Out for an early morning game drive. Here is a herd of Impala caught in beautiful golden morning light, highlighting their colours, but also showing their camouflage ability. Actually we didn’t want to cook breakfast so we took a drive to nearby Robins Camp to have breakfast in the restaurant there, Crossing a low bridge we came across this herd of Impala in the riverbed. Being September they would all be female with the bull visible, identified by his horns, behind the big grass tuft.
Impala
Impala are a common sight as you travel in the Zimbabwe bush, soo common that we often call then “rats”. In fact I have been on a number of farms where the farmer is happy for hnters to come in and keep the population under control. They can eat crops and eat the grass grazing for cattle.
Taking the Photo
The camera, or sometime two, with different lenses and film loads, lay on the seat beside me, allowing a quick grab and shoot approach. Put simply, it was a matter of grab the shot, then assess for different framing, exposure, etc. Actaually this is a useful approach with digital photography too.
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The Memories Project
This post is part of the hairy1travels Memories Project – to capture those unseen negatives and transparencies from before my digital photography days.
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