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      Wim van den Heever




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      The wildebeest crossing the Mara river is a sight to behold.
      Although we have all seen the numerous documentaries on this subject, actually seeing it with your own eyes is a sight to behold.
      The unfolding drama is almost unbelievable as these animals are driven to cross this ferocious river.
      40 000 Wildebeest die trying to cross each year....!

      ODP Safaris had a good year this year. We had a total 20 crossings in 2 weeks. Two of these were massive crossings of over an hour long. The big one was a total of an hour and 40 min with thousands of animals crossing the strong flowing Mara.
      Crocs as big as submarines were having a feast, as the panic stricken Wildebeest fought for their survival.
      The photography was off the scales and I personally flattened a 32GB CF in this big crossing - I can't wait for next year!
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  1.   Mon 26/9/2011 07:24
    1. AllanB
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      Still very big on my wish list.

      The action and mood very well captured.

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  1.   Mon 26/9/2011 08:25
    1. DrJcM
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      Registered: October 2006
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      Action packed stuff Wim!!

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      A fresh approach in photography !
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  1.   Mon 26/9/2011 08:30
    1. Lee Bothma
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      Great action Wim, how many GB did you shoot on the whole trip?

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  1.   Mon 26/9/2011 08:44
    1. Wim van den Heever
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      Lee - I shot about 9x 32GB cards.... I did quite a bit of video as well, but still managed a disgusting amount of photography in the 2 weeks...!
      20x crossings, Cheetah Cubs, lions cubs, 3x kills, balloon rides and many more took its toll.... hahahhahaha!

      Thanks for the comments everyone!

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  1.   Mon 26/9/2011 08:44
    1. Jason Stander
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      OUTSTANDING!

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  1.   Mon 26/9/2011 09:02
    1. Lee Bothma
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      Haha, that's awesome though! Well worth all the homework of sorting it out looks like I might need to start saving for one of these trips Wd again bud

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  1.   Mon 26/9/2011 17:30
    1. Morkel Erasmus
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      Super shot Wim...can imagine you need to overpack memory cards for a trip like this!

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  1.   Mon 26/9/2011 18:16
    1. Rudi van den Heever
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      Stunning Wim! Will have to book a trip soon or I might be going mad 'cause of all these images posted!

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  1.   Mon 26/9/2011 18:20
    1. Manana
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      Great shot Wim.

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  1.   Mon 26/9/2011 19:22
    1. Anton Geyser
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      I like !!!!!!
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  1.   Tue 27/9/2011 07:40
    1. GlenH
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      That must be an amazing event to witness Wim. Brilliant image.

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  1.   Thu 6/10/2011 09:00
    1. Mark Dumbleton
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      Bring on next year!!!!

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  1.   Sun 23/10/2011 16:11 Rating: 9.00 
    1. medsport
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