Migration Mayhem


Posted by Morkel Erasmus on Tue Sep 29, 2015 4:14 pm

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Hey everyone. I am back from 16 days of traipsing around the globe - starting off in the Mara for the Migration, then to Hong Kong (what a contrast!) and lastly to the Magoebaskloof forests of South Africa.

Let's start off with this one - we had up to 11 epic crossings on our migration safari this year, more than other years for sure. Timing was just spot on - dust, chaos, mood - plus they seemed to like to cross in decent light (usually it can be prone to happen around midday). Our guests were over the moon with nailing images like this, which makes our job of hosting these trips so much easier.

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Nikkor 70-200mm f2.8 VR-II @ 116mm
f16 | 1/640 SS | ISO-900
Very slight crop for rotation
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by AndrewThomas on Tue Sep 29, 2015 10:38 pm
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Spectacular...what more can I say!
 

by John Spreitzer on Wed Sep 30, 2015 12:24 pm
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Wonderful capture of this great spectacle!
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by Carol Clarke on Wed Sep 30, 2015 2:28 pm
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The heat,the chaos, the frenzied herds, the grunting Wildebeest, the squealing Zebra.........the swirling dust clouds.........the headlong descent down the riverbank and the bodies smacking into the water below......

You have captured all of these in this excellent image Morkel - I can feel, hear, see and smell the whole scene. Well Done!!
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by Cynthia Crawford on Thu Oct 01, 2015 5:52 am
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What an amazing picture. It's like a whole animated movie rolled into one picture. Just spectacular.
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by crw816 on Thu Oct 01, 2015 9:29 pm
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Wow Morkel!!! This is really awesome. Thanks for sharing.
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by william bickle on Fri Oct 02, 2015 7:48 am
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Hello Morkel Great capture showing the intense scene with great available light!

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by bobmcrae on Fri Oct 02, 2015 2:39 pm
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Fantastic capture!
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by Cindy Marple on Sat Oct 03, 2015 2:51 pm
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You captured everything about a crossing except the smell :) Exciting image!
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by david fletcher on Sat Oct 03, 2015 3:58 pm
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so lots to like Morkel. an image that has lasting appeal
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by Morkel Erasmus on Sun Oct 04, 2015 2:10 pm
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Thank you all so much :D
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