South Africa 2004 Photo Gallery by Michael Kilpatrick at pbase.com

South Africa 2004

In July 2004 I went on a trip to South Africa. The main purpose was to take photos of African wildlife.
I visited 2 private game lodges (Elephant Plains and Nottens) in the greater Sabi Sand reserve, near Kruger National Park, spent 2 days in the public part of Kruger, then drove across to the Madikwe reserve, on the border of South Africa and Botswana. In Madikwe I stayed at Tau Game Lodge.
Please don't use or link to my shots without my permission.

Elephant Plains	Elephant Plains	Elephant Plains	Elephant Plains	Elephant Plains - Sunrise
Elephant Plains	Elephant Plains	Elephant Plains	Elephant Plains - Young Cheetah	Elephant Plains
Elephant Plains	Elephant Plains	Elephant Plains	Elephant Plains	Elephant Plains
Elephant Plains - Leopard in camp	Elephant Plains	Elephant Plains - Elephant Tail	Elephant Plains - Female Kudu	Nottens - Pale Chanting Gosshawk on kill
Nottens	Nottens	Nottens - Fork Tailed Drongo	Nottens	Nottens - Leopard with baboon kill
Nottens. Leopard with baboon kill.	Nottens - Mature Male Kudu	Nottens - Buffalo with Oxpecker	Nottens - Young Male Kudu	Nottens - Two young male kudu
Kruger Park	Kruger Park - Male Baboon	Kruger Park - Lilac Breasted Roller	Kruger Park
Kruger Park	Kruger Park	Kruger Park	Kruger Park - Helmetted Guinea Fowl	Kruger Park - Egyptian Goose
Kruger Park - Lilac Breasted Roller	Kruger Park - Lilac Breasted Roller	Kruger Park	Kruger Park	Kruger Park - African Fish Eagle
Kruger Park	Kruger Park	Kruger Park	Kruger Park - Redbilled Oxpecker on Giraffe	Kruger Park
Kruger Park	Kruger Park	Kruger Park	Kruger Park	Drakensbergs
	Tau	Tau	Tau	Tau
Tau	Tau	Tau - Wildebeeste	Tau - Red Hartebeest	Tau - Tsessebe facial
Tau	Tau - Red Hartebeest	Tau - Lion cub on warthog kill	Tau - Lion cub on warthog kill	Tau
Tau - Same lion cubs, 24 hrs later.	Tau	Tau - Brown Hyena	Tau - Jackal on baby giraffe kill	Tau - Brown Hyena and Jackal on baby giraffe kill
Tau - Brown Hyena feeding on baby giraffe	Tau	Tau - Waterbuck	Tau	Tau
Tau - Adolescent lion siblings playing	Tau - Playful lions	Tau - Kudu drinking	Tau	Tau
Tau	Tau - Little Bee Eater	Tau - Impala rams.	Tau	Tau
Tau	Tau

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blu		03-Mar-2009 07:34
You've got some FANTASTIC shots here - congratulations and big VOTE! If you like have a look at my gallery of South Africa.http://www.pbase.com/uese/southafrica

Guest		27-Dec-2007 11:47
Beutiful gallery, keep up the good work.

Dmitri Markine		21-Aug-2007 03:47
When I was there, I tried to find leopards but just couldn't. Lucky you... ------------------------------------------- Dmitri Markine Toronto Wedding Photographer http://www.dmitrimarkine.com

Guest		15-Jul-2007 20:29
Nice pictures, I will be there in October and hope I do as well.

Adjacir Cidr�o		04-Jul-2007 18:01
Thank you for sharing thoses images.. wonderful work V

Abdul Rahim Al Maimani		23-Jun-2007 12:09
superb phots. Excelent gallery. My vote for it

Guest		22-Apr-2007 18:55
BEAUTIFUL gallery!!!

FrankB		15-Apr-2007 20:14
outstanding....really moving wildlife shots. Technically and compositionally superb. I left digital for film a year ago....I may need to make a return trip...V

Guest		21-Mar-2007 01:01
excellent gallery! I miss South Africa a lot . . . I'll be posting some images from Kenya soon (taken with a point-and-shoot, unfortunately) - check them out!

