I’m back from a full week of photo safari in the Masai Mara park (Kenya). Here are a few figures to sum it up (before the photos).
- Lions: 47 different individuals spread over several prides (often met several times)
- Leopard: 1 male
- Cheetah: 5 animals
- Elephants: dozens
- Antelopes: beyond count
- Crocodiles: two spending the day less than a hundred meters from our camp
- Hippos: at least 40
Animal observation distance:
- For the felines:
- On average: 20 meters
- Maximum: about 1 kilometer
- Minimum: zero (photos are coming)
- For the elephants:
- On average: 100 meters
- Maximum: about 1 kilometer
- Minimum: in the middle of the camp (too near for the taste of some)
The group was made of 8 photographers (3 from Switzerland, 2 from French Bearn, one from Clermont-Ferrand and two from PAris, France). With photo equipment (mostly digital) from Canon, Nikon and Minolta.
During our daily trips, we met two profesional photographers (M.Denis-Huot et Mr. Gentil) and we had the pleasure to see the recent works of the first (while we were starting to be desperate for a leopard or a cheetah).
A very fine week. Wait for the images.