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The bird in the background there is an African Scops Owl. Such a beautiful owl to have around! (and tough to spot)

I thought so, thank you. I will try and get a sighting.

Thanks so much man! 👊🏼

My pleasure, thank you for watching 🙏🏼

Thank you! Appreciate it

Thanks Charles. Awesome, it would be very interesting to see the difference between then and now.

Thanks Diego! Appreciate you watching 👊🏼

I’m so glad it benefits you in some way! Thank you

Thank you very much 🙏🏼

Thank you!

Thank you so much! I’m really glad you enjoyed it 🙏🏼 those lion cubs were special indeed. So great that you got to see Casper, he’s been very elusive for me. Hope you’re good luck continues in August 🤞🏼 cheers from a cold Johannesburg

@@WildWildJourneys ♥

Thank you! Appreciate you watching

@@WildWildJourneys Thank you for making such a wonderful film, it brought a tear to my eyes.

Thanks so much, Jed! Glad you enjoyed it 🙏🏼 Alpha brain waves are between 7 and 12Hz and are found in relaxed and meditative state of minds. These binaural waves just happen to be within this music that I chose for this video - so it was just a bonus and a happy coincidence 👍🏼

I’m very glad you enjoyed it. Thanks so much, Noekie

What a place to live! I’ve had a few sundowners on that fence line and can see how that would’ve been a special time for you 👌🏼

Thanks Iwan! Yes, I would definitely recommend a visit 💯

Awesome.. Thanks so much, Francois! Looks like kindness runs in the family 😄

There’s a Woodland Kingfisher calling as well as a Cape-turtle Dove and I think a Sabota Lark there too 👍🏼

Hi Dawie. Wow, thanks so much! Better late than never, I guess 💯 appreciate the sub and happy to have you a part of the journey

www.sanparks.org/parks/kruger/rates-entry-fees Around R120 for SA residents and R490 for Internationals

Thanks Wesley! Super encouraging to hear that 🙏🏼

Ah, sorry about the homesickness! It’s seems like there’s a number of people getting their bush fix on CZcams from overseas - hope I’m doing it justice 🇿🇦 thank you very much 🙏🏼

Thank you, I'll definitely keep them coming! I'm using a Canon R6 and switch between the 70-200 and 100-500mm

Thanks, beautiful shots! I've just bought a Panasonic S5 ii and will use a 60-600 on my next trip (in time😅)

Thank you, Susan! Sounds like the safari bug has truly bitten with you... I think the song you're talking is about is called Nena's Song (Kenya) by Hans Johnson

@@WildWildJourneys Yes......that's exactly it! I keep humming it......can't help myself. You have also inspired me to learn and do more videoing (I have EOS R6), which I have always shied away from and stuck with stills. I am hoping to go to Kenya/Tanzania next year, so better get practicing!! Thank you again for the inspiration.

@@susancallaghan that’s amazing to hear! It’s really rewarding and enjoyable so you have a lot to look forward to 🙌🏼 hope it works out and you get to go there - still on my bucket list… good luck and enjoy it!

Thanks Laurel. That is so good. Funny how the simplest of ideas are the hardest to implement!

Hi Linda. Wow, thank you so much! I don’t think I’d be able to be that far away from the bush.. happy to be able to bring it to you in some way at least. Hope you can make it back here for a visit at some point 🤞🏼 Kruger itself is certainly very safe 💯

@@WildWildJourneys I will turn 70 next year and hope to be able to come with a ladyfriend. I certainly will so self drives, but the sunset drives will also be a must! Will probably fly into Skukuza and hire a car there at the airport. 1 and 1/2 weeks Kruger will definitely be for me!

@@lindahess9798 sounds like the perfect way to celebrate!

As a former guide, I can tell you that is the best answer to give. With no energy of expectations everything becomes simpler and flows in a fantastic way. Funny thing is, often that’s when the ‘more special’ things show up. And I found the opposite would happen when someone would insist on focusing on something and ignoring the rest… Thanks again for watching

Thank you so much. Glad you could relate. Appreciate you watching 🙏🏼

So happy you enjoyed it! Thanks so much Nerine 🙏🏼

My pleasure! So happy you enjoyed it. Thank you 🙏🏼

Hi Richard. I probably should’ve touched on this better… I’m shooting video manually, so no priority with controI over ISO, aperture and shutter. I’m not even sure if this is the ‘correct’ way for me to shoot out there… I do often shoot at much higher shutter speeds to avoid overexposure with wide apertures. Sometimes well into the thousands. I’m aware of the 2 x fps ‘rule’ but I keep it in mind as a minimum shutter speed rather than a constant. Hope that helps. I’m also only a year into videography now and really winging it at most times and learning by making a lot of mistakes to be honest.

@@WildWildJourneys Thanks. Your videos are awesome. I am been doing wildlife photography for going on 40 yrs - started with 35 mm slides. Lol. I am trying my hand at videos too so any advice is welcome. Like you am winging it but have limited my shutter speeds to slower speeds based on what I have read. I am SA but live n Oz so don't get too many opportunities these days and not really interested in Oz widlife. Not the same as Africa.

@@richardtustin thank you. Oh wow, sounds like it’s been quite the journey from slides to today’s tech! I am also going to be a bit more thoughtful about being more technically correct from now on. Oh, that makes sense. You’ll have to plan a trip back to the motherland sometime then 🇿🇦

@@WildWildJourneys I guess one has to experiment - problem with wildlife is you ony get one chance and then its gone. Am heading to SA in 3 week time and will spend 10 days in KNP up north Punda Maria then Letaba and Tsendze. Can't wait. Just purchased a second hand Land Cruiser. October heading to Hwange participate in the annual game count. First time I visited KNP asa 4 yr old in 1963 with a small instamatic which only took black and white photos. Still have the photos and camera. KNP in those days was wild like Botswana. No fences and only basic infrastructure. Kind of miss it.

@@richardtustin 100%, that’s what makes the challenge so enjoyable I guess. Sounds like some great times ahead, love the North. I wish I could’ve experienced KNP back then - it sounds amazing! Hwange on the bucket list for sure. Enjoy it!

Thank you very much. Happy to hear they resonate 🙏🏼

Thank you. Highly recommended a visit if you can one day. In simple, I’m not doing anything out of the ordinary - for video I shoot manually, keeping my ISO as low as possible while keeping the shutter at a high enough speed to keep things smooth. Aperture will vary depending on a lot but usually as open as possible. For photos it’s a similar concept and I shoot in Aperture mode. Hope that helps!

So glad! Thanks Christiaan 👊🏼

Thank you!

A huge YES to that awesome feedback. So glad you find this kind of content valuable in some way! Thank you Michael 🙏🏼

Thanks Villiers! The addiction is real 😄 also looking forward to the next 💪🏼

Thank you very much Hummel!

So good to hear! Thank you

You definitely understand it. It’s like coming home? There’s nothing quite like it, really!

Highly recommend a visit, you won’t be disappointed. Game drives and walks offered there too

I'm ex-SA living in Peru, bit of a trip required, but probably worth it 😊