Black Rhino Family.

One of the success stories in Tanzania. When I was there in 2011, my partner Nas told me they could account for 23 animals in the Ngorongoro Crater. Several towers surround the crater with 24 hour armed guards, radios, dispatch, and anti-poaching teams.

Now, my friends in TZ tell me there are over 50 Black rhinos in the Crater... a world renown natural site.

Worth the reading here -

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ngorongoro_Conservation_Area

We have had incredible sightings of these majestic rhinos over the year., I have never been to TZ without a view. Lucky? More then that... a species almost extinct., and a view back to the age of the dinosaur.

True nature, no fences, no baiting, superb respect for the land and the wildlife happens here in the North Swing locations on my itinerary.

All real.

thanks for looking.

Nikon D850 ,Nikkor 200-400mm f/4G ED-IF AF-S VR
1/400s f/5.6 at 400.0mm iso500

High winds and dust did not help this shot too much, but in some ways, the effect is cool. We had hundreds of giraffe to see and photograph during this tour, I am so thankful for the overwhelming beauty of Tanzania.

East African Giraffe Family - Tanzania
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Love Africa!

A cheetah on the lookout for prey and enemies!

this beautiful healthy Cheetah and its partner were sitting in the tall grass, lounging when they popped up for a look. Sweet light, and just the right amount of depth of field to cover the animal in sharp focus made this one a favourite.

Such an incredibly superb cat! What a trip!

Cheetah on Guard - Tanzania
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When this beautiful roller came in for a landing, it had a hard time finding its footing! Very fortunate to be ready, I was able to capture about 5 frames in different wing positions.

The pure beauty of wild Tanzania! - Love Africa!

Eurasian roller in a balancing act!
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Fork-tailed drongo in Flight
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Gray-headed kingfisher
Tanzania - February 2018

Straight from the plane to the first game drive, no rest for eager photographers! And such luck!

Thanks for looking!

Gray headed Kingfisher
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Nikon D850 ,Nikkor 200-400mm f/4G ED-IF AF-S VR
1/80s f/4.0 at 400.0mm iso500

Bat-eared fox - Tanzania.

Our driver was good enough to allow me to get out of the truck, knowing that there were lions in the area, he kept an eye out for me. From what I hear, lions don't eat Canadians anyhow., too much fat!

Several shots later, I crawl back into the safari truck., all was well.

cute wee ones!

Thanks for looking!

Bat-eared fox Family
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Nikon D850 ,Nikkor 200-400mm f/4G ED-IF AF-S VR
1/2500s f/5.0 at 400.0mm iso500

A visit back to the dinosaur age - and a virtually near extinct species... Black rhino - and calf.

We had a great look at there 2 for about 10 minutes, before they wandered out of sight., truly spectacular animals. soft light helped, but there were at a fair distance.

Taken in the Ngorongoro crater!

Black rhino Family
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Nikon D850 ,Nikkor 200-400mm f/4G ED-IF AF-S VR
1/500s f/5.6 at 360.0mm iso500

It's going to take a while!

Such a great trip, I really can't explain. From start to finish, excitement, and fantastic imaging!

Perfect? Not a chance. Lots of harsh light, wind, dust like crazy, no wifi at the last camp! Sure, I could complain, but the positives blow away the negatives.

Flights we awesome.. food was excellent the whole trip, guests were fantastic! (< a big deal for me!)

I have never been so excited to get home and review my images.. tons of time, culling, and favouriting the good shots.

If anyone is interested in going to Africa with me, and you would like to see all my best shots, I will have them all on a private page later this week., converted straight from the raw files to a smaller jpeg.

This viewing is only if you are seriously interested.

More posts soon, and keep up with Ashley Hockenberry.. he will be posting regularly too., Ashley did very well! Contact him if you would like an honest opinion about our tour.

Take care!

A belated wish to my dream girls Daisy Barlow and Maria Dessiray.. thanks for everything hug, and for all the dreams come true.

Valentines Day Lions
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Nikon D850 ,Nikkor 200-400mm f/4G ED-IF AF-S VR
1/1000s f/5.0 at 260.0mm iso125

Another quick edit this morning... it's fun for a change to be going through this tours image results with a sense of excitement.

I did have my mac-book pro with me, recently upgraded to Serra OS, also, updating my raw file viewer to view NX-i, and just my luck, I get on the plane and miss the updates.

While viewing a few files in Africa, the MB Pro, kept crashing... maybe after viewing 10-12 shots. So, I give up, and just use the machine to backing up my cards - That didn't even work well. Frustrated, I get home, and copy everything to my 8 TB drive, using my iMac, and then also the doing the OS + View NXi updates, now working perfectly with both machines.

Nice.

So, the moral is - if your going out on a tour - double and triple check for updates, and make 100% sure they are working well before you leave.

