Getting lost in Africa on a photo safari!
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- Опубліковано 2 лип 2023
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My name is Simon d'Entremont and I'm a professional wildlife and nature photographer from Eastern Canada. In this video I'll share with you my amazing experience on a photo safari in Botswana.
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Have you been to Africa? If I were to add new workshop locations, where should I go?
I'm from North West part of Africa (Morocco) and I can give you a suggestion that photographers don't do much, Desert / Ocean mix area for Landscapes, Seascapes and wildlife.
However this is something I'm planning to do myself as an amateur once I head back home.
Simon. If you don’t mind I live in the states and was wondering what your cost was
Nambia, amazing landscapes
@@MohcineJabairi the Kalahari?
South West Uganda. Also the Serengeti and surrounding parks can be great. In South Africa there are some fantastic places, the smaller parks in KZN are awesome and of course the Drakensberg is superb for its landscapes (hiking or otherwise).
Wow wow wow!! Thank you Simon for such an amazing video. It was a real pleasure having you stay with us and we can't wait to see you again with your first group in Botswana next year!!
Can’t wait! Thanks for being such an amazing host!
❤
Hi Simon, I have just come back from my African safari, and I also got lost in the sights and smells of Africa. I still wake up early in the morning and have a craving to go on a safari drive. I am a hobby photographer, but I watched all your wonderful and informative youtubes and it made a huge difference to my ability to get some wonderful photos. So thank you so much. You are incredibly generous with your expertise, and I loved this youtube as it brought back so many memories. 🙏
I’ve been extremely fortunate to have travelled all over Africa several times, overlanding, backpacking, one organized photographic safari in Kenya and even hitchhiking from Zim through Botswana and down into South Africa. It was long ago, mid 1980’s to mid 1990’s. No digital cameras back then, just two Minolta bodies, a few lenses, a tripod and loads of slide film. Unlike today, I had to wait months sometimes, to get home and have the slides processed, never knowing if I got good shots or not. Of course I didn’t get pictures like Simon’s but I can guarantee people, you don’t need to be a professional to get great shots that you will cherish for a lifetime. I had a 28-200mm lens and there is no other feeling quite as exhilarating as sitting in the back of Land Rover, sometimes as close as 20 or 30 feet from a pride of lions or an elephant and taking as many shots as you can. Floating in small boats on the Lake Kariba Dam we were able to get so close to elephants I could get a full frame of an elephant’s eye and huge eyelash without zooming in very much. I once sat so close to 550 pound silverback gorilla that again, I filled the frame with just his head without zooming in much. In Chobe we had fantastic, beautiful sunsets every night. Unreal memories even all these years later. To this day I tell people those trips were worth every sacrifice made to save the money to go. If you get the chance to go, or can make the opportunity to go, do it, you will never regret it. And you don’t have to be a photography enthusiast to enjoy your trip of a lifetime. One piece of advice though, don’t live the whole trip with your camera at your eye. Take lots of time just sitting back and enjoying the moment, soak it all in. You will get great pictures, don’t worry about that.
Just to say, an amazing UA-cam video - ought to be a TV series - it competes with the presentation and editing of the best of BBC and your presentation is spot on (even with the frown!).
Wow, thank you!
By far, this is the best African 15:56 Photo trip video I’ve ever viewed, which is no surprise! WOW! Thanks for taking me along!
Wow, thank you!
You NEVER cease to amaze me. You truly have a gift! Coming from a 53 year teacher.
Too kind!
I'm born and raised in South Africa and now live in Calgary. Once Africa is in your soul it never leaves you. The people, the sights, the sounds, just lovely. I go back to photograph the wildlife too. It is my place to unwind and breathe. I see you were lucky enough to have the vehicle to yourself. That is rare and makes working with a lot of equipment next to impossible.
The bee eater photos are my absolute favorite.
Sooo pretty. I saw Little and Fork-tailed while there.
Wow!
a like is nowhere near enough! what an amazing video. BBC wild life worthy
You know What I'm Real Big on Sir's Idea of Getting Lost in Africa.
I Live in Australia there's Quiet a Lot of Morons here Now.
Wonderful Doco.
