Countdown to Tanzania – 7 days left

Flipping the birds.

Settings: F5.6, 1/100-250 sec, ISO800-1600, 200mm
Lens: Panasonic Lumix G Vario 45-200mm F4-5.6 OIS
Camera: Olympus E-P1
Adjustments: Camera Raw

Countdown to Tanzania – 8 days left

As I mentioned in my previous post I ordered some new camera gear yesterday. Two spare batteries and a polarization filter (77mm) for the Nikon D700, and a compact monopod that should fit in my camera bag. I should probably make a post before I leave with a complete list of all gear that I’ll bring with me to Tanzania.

All shots below are of zebras in Kruger Park. They move in smaller herds, and could be pretty nervous when they saw the safari jeeps coming. It may look like we were pretty close to these ones, but all shots except one are taken at 200mm, which is full magnification with the lens I used. For the tech nerds, 200mm with a micro four third sensor translates to 400mm with a full frame sensor (like the Nikon D700), making focusing and stability quite tricky when you shoot from a vehicle without a tripod .

Settings: F5.0-6.3, 1/250-400 sec, ISO200, 120-200mmmm
Lens: Panasonic Lumix G Vario 45-200mm F4-5.6 OIS
Camera: Olympus E-P1
Adjustments: Camera Raw

Countdown to Tanzania – 9 days left

Kind of hard to grasp that we’re leaving for Tanzania and Serengeti next week. Gotta get moving and update some camera gear this week. A couple of reserve batteries for the D700 and maybe a lightweight tripod if I can find one that fits in my camera bag. Thinking of getting a polarization filter as well.

This photo is from Kruger Park where we saw a bunch of vultures swooping down on to an elephant’s carcass.

Settings: F8, 1/400 sec, ISO200, 189mmmm
Lens: Panasonic Lumix G Vario 45-200mm F4-5.6 OIS
Camera: Olympus E-P1
Adjustments: Camera Raw

Countdown to Tanzania – 10 days left

Another day in the jeep, another huge bull elephant.

Settings: F5.6, 1/200-320 sec, ISO200, 200mmmm
Lens: Panasonic Lumix G Vario 45-200mm F4-5.6 OIS
Camera: Olympus E-P1
Adjustments: Camera Raw & Lightroom

Countdown to Tanzania – 11 days left

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Settings: F6.3, 1/250 sec, ISO 200, 200mm
Lens: Panasonic Lumix G Vario 45-200mm F4-5.6 OIS
Camera: Olympus E-P1
Adjustments: Camera Raw & Photoshop

Countdown to Tanzania – 12 days left

This was an old bull that came walking through some bushes next to the road while we were traveling in our jeep. You can see that he’s old by looking at the shape of his skull. You see those sunken parts at upper part of his head? The deeper they are the older the elephant is. At least that’s what our guide told us. You can also see that he’s old by all the wrinkles (not really).

Settings pic 1: F5.6, 1/800 sec, ISO 200, 200mm
Settings pic 2: F4.7, 1/400 sec, ISO 200, 97mm
Lens: Panasonic Lumix G Vario 45-200mm F4-5.6 OIS
Camera: Olympus E-P1
Adjustments: Camera Raw

Countdown to Tanzania – 13 days left

Here’s a whole bunch of shots of nyala antelopes that were very close to our lodge in a national park called Mthetomusha Game Reserve. These are actually all youngsters and females. The males are much bigger, darker and with twisted horns (antlers?). We never got see a male nyala, which was a shame, but you can see how one looks here.

Settings: F4.8-5.6, 1/125-250 sec, ISO 200-400, 78-200mm
Lens: Panasonic Lumix G Vario 45-200mm F4-5.6 OIS
Camera: Olympus E-P1
Adjustments: Camera Raw & Photoshop

Countdown to Tanzania – 14 days left

Just two weeks to go! Here’s a young elephant from Kruger Park. We met and saw a lot of elephants in South Africa, both large herds and massive lone bulls, but I could never get tired of them. Fantastic and beautiful animals.

Settings: F5.6, 1/160 sec, ISO 200, 200mm
Lens: Panasonic Lumix G Vario 45-200mm F4-5.6 OIS
Camera: Olympus E-P1
Adjustments: Lightroom

Countdown to Tanzania – 15 days left

In just a little more than two weeks I will leave this frozen city for safari and relaxation in Tanzania. We went to South Africa last year, so for my countdown to this year’s safari I’ll post photos from our previous trip. First up is a lizard that was enjoying the sun at Table Mountain looking over Cape Town. I’ve always wondered why he was looking so smug…

All shots from our trip to South Africa was shot with the Olympus E-P1 with Panasonic’s 45-20mm zoom lens or the 20mm prime.

Settings: F10, 1/400 sec, ISO 400, 200mm
Lens: Panasonic Lumix G Vario 45-200mm F4-5.6 OIS
Camera: Olympus E-P1
Adjustments: Camera Raw

Olympus E-P1 with Canon FD 85mm F1.2 lens pt 2

One more pic of the setup from the previous shoot. I should probably add that I actually don’t use the 85mm lens on my E-P1. Since the lens is MASSIVE it’s a bit too big and heavy for the E-P1′s small body, and I don’t like using the manual focus lenses without a viewfinder. The 85mm lens is a much better fit for my GH2.

Settings: F2.8, 1/40 sec, ISO 800
Lens: Nikon AF-S 50mm F1.4G
Camera: Nikon D700
Adjustments: Lightroom