Last Light: Video
Published by Wildcaster 1 month, 2 weeks ago Tags: adventure, africa, african, african birds, animal, animal kingdom, animals, bird, birding, birding african birds, birds, blog, blogumentary, bush, bush knowledge, conservation, documentary, ecotraining, education, elephant, elephants, experience, film, filmaker, flickr, fly, GLTP, gonarezhou, Great Limpopo Transfrontier Park, malilangwe, marabou stork, mashable, microlight, narrowcasting, nature, Open Content Alliance, ornithology, pamushana, peace parks, photo, photos, podcasting, stork, ultralight, video, wildcast, wildcasting, wilderness, wildlife, wildlife documentary, youtube, zimbabwe.I took to the skies again this morning. Utter bliss!
This big herd of buffalo had just drunk at Bandama pan.
I was sort of flying looking for the elephants, which were in much the same place I found them yesterday morning. But I was also just flying for the pleasure.
For the rest of the day I was with the elephant herds feeding in the dense mopanie scrub. Not a fun area to drive around in. But the elephant enjoyed it, stripping bark all day.
In late afternoon the herds were headed for Banyini pan. It was perfect. The light was great and they would no doubt head across the open area in single-file, some 40 elephants. I was set up and ready for the spectacle.
I waited and waited and waited. Then I realised I’d been had. The herds had done a u-turn and were headed for Simbiri dam. They really aren’t following orders.
And like yesterday the herds only arrived after sunset. Too dark to film. But a couple of young bulls arrived just on time with the last light.
When the light on the ground had disappeared I turned to the last glow of the day to film Marabou Storks silhouetted against the golden skies.
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Wow. The light, superb, but to actually feel you were there to hear the big guys drink up: too, too marvelous and magical. Okay, know you get the close-ups with zoom lenses (on a still camera), but how do you manage close-up video and crystal clear sound?
Am a sucker for this light on the grasses. Not altogether sure why, but was greatly fascinated by grasses (the American plains Indians call them “the standing silent nation”) decades before they became important landscaping plants here. The native plains grasses have roots that go down an astonishing eight feet.
Ellie stills. Wonderful. Most especially like the stair-step sized threesome, and wee fellow with his little trunk stuck straight out, as if sizing up becoming a snorkel! The beautiful and the precious.
Third wow goes to the Marabou storks. Seemingly an exquisite etching against a burnished gold sky.
Was also struck by the other day’s aerial of the gorgeous blue of the river with the buffs coming to drink…awesome.
A scintillating thank you, Kim.
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Hi Kim
Also can never get enough of those sunsets. Not enough dust here for that sort of thing!
Any video to come of the hyaenas?
Take care
Roy
Gorgeous!! Loved the sound of the eles drinking.
Bonny. Close ups on video and great sound…………………… just get in there with them and you get it all.
Roy: Always keen on the hyaenas. Just wish these new little cubs would show their faces.
I”m sure you’ve got enough pollution to give you similar sunsets??
Wow…well, please do not go to the new wild dog den when it’s dark!