BOB		24-Feb-2007 06:35
its cool

Guest		11-Feb-2007 23:45
Fantastic, got our vote, Kindest regards Gayle and Hasely Rewiri, aninal lovers.

Chris Lock		27-Nov-2006 02:30
Some fabulous photos here. I'm jealous. Well done.

Aviv Bovete		11-Nov-2006 03:38
Wonderful gallery... great work... Aviv http://www.pbase.com/avivb)

Guest		21-Oct-2006 23:17
An amazing array of wonderful shots from a part of the world close to my heart....Thank you

Terry Thormin		29-Aug-2006 00:16
A superb collection of African photos. Have to visit this gallery again. Makes me more eager to get to Africa this winter. Voted

carol j. phipps		10-Aug-2006 18:32
Exceptional collection. Vote.

Guest		21-Jul-2006 18:32
Excellent work - good mix of full frame shots and closeups.

christian dockendorff		05-Jul-2006 19:13
Excelent photos, I lived in South Africa for 10 years and did some traveling to several resorts, you did great with the animals y never got the good pictures you got, congratulations !!!

vholmes		27-Jun-2006 20:04
Excellent photography. You must have had a grand time.

Guest		30-May-2006 18:28
Great shots! You might want to have a look to my pictures as well ... not as good as yours. Thanks for sharing, Giancarlo from NY

Kevin Fasken		27-May-2006 22:07
These pictures are fantastic. For me, going to Africa would be a dream come true. Great work!

Guest		22-Apr-2006 12:40
Just a wonderful work Best regards from Spain http://www.photoshop-designs.com/foro http://www.photoshop-designs.net

Sylvia Latham		22-Apr-2006 03:31
These are just breathtakingly beautiful!!! I'll come back often so I can soak up each and every one.

Arist�teles Alves Ferreira		13-Mar-2006 02:39
Lindas fotos...Parabéns

gigi vallotton		03-Mar-2006 21:19
merveilleux ce monde animal. mon plaisir est de peindre en aquarelle les animaux.merci de me faciliter mon hobby grace a vos photos.

Guest		25-Feb-2006 07:56
Phenomenal work! Voted!

Guest		03-Jan-2006 20:47
Excellent photography.

Vilone		27-Dec-2005 00:00
Great gallery! I can see why it made to popular galleries!!

Bostjan		13-Dec-2005 14:16
Great shots!

Guest		27-Nov-2005 13:08
Des photos incroyables et des scènes magiques. Bravo. Super photos

Karen Moen		23-Nov-2005 20:09
This is an incredible gallery. All the images are sharp, well lit and capture the natural setting beautifully. Thank you for sharing your wonderful gift. Earns my vote.

Guest		11-Nov-2005 06:37
AMAZING!!!!! You get my vote, Michael!! I am in Johannesburg at the moment and will be off for safari this weekend. Hope to catch some of these amazing sights you captured on camera. Cheers

Guest		10-Nov-2005 20:34
Beautiful and interesting....I love all your images......I grew up in South Africa and these images really bring back memories...thank you for sharing. Best regards.R

Guest		09-Nov-2005 23:10
Michael - Thank you for taking me to Africa. I cannot go in person but your photos help me be there!

Guest		07-Nov-2005 15:35
Great gallery!

lou_rozensteins		03-Nov-2005 07:52
A great wildlife gallery. Each shot is interesting and well-presented!

Steve Bailey		27-Oct-2005 10:19
You have done justice to the wonders of South African Wildlife, some of your images are outstanding

nordic		16-Oct-2005 19:33
great images from a fantastic trip!

Guest		18-Sep-2005 19:55
Thank you for sharing thoses images.. That's a really nice gallery. Thank's for that wildlife travel...

Guest		12-Sep-2005 17:25
All I can say is WOW! Fantastic gallery. I can almost feel the heat looking at these pictures. Glad I came across your gallery. www.pbase.com/smith2996

oksana_p		09-Sep-2005 00:02
Wonderful photos! I fell in love with South Africa myself - what a beautiful country! Cheers, Oksana

Guest		16-Aug-2005 13:01
great gallery!

