I'm Back!

Giraffe Portrait - Canon 40D, Canon 70-200 f/4 IS, 1/350, f/5.6, ISO 100

 I'm back after a three-week road trip to KwaZulu-Natal province with family. I won't bore you with the details, but I got to photograph beautiful landscapes, especially in the Drakensberg Mountains, as well as animals in the Addo Elephant National Park and the Ithala Game Reserve.

See below for some of my favorite shots.

Robberg Sunset - Canon 40D, Tokina 11-16, HDR 1/15+1/60+1/250, f/11, ISO 100

Cathkin Valley - Canon 40D, Canon 17-55, HDR 1/30+1/125+1/500, f/11, ISO 100

Mountain Moods - Canon 40D, Canon 17-55, HDR 1/60+1/250+1/1000, f/5.6, ISO 100

Sable Antelope - Canon 40D, Canon 70-200 f/4 IS, 1/125, f/5.6, ISO 100

Yellow Mongoose - Canon 40D, Canon 70-200 f/4 IS, 1/500, f/5.6, ISO 250

Black-backed Jackal - Canon 40D, Canon 70-200 f/4 IS, 1/1500, f/5.6, ISO 250

Kudu Spies - Canon 40D, Canon 70-200 f/4 IS, 1/125, f/5.6, ISO 250

Male Kudu - Canon 40D, Canon 70-200 f/4 IS, 1/125, f/5.6, ISO 250

An especially beautiful warthog - Canon 40D, Canon 70-200 f/4 IS, 1/500, f/5.6, ISO 250

Zebra Panorama - Canon 40D, Canon 70-200 f/4 IS, 1/500, f/5.6, ISO 250

Can't remember what these animals are called... - Canon 40D, Canon 70-200 f/4 IS, 1/250, f/5.6, ISO 250

Weaver Bird advertising his nest - Canon 40D, Canon 70-200 f/4 IS, 1/350 f/4, ISO 100

Baby Zebra, with scars - Canon 40D, Canon 70-200 f/4 IS, 1/180, f/5.6, ISO 200

White Rhino with Calf - Canon 40D, Canon 70-200 f/4 IS, 1/250, f/5.6, ISO 400

This calf is a messy eater - Canon 40D, Canon 70-200 f/4 IS, 1/500, f/5.6, ISO 100

Warthog Family - Canon 40D, Canon 70-200 f/4 IS, 1/250, f/5.6, ISO 250

How often do you get a leopard and a snake in one photo? - Canon 40D, Canon 70-200 f/4 IS, 1/125, f/5.6, ISO 100

What're you lookin' at?! - Fuji X100S, 1/320, f/11, ISO 200, flash

Monsters in the Sky - Fuji X100S, 1/60, f/2, ISO 2000, Infrared filter