On this tour = after firing exactly 7,650 images, I culled, and tagged 390 "candidates" to possibly edit. My guess is that I will edit maybe 75 of them over the next 6-8 months., this depends on how busy life and business is for me. I still have a ton of editing to do from 2017, a very busy year.

This trip was full of "firsts" for me... here we have a decent shot of the Banded mongoose pair... All I have from my previous 5 tours is too many shots of them running away.

Such a cool animal!

Also, a first for me is about 120 shots of a large (about 15) family their cousins, called - Dwarf Mongoose... That was fun! Very early morning light, pushing the iso, really hoping for a sharp shot.

So, enough rambling on here... I'm sure my friends who know me can see how exited I am, and can't wait to go back.

Have a good day.

Banded mongoose
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Nikon D850 ,Nikkor 200-400mm f/4G ED-IF AF-S VR
1/500s f/4.0 at 400.0mm iso1600

Arrival Shoot!

Only a bout 2.5 hours from the landing site, we were shooting in some superb low light. Overcast can be your friend in TZ. Knowing these birds as I do, we can manage close up images, with brilliant backgrounds.

To me, the Lilac-brested is in the top 5 most beautiful birds world wide... incredible sight!

Lilac-breasted roller
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1/80s f/4.0 at 400.0mm iso250

Black Faced Vervet Monkey Baby
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New tour to Tanzania coming soon!
also, Florida!
Nikon D850 ,Nikkor 200-400mm f/4G ED-IF AF-S VR
1/1000s f/4.0 at 400.0mm iso1600

Snowy Egret in Flight - Freedom
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Nikon D810 ,Nikkor 600 mm f/4 ED
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Moorhen in Florida on the Run
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Snowy Owl Lift Off
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1/1000s f/5.6 at 400.0mm iso1600

Snowy Owl Hunting the Frozen Fields
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1/1000s f/5.6 at 400.0mm iso250

Snowy Owl in the Grass
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1/1600s f/8.0 at 400.0mm iso400

Snowy Owl - Ontario Tundra
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1/2000s f/5.6 at 400.0mm iso800

Snowy Owl Lift Off
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1/2500s f/4.0 at 360.0mm iso1000

Snowy Owl at 25600 iso
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1/4000s f/4.0 at 400.0mm iso25600

Snowy owl in Flight 10000 ISO
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Noise reduction in Photoshop applied.
Nikon D850 ,Nikkor 200-400mm f/4G ED-IF AF-S VR
1/800s f/4.0 at 400.0mm iso10000

Snowy Owl - D850
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Nikon D850 ,Nikkor 200-400mm f/4G ED-IF AF-S VR
1/2500s f/4.0 at 400.0mm iso200

Lilac-breasted roller
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Nikon D810 ,Nikkor 200-400mm f/4G ED-IF AF-S VR
1/2500s f/6.3 at 400.0mm iso1250

Mother Lion and Cub
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Zebra Family in Tanzania
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1/1250s f/4.0 at 400.0mm iso640

Spotted Hyena - Tanzania
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Passing Zebra
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1/500s f/7.1 at 400.0mm iso160

Maybe the size of a golden retriever, the Kori bustard roams the grassland in search of insects.

Tanzania Tour with your camera!

raymond

#africa #nature #wildlife #bird #raymondbarlow

Leopard Hunting - Tanzania
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Lion Cub Snarl
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Male Lion Hunting in Tanzania
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Brown pelican Chases a Cormorant
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Nikon D810 ,Nikkor 600 mm f/4 ED
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Little Blue Heron in Flight
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Nikon D810 ,Nikkor 600 mm f/4 ED
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Snow Owl Hunting for Real Prey
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Nikon D800 ,Nikkor 200-400mm f/4G ED-IF AF-S VR
1/2500s f/4.0 at 280.0mm iso2000

Snowy Owl enjoys the Hunt
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1/1600s f/5.6 at 400.0mm iso1000

Tri-coloured Heron Lift Off
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Snowy Owl in Flight - Photo Tours to Wild Owls - **Never Baited**.
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Purple Gallinule Chasing
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Purple Gallinule on the Run - Florida tours
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Purple Gallinule on the Run - Florida tours
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Nikon D810 ,Nikkor 600 mm f/4 ED
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Snowy Egret in Flight
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Nikon D810 ,Nikkor 600 mm f/4 ED
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Roseate Spoonbill in Flight
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Another tour booked for August 2018, back to this place for the amazing Mara crossing. - ray@raymondbarlow.com

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Lions on the Move
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Great grey owl Perched
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Long-tailed duck in Flight
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Thirsty Skimmer

Nikon D810 ,Nikkor 600 mm f/4 ED
1/2500s f/8.0 at 600.0mm iso2500