Welcome to Africa

Gallery: WildlifePosted March 24, 2011278 views21 comments

We were on an afternoon drive in the Sabi-Sands Game Reserve, South Africa, ducking and diving from the storm that was passing overhead.

We came into a clearing, and saw a small herd of buffalo. As we approached them, the sky opened up, the sun came through, and voila! A huge double rainbow towered over a bunch of one of Africa's largest mammals, minisculing them.

This, unfortunately, has to be viewed large to appreciate.

Techs:
Nikon D3s with 14-24mm @ 20mm
f11.0 | 1/160 SS | ISO-200

Comments

21 comments

Comment posted by Nancy Lea Sandy on March 24, 2011 at 4:15 PM

Awesome! The position of the buffalo was a stroke of luck. The larger version is stunning. Very nicely done

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Comment posted by Cristina Strudthof on March 24, 2011 at 4:25 PM

I like. You couldn't ask for a better composition.

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Comment posted by Fabio Giarrizzo on March 24, 2011 at 4:37 PM

Stunning image- Great colours and very fine composition- I really hope to get there one day, Fabio

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Comment posted by John Blumenkamp on March 24, 2011 at 5:03 PM

Hi Morkel... great to see you here on NPN (I'm new myself). This is a fantastic environment scene for these buffalo, with great colors and overall comp... congrats!

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Comment posted by Wayne Willison on March 24, 2011 at 6:18 PM

Nothing short of amazing to capture that rainbow precisely over the buffalo. Beautiful.

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Comment posted by Rick Cloran on March 24, 2011 at 6:36 PM

This will make a beautiful print.

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Comment posted by Ashley Vincent on March 25, 2011 at 12:13 AM

Wow! What a wonderful image to feast one's eyes on! And I was just thinking yesterday whether or not I really need to bring a wide angle lens along on my upcoming trip to SA - LOL ;^p Murphy's Law will probably have it that I'll see nothing so amazing as this though for the simple reason that I've now decided to bring the wide angle as well, but better safe than sorry ;^)

Thanks for sharing this Morkel :^)

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Comment posted by Morkel Erasmus on March 25, 2011 at 12:24 AM

thank you all for the kind feedback...we were certainly lucky to come upon this particular sighting in this way!

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Comment posted by Stephen Kaluski on March 25, 2011 at 4:51 AM

A classic Morkel, right time, right location. The option of a bigger image really does help.

TFS
Steve

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Comment posted by Jagdeep Rajput on March 25, 2011 at 8:02 AM

Very nicely done! Great setting, perfect rainbow, light n clouds ! I like the way clouds are opening up in the middle. Do wish that Buffalos were closer but you could do nothing about it.

Jagdeep Rajput

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Comment posted by Lon Sharp on March 25, 2011 at 10:09 AM

A special moment, well preserved!

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Comment posted by Jim Hackley on March 25, 2011 at 12:11 PM

Wonderful scene and composition to display that colorful moment, way to cool.

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Comment posted by Sandipan Dutta on March 25, 2011 at 12:27 PM

A visual treat !!!

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Comment posted by Morkel Erasmus on March 25, 2011 at 12:38 PM

thanks for the heap of kind comments! I too wish the buffs were a tad closer...

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Comment posted by Stu Porter on March 26, 2011 at 6:00 PM

Morkel, great image ! end to end rainbow, light is amazing and the clouds top it off !! nice one :) cheers, Stu

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Comment posted by Ajit Huilgol on March 27, 2011 at 12:05 AM

This is better than finding the proverbial pot of gold at the end of a rainbow!

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Comment posted by Ken Archer on March 27, 2011 at 2:33 AM

Awesome Scene Morkel

Ken Archer

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Comment posted by Brad Hill on March 27, 2011 at 9:32 AM

HI Morkel,

Sorry I'm a little late in the game on this one! Very nice animalscape and definitely agree that the larger version does this image much more justice. I like the land/sky proportions you chose and my only nit has already been mentioned - a bit of a shame the buffalo weren't a little closer. But still a very appealing and powerful image as posted!

Cheers...

Brad

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Comment posted by Morkel Erasmus on March 27, 2011 at 3:40 PM

thanks for the kind comments everyone

Brad - no worries :)

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Comment posted by kiran khanzode on April 4, 2011 at 12:48 AM

This image is like the "STARGATE to Africa", stupendous !

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Comment posted by Morkel Erasmus on April 7, 2011 at 11:11 AM

thanks Kiran!

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