Lake Naivasha

Buck Wild!

Kenya is chock full of DLTs (that would be deer-lke things), and one of my favorites is the water-buck, pictured here.  Usually you’ll find these roaming around grassy plains and such, but I had never encountered one near or on the water.  This fella was about knee deep in Lake Naivasha, where we also came across LOTS of hippos.  What with the name water-buck and fact that he is actually hanging out in the lake, this has to be my favorite “environmental portrait” shots of one of these magnificent creatures.  We were in a long-boat when I shot this with the D700 and Nikkor 70-200 2.8 VR set to 180mm.  Sure was cool to get so close to this guy and have him look up at me in time for the shot, though the boat was also moving (slowly) when I shot this.

Adventures in Kenya: The Lodge in the Garden of Eden

As some of you know, I’ve been spending the last couple of weeks traveling with my wife and daughters through Kenya, and it’s been an amazing adventure.  So much has changed since we lived here, just over a decade ago, yet so much remains so very familiar.  Sadly, we’re winding down the last days here, though the memories of the last two weeks will remain with us forever.

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