Some Kruger Park Pics

I was fortunate to make 2 trips to the Kruger last year. The first trip was with family members showing them the Park for their first time. The second trip was a minimalist camping only trip, moving very slowly at my own pace. Camping is always fun but yields some sleepless nights due to lions roaring and hyenas carrying on. I like to camp right on the fence and the night sounds really carry through the air.

Here are some pics...

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https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4467/...6944b079_c.jpgKruger 2017 1-7066 by john morris, on Flickr

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https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4459/...b0138967_c.jpgKruger 2017 1-6446 by john morris, on Flickr

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https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4465/...ced6db45_c.jpgKruger 2017 1-7761 by john morris, on Flickr

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https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4534/...9006762b_c.jpgKNP 2017 1-7063 by john morris, on Flickr

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https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4538/...b00dfe13_c.jpgKNP 2017 1-8044 by john morris, on Flickr

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https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4507/...788dbe88_c.jpgKruger 2017 1-7203 by john morris, on Flickr

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https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4448/...a0c6c5c1_c.jpgKruger 2017 1-6887 by john morris, on Flickr

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https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4553/...e0c136ec_c.jpgKNP 2017 1-8542 by john morris, on Flickr

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https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4476/...cb24a819_c.jpgKruger 2017 1-7979 by john morris, on Flickr

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https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4536/...0baac0fb_c.jpgKNP 2017 1-6936 by john morris, on Flickr

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https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4486/...9199e301_c.jpgKruger 2017 1-7278 by john morris, on Flickr

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https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4212/...b3366099_c.jpgKruger 2017 1-4396 by john morris, on Flickr

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https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4290/...08ffb344_c.jpgKruger 2017 1-3829 by john morris, on Flickr

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https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4508/...d6ffe3d6_c.jpgKruger 2017 1-4649 by john morris, on Flickr

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https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4206/...1e9de351_c.jpgKruger 2017 1-3130 by john morris, on Flickr

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https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4205/...332616e5_c.jpgKruger 2017 1-3624 by john morris, on Flickr

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https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4215/...8ee80445_c.jpgKruger 2017 1-3142-2 by john morris, on Flickr

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https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4493/...4575a9ce_c.jpgKruger 2017 1-4504 by john morris, on Flickr

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https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4487/...cfd79cc4_c.jpgKruger 2017 1-7307 by john morris, on Flickr

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https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4524/...4aeed3d5_c.jpgKNP 2017 1-4648 by john morris, on Flickr

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https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4741/...de6629e2_b.jpg20171109_104355 by john morris, on Flickr

Wow, some great shots right there. I really like the cheetah shot with her (his?) kill in the tree above.

Great shots. That place looks amazing.

I’m not sure I could camp in a soft sided tent with lions and hyenas around. I have a hard time sleeping in bear country even when I don’t see them.

Thanks Steve! That's actually a Leopard in the tree and was my first one spotted off the ground. I had literally looked in thousands of trees hoping to spot one. I have now seen two.

Supermoon- most of the camps have electric fences which tend to keep out the large game animals however the leopards and hyenas can get through easily. I tend to worry more about the snakes and scorpions and I make sure my tent zips up tight.:)

Outstanding sharpness and composition. Did you camp solo? If you did you are a lot braver than I am. I would be paranoid anything can get through the wire. Camera equipment?

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Outstanding sharpness and composition. Did you camp solo? If you did you are a lot braver than I am. I would be paranoid anything can get through the wire. Camera equipment?

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Thanks! Usually I go with family but I have no volunteers when I mention I want to camp. Camping keeps the cost way down and this last trip I took a small car that cost around $14 a day. So add that to $15/day camping and about $10-15 for food and a bit of gas. I can't do it any cheaper.
Camera gear is a couple of Nikon D610's, Sigma 150-600, Nikon 70-200 and a short zoom or a wide angle. And a Panasonic x900m for some video.

awesome shots.. thanks for sharing!

Amazing shots, and very cool to hear you can do the park on the cheap! Thanks for sharing.

Those pics really show why I hate cats! They look so beautiful...and one step from murdering your face! I'm terrified of that cheetah!

Great pics, i'm way overdue to get back there. Really miss the sounds of the hornbill

Great shots John.

Thanks guys! Feel free to holler at me for more info on the Kruger or the Kgalagadi Parks. I would highly recommend a trip to see these magnificent animals. If I had discovered Africa earlier in my life I would either be living there now or would be one broke SOB.
No trip for me this May, instead I'm heading to Kansas to hopefully find some tornadoes.

A couple more:
One of the emerging 12 tuskers named Hahlwa.
https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4751/...79ac3861_c.jpgKruger 2017-5497 by john morris, on Flickr

https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4665/...a8f4277b_c.jpgKruger 2017-2872 by john morris, on Flickr

Thanks for that. Great reading about the 12 tuskers as well.

great photos


ques: i know getting eyeballs in a "portrait" type shot makes the image more compelling...do you ever try to get animals attention? or are you just trying to be invisible/quiet as possible & shoot when they swing their heads your way?

Most excellent!

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great photos


ques: i know getting eyeballs in a "portrait" type shot makes the image more compelling...do you ever try to get animals attention? or are you just trying to be invisible/quiet as possible & shoot when they swing their heads your way?

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I sit as quietly as possible and stay with a good sighting. The big tusker came into a waterhole on one side of the road while I had 2 big male lions 20 feet off the road to the other side. I sat for 5 hours in 100 degree plus waiting for the lions to get up at dusk to start hunting. Meanwhile I saw cheetahs, many more elephants, and lots of other game at the waterhole.
I have seen local OSV guides do some shit with lions, watched one crumple a paper bag to startle them and get them up. I just work on the animals time.