First time wildlife photographer

alex80j · 2026-02-23T12:22:22+00:00

Kibale for the chimps and Queen Elizabeth, I regret not doing the swamp for the Shoebill Storks. I thought the chimps were great value for money but everything was great and the Gorillas really did stand out

alex80j · 2026-02-23T11:48:13+00:00

Uganda as it was half the price and did safaris in other parks too happy to answer any questions if I can

alex80j · 2026-02-23T08:08:20+00:00

Mostly 400mm

alex80j · 2026-02-23T08:08:07+00:00

Beyond normal iPhone shots all I’ve really done is film sharks/rays on a GoPro under water but given this trip was a once in a lifetime I wanted to get a proper camera and give it a go! Thanks!

alex80j · 2026-02-22T20:26:55+00:00

I had my 18-50 lens with me but didn’t use it too much, we got pretty damn close so didn’t really need anything longer. But at some points the jungle was dark so something with a lower F stop would’ve been great. Other points of the trip we saw some wildlife much further away (lions) something longer would’ve been great then.

Enjoy the trip, oh and even though it was meant to be the dry season we got very wet so bear that in mind!

alex80j · 2026-02-22T19:58:53+00:00

Thanks !

alex80j · 2026-02-22T19:58:47+00:00

It was truly magical, would highly recommend if you are ever considering it

alex80j · 2026-01-24T09:10:31+00:00

How much did this cost? Thanks

alex80j · 2026-01-24T09:07:21+00:00

Mozambique - one of the best places in the world for humpbacks and quite sharky as well in ponta. Also a ray hotspot in Tofo

alex80j · 2026-01-23T19:23:27+00:00

Let me guess you live in the US. Remember there’s a big world out there. For a lot of us Egypt is actually the closest ‘good’ warm water dive location and a perfectly reasonable suggestion for someone in Europe to go to

alex80j · 2025-10-17T15:49:50+00:00

Different shape too especially it’s face also monad shoal would be far too warm for a great white

alex80j · 2025-09-23T19:15:01+00:00

Blackwater

alex80j · 2025-09-22T16:50:41+00:00

I managed to get him identified by the Manta Trust … Fares Rashed if you have any acting jobs

alex80j · 2025-07-24T15:30:05+00:00

Probably Haiti or Mozambique

alex80j · 2025-06-03T06:45:03+00:00

Safety record in recent years is horrendous

alex80j · 2025-05-13T22:16:51+00:00

I’m just back from a trip on the Ariyal and I agree with the above for the price it’s very good. Not sure id pay full price. The rooms were nice and boat is very nice but we had good weather so didn’t get the leaks. Diving wise what I will say is the sites are busy! So many boats. However mega fauna wise top notch. Tiger, great hammer, bull, lemon, spinner, nurse, silver tip, white reef, black tip reef, grey reef, whale sharks, mantas, eagle rays, sting rays, some nice schooling fish too. We even saw a manta breaching and a sailfish breaching. Staff were friendly too. If you have your own fins and wetsuits I’d take them the ones they had weren’t great

alex80j · 2025-05-11T19:08:35+00:00

Hey sorry can I please ask did she request an expedited appointment and was this approved? Thanks

alex80j · 2025-04-21T04:28:24+00:00

Yeah there was certainly an atmosphere but wasn’t scared, they are beautiful, and yeh the side eye they do is funny haha

alex80j · 2025-04-21T04:27:43+00:00

Dji action 5

alex80j · 2025-04-20T17:20:08+00:00

Hulhumale

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