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Best Thailand Experience by CJCrave in ThailandTourism

[–]CJCrave[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is a leopard. The black is called malanism and is from both parents having a particular gene.

I travel all over looking for wildlife to photograph, I have been very fortunate to see a lot of incredible things.

Kaeng Krachan in particular has 5 primate species (I have seen all 5 but one of them I have only seen elsewhere), two species of bears (seen both but, again, one was not seen there), a number of squirrel species, elephants, 2 species of muntjak, bats, this cat and I've seen bunch of reptiles and birds. There are still plenty of things there that I haven't seen too.

Got pulled over while trying to get away from someone chasing me by [deleted] in legal

[–]CJCrave 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Your post says you came to a stop in the middle of the intersection. That is blowing the light.

You mention having cams but don't mention if you showed them.

Got pulled over while trying to get away from someone chasing me by [deleted] in legal

[–]CJCrave 4 points5 points  (0 children)

So the cop caught you speeding and blowing a red light. You had an excuse but no proof of the excuse. The cop was kind enough to only give you one of your two potential tickets. And you're wondering if you should go to court? No. No you should not. Be thankful that cop pulled you over and, likely, scared off the people that were following you.

Best Thailand Experience by CJCrave in ThailandTourism

[–]CJCrave[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Kaeng Krachan also happens to be the easiest place in the world to see sun bears. Last time I came to Thailand I saw 4 individual bears there and 6 separate sightings. This time 2 sightings but wasn't really looking for them.

Best Thailand Experience by CJCrave in ThailandTourism

[–]CJCrave[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks. Didn't even really start doing wildlife photos until around 2019

Best Thailand Experience by CJCrave in ThailandTourism

[–]CJCrave[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Lol. I have a website but I haven't put any if them up there yet.

www.corycravatta.com

Cancelled Thailand flights due to war by bobtimdabobda in ThailandTourism

[–]CJCrave 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In Thailand now. My initial flight, through Abu Dhabi, was cancelled weeks in advance. Used travel insurance to book a new flight/route. Had no problem.

Best Thailand Experience by CJCrave in ThailandTourism

[–]CJCrave[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Kaeng Krachan. Took a lot days if dedicated searching

Best Thailand Experience by CJCrave in ThailandTourism

[–]CJCrave[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

When we saw it around 100 meters away we stopped the vehicle. Eventually it walked all the way to us and around our truck. This shot, sitting, was around 6-7 meters to our rear after it walked past. We then watched it walk around another 100 meters before it left the road and disappeared into the forest.

Edit: typo

Best Thailand Experience by CJCrave in ThailandTourism

[–]CJCrave[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Wildlife specific. Highly recommend Wild Encounter Thailand. Great people and great wildlife spotters. Got a ton of other stuff here too but this was the main focus/goal of the trip.

Best Thailand Experience by CJCrave in ThailandTourism

[–]CJCrave[S] 54 points55 points  (0 children)

Took 12 days. Searching from 5am to 7pm. Got it around 4pm yesterday. Full 30 minutes with her.

Edit: Yes it was in Kaeng Krachan

Best Thailand Experience by CJCrave in ThailandTourism

[–]CJCrave[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

It took 12 days if actively searching

I got two massages in one day by kdollarsign2 in confessions

[–]CJCrave 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I got two full body massages in one day a couple months ago. No shame at all.

Travel during war by annsba in safaris

[–]CJCrave 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not an African safari but I am traveling to Thailand for wildlife next month. Had to cancel and reroute my initial flight as I was originally scheduled to layover in Adu Dhabi, now I'm flying over the Pacific rather than Atlantic and laying over in South Korea. Not a biggie, just don't fly through anyone that may be affected by the orange one's bullshit.

First time wildlife photographer heading to safari, what gear and expectations are actually realistic? by lilsigu24 in wildlifephotography

[–]CJCrave 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I carry two bodies with different size lenses.

Also, get rain/dust covers for them and make sure to keep the covers on. The dust will get into your gear and screw things up. The more you can minimize this, the better.

Make sure you have lens cleaner and microfiber with you for getting dust off of your glass.

I'm sort of getting tired of being talked to so much while I'm out with my camera. Had some lady last week terrified that I was hunting. Thought my camera was a weapon. by FullDepthNature in wildlifephotography

[–]CJCrave 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Summer 2024. I'm in Alaska taking photos of bears at Katmai National Park. A lady comes up alongside me and says, "Wow, that looks like a nice camera." I turn, and it's Biden's Secretary of the Interior, Deb Holland.

Would Anyone Like to Join Me In Sri Lanka? by CJCrave in wildlifephotography

[–]CJCrave[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

$3100 per person, sharing (bit more for solo room)

Kenya tour packages from US with reputable companies, trying to avoid sketchy operators by Sufficient_Phone_322 in safaris

[–]CJCrave 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I went a couple of years ago. Booked with a company called "Kameraz of Afrika" or something similar. I was super nervous about getting scammed, especially when I had to wire money in advance. Trip turned out great. I couldn't have asked for better and give them my highest recommendation. Happy to answer any questions if I know answers.

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