2:18 p.m. on Oct 11, 2009:
Pam, thank you so very much, your comments as always mean so much to me.
Waltinho said at 3:13 p.m. on Oct 13, 2009:
Marvellous photos, memories to be guarded affectionately.
Waltinho said at 3:13 p.m. on Oct 13, 2009:
But, where the rhinoceros is?
Chilla said at 1:40 a.m. on Oct 14, 2009:
Thank you so much Walter, I am so glad I have so many photographs to keep the memories alive! The rhinoceros is being introduced in a different part of the Okavango Delta.
Moabjeeper said at 3:01 p.m. on Oct 16, 2009:
What an experience to see these animals. I'm green with envy.
Congratulations.
Chilla said at 11:14 a.m. on Oct 17, 2009:
Bob, it was the trip of a lifetime! Thank you.
Wahoogin said at 5:50 p.m. on Oct 27, 2009:
Terrific shots!
MLuisa said at 7:46 p.m. on Oct 29, 2009:
Wonderful pictures. Where did you go on your safari?
Just a year ago i was in Africa... The best trip of my life.
I
ll try to upload my pics
Chilla said at 2:33 a.m. on Oct 30, 2009:
Thank you Ginny.
Maria, it is so nice to hear of someone who has had a safari experience. Like you, for me it was the trip of a lifetime! I shall look forward to seeing your pictures and hearing about your experiences. I enjoyed viewing your Tabblo of the birds you saw.
Mannyzuniega said at 6:43 a.m. on Oct 31, 2009:
AMAZING !!!
Chilla said at 7:02 a.m. on Oct 31, 2009:
Thank you Manny, the whole experience was amazing for me!
Mannyzuniega said at 7:26 a.m. on Oct 31, 2009:
yeah. your pictures talk.
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