Guest		22-Jul-2005 20:45
Great gallery ... Amazing

Dave Sampsell		05-Jul-2005 14:08
You made the day of a three year old little girl who wanted to see photos of animals and birds from Africa. Great shots!

Guest		09-Jun-2005 11:45
your photos are really beautiful , i have myself 20 galleries and i invit you to see them, jean françois

Guest		16-May-2005 06:55
Great galleries, I'm really enjoying browsing, even though I'm green with envy! :) Thanks! ~ Clare

Manfred Bachmann		26-Apr-2005 19:54
Wonderful gallerie!

Guest		12-Apr-2005 12:00
WOW!!! I love your pictures. I spent 3 months traveling Southern Africa and took 3,000 pictures but do not have this sort of quality.

Guest		13-Mar-2005 21:36
i love these pictures!

Gary Hebert		23-Jan-2005 17:20
Very beautiful Michael and on January 23, 2005 you took me on a wildlife tour of Africa and I very much enjoyed it. Superb high quality work!

Guest		18-Jan-2005 08:58
Great photo's Michael...it takes patience I'm sure. Thanks for sharing.

Christina Craft		16-Jan-2005 22:19
Oh wow! i can see why this was on the popular gallery page. WOW! Got my vote.

Shaun Ferguson		13-Jan-2005 12:43
As a South African, I can say, you have done our wild life justice with your shots, they are just awesome. I live in London, but was in the Kalahari Gemsbok National Park over xmas looking for shots like these but now realise...I've still got much to learn with regards to taking photos...LOL Keep clicking Shaun

Ilse		24-Dec-2004 12:13
Fantastic!!! Was a great treat. Thanks.

Alex Uch�a		16-Nov-2004 12:40
outstanding gallery!!!!

Guest		07-Oct-2004 20:56
FANTASTIC! i am from south africa (working here) and been to kruger park and other game parks, but never managed to get anywhere close to such quality photographs. Now i am waiting for my 300D and lenses to be shipped from the USA!!!!!!! I hope that i will be able to take pictures as good as you. If you dont mind sharing your tips and tricks... pleaseeeeee.... paul

Guest		13-Aug-2004 00:10
Fantastic shots. I'd love to do a trip like that myself one day...

chris emery		12-Aug-2004 11:43
outstanding!!!!!!! i loved every minute of that trip, and the pictures you have taken show why!!! tau was amazing and especially watchin the hyena feeding, that i will never forget and the photos of that are unbelievable. Thanks

Gene		07-Aug-2004 14:38
Great pics, my wife really loves giraffes. She has quite a collection.

rose		06-Aug-2004 02:08
FANTASTIC !!!! Thanks for sharing so we could all see your great photos.

Roger		05-Aug-2004 23:36
Great stuff and nice of you to post em so the rest of the world can enjoy them too...thanks.

Phyllis		05-Aug-2004 22:26
Wow! these pics are fantastic.

Anne		05-Aug-2004 03:17
Outstanding, superb, wonderful, beautiful photos! You really captured the animals and birds of Africa. Anne

Richie		05-Aug-2004 02:14
Great Pics I Love The Big Cats

Einar Johannessen		02-Aug-2004 16:13
Absolutely amazing results! Most photographers would need to stay in the locale for months, if not years to achieve anything near this. Looking forward to your next trip!

John		02-Aug-2004 10:30
Great shots. Such a trip has to be high on my 'must visit' list.

aNt		02-Aug-2004 09:58
Awesome shots!! I'm going over to South Africa later this year with my 300D and my 75-300mm IS! I can't wait! And seeing your shots makes me wanna go more! :) Thanks for the great photo's!

DNA		02-Aug-2004 09:47
What an eye candy.

Guest		02-Aug-2004 07:26
Incredible!!

Philip Wood		02-Aug-2004 01:17
Great shots. Some are very inspiring.

davecarr		01-Aug-2004 11:21
Great Photos! Brought back many memories of my trips to Africa

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