Thank you for taking us to Moremi in Botswana. We caught the "Africa virus" there in 2012. We have been to Africa 8 times now. We love watching your films. Editing, music and sound, everything is excellent! You have gained a new fan in us.
Totally enjoyed your video, Andrew!! You have captured great moments. I loved the photo of elephant with dust in the air and the sun background. The lion crossing the path is amazing. The pride of lionesses is so beautiful! Thank you, Andrew!
Botswana is top of our bucket list for a safari to see Chobe, Moremi the M pans (not attempting to spell it 😅) and the desert and delta properties too doing Botswana. We did our first Safari in South Africa 10 weeks ago and we are now doomed for life 🤓 this video brought tears to our eyes your cinematography and photography is outstanding man! Loved it 🔥 what a job you got too amazing! Keep up the good work can’t wait to see more vids from you dude 🥳
Hey guys!! Thanks for the fantastic comment and feedback on my work!! Botswana sure is a great place. In fact you can’t go wrong with Botswana, Zambia, Namibia etc. they all offer amazing products. Chobe is great for boating but be warned that game drives can get very busy there! Plenty more videos to come!!
This was a whole adventure. You have out done yourself with storytelling, editing, sound including music and the animals. The poor leopard with the damaged jaw 😢, truly sad. But you ended with the most heartwarming scene. Thank you for caring about the animals and nature. Your commitment to them shows 🌱❤️
Hi Andrew. Well this was a very beautiful Safari for sure. The opening shot of that Majestic Lion was glorious. And the entire video was amazing. So many great shots. I hope that Leopard survives. I guess we allow nature to take care of the animals as it does, yes? Thanks for taking us along, one of the BEST Safari's I've seen yet !!
@@AndrewMacdonaldPhotographyGreetings Andrew from Quebec, Canada, really enjoy your videos, so happy to know that the leopard is surviving! Keep them coming. I know in Kenya there is a vet team in some parks that rescue and performs surgical operations on some animals that are wounded, I wonder if in Botswana such a thing exists? Hopefully the leopard can still feed.
@@denyssarazin3318 hi there. Thanks for the comment. From experience humans and vets etc are only able to intervene if an animal was injured from human activity in some way but I’m not 💯 sure
@@AndrewMacdonaldPhotography Hi Andrew, you may be right, I’ll do some research and get back to you on this. Thanks for responding so fast, stay safe my friend!
Incredible Andrew. Your videos just keep going from strength to strength. Hard to choose our favourite photo, either one of the shots of the big male lion, or the last sighting of the lioness' eye through the pride! Insane.
If I'd go to safari, I'd definitely take option with low angle, like this one. I see there are countless offers of safari, but just few of them I found with this possibility. Great photos, great trip.
Incredible shots and excellent video! You're so right about all the elements including the subjects behavior coming together for a great shot! What time of the morning was the beautiful shots of the male lion in the first part of the video?
Great video as always....Looks like you pulled the trigger on the 400 f2.8 after the 200-600. Congrats. Did you get any further update on the leopard with the broken jaw ? Was it possible to treat her or was it too late 😢
@@AndrewMacdonaldPhotography yeah the 200-600 will be good for versatility. Good to know the leopard is still alive, hoping she can adapt her life further.
Great photos and footage Andrew I have just booked a safari in Kenya / Amboseli any photography tips would be greatly appreciated thank you in advance 👍
Nice work, I note you were using the 400/f2.8 a lot, but what other lenses/focal lengths did you notice getting fair use for stills during the game drives, etc. ?
@@AndrewMacdonaldPhotography Yeah, I'm in two minds as I have two FF bodies which I plan to take both and I'm thinking the 500 f/4 on body A, and either 70-200 f/2.8 on body B or 100-400 f/4.5-5.6 on body B. I'm unsure what f/stops I will need to be using throughout the drives, and thus if I should be using my 1.4x on the 500 f/4. You see I try to avoid changing lenses while I'm on a drive (besides the dust you often don't have the time) and I appreciate time of day makes a difference cause early in the morning and late in the evening you want faster f/stops. From previous different safaris I was at 560mm (400+1.4x) on a crop body and wanted more reach. I also did safaris with 600 mm on a crop body and still wanted more reach :-) Now, one idea is to have 700mm (500+1.4x) on a FF body. In previous safaris I had the 70-200 f/2.8 or 100-400 on the second FF body. The good thing with a 100-400 is its closest focusing distance compared to the 70-200, but of course the 70-200 is faster. So I have tried all sorts of combos on different safaris. And I'm still looking for the goldilocks combo. Any advice welcome
Hi Andrew, thank you for sharing another wonderful video. I am planning 4 days in south luangwa and 3 in moremi in early June 24. Which of the lodges of Time & Tide would you suggest in south luangwa. Moremi is simple after the video. 😊
Hi there. Thanks for the message. For me, personally I’d you’re looking to book with T+T you can’t go wrong with Mchenja and Kakuli. My favourite being Mchenja. It’s a beautiful camp and a far quieter area for game drives!
Gorgeous photos and video. Just back from my first safari (Thornybush) and totally smitten! Subscribed so I can learn more techniques. Just a question on the drone footage - I'm sure you must have applied for a licence but is there also a height limit for drones (to avoid spooking herds)?