No way! I was on this exact route snapping shots just last week and saw the photography boats! I’m from the UK and had always wanted to visit Southern Africa with a camera, I’m a newbie with a Nikon Coolpix P1000 but got some great shots that I’m really happy with thanks to your tips! Loving your videos @simon_dentremont , Thankyou! 🙌🏼
Tom :)
This was absolutely breathtaking! I totally transcended to a different world. You have amazing storytelling skills and undoubtedly the best of photography skills. Thank you and God bless you! Keep up the good work!
Glad you enjoyed it!
WOW....what a journey awesome photos of the wild and congratulations on experiencing going to AFRICA!!!
This is really an awesome video, thank you Simon! Me, my wife and my kids will visit Canada this summer and next year we'll do our very first safari in Africa. I look forward to both so much.
A beautiful video a feast for our eyes compliments Simon!
I have always wanted to go to the Pangolin safari ever since I watched the early UA-cam videos !
This venue is beyond my budget at the moment !
Great video Simon - so glad you loved Botswana. We’re going back for the fourth time next year, our favourite safari destination. I’m tempted with your trips (as a keen astrophotographer but novice general photographer) and so love being in the bush, with or without camera. There are many great camps but one very special place is Skybeds where you can also get some great Milky Way shots (from your bed) and incredible zero light pollution views of the night sky
Man, im so glad to see this.
I posted in your pretrip video that Toby, Guts and Pangolin would blow your mind. Im so glad they did.
I met them when they first started and its beem great to see them grow.
I highly recommend people travel with them.
Memories! I stayed at Ilala Lodge when I went back in 2015. So amazing.
Good to see Janine is still working there... 😀
Great video. I lived in Malawi, went there intending to stay 6 months, fell in love with the place and ended up staying 6 years. Unfortunately I wasn't into photography then and despite seeing hippo, croc, hyenas, elephants, giraffes, small dear, etc. I've no record. Thanks for the video.
We all knew the Africa trip would bring awesome results and Simon delivered. Such a variety of photo opportunities I wonder what the shutter count was for the whole trip. Great video Simon!
30,000!
@@simon_dentremont Wow
30,000 images. How many SD Cards?
@UClBjqaBC57egnfJRT69xvKQI'm guessing just one... If we're just talking photos, even at 30,000 shutters and 15MB per photo, that's only 450GB. For video though, probably much more. High bit rate 4K video has incredibly large file sizes.
@@d53101I used high capacity 256 and 325 GB cards, and downloaded them daily to 4terrabyte SSD drives.
I am taking almost exact same route in December. Camp Kalahari the last few days. I have been watching your videos and looking forward to your Botswana video. I am a struggling enthusiast and hope that I can return with a few keepers. The Pangolin photographers have amazing portfolios and I look forward to meeting them. Janine has recently posted a landscape from Tanzania that blew me away. The helicopter tour is now on my list when I saw the misty looking sunrise landscape you got. Well done!
I‘m so flashed ! 🤩🥰👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
loved the black/whites, very David Yarrow
He’s good!
@@simon_dentremont a key message I always take with me from his: 5 percent is pressing the shutter, 95 percent is doing the research to put yourself in the position to press the shutter.
Awesome
That was some trip Simone. I'm familiar with Pangolin. I follow their You-Tube Channel. Glad you had a great time. Looking forward to more photos from the trip.
Simon, great video. Thanks for your excellent representation of Botswana. We just followed in your footsteps and highly recommend Pangolin and their affiliates for a safari. The photo ops and hospitality are off the charts! The Chobe and Okavango were amazing. However, the Kalahari was magical. Cheers.
Wow! I am very jealous. Video is very well done. Great story. My favorite were the painted dogs. What a treat. Thanks
Marvelous place, so much we still need to lear about nature.
Thanks for the show. My wife and I are booked in September 2024 with Pangolin. Can't wait!
Have fun!
Wow Simon! What an amazing adventure with outstanding video and images. Your appreciation for the wildlife and the people is heartwarming indeed!
Many thanks!
Honeymooned in Kenya and did a safari, it was our 'once in a lifetime' chance. Took almost 250 slides, Kodachrome 64 mainly (still got them!) We went back on our 10 year anniversary and booked a private guided safari on digital this time. Just us and George, amazing experience! It's our 25th anniversary next year, can you guess where is high on our list of destinations..?
WOW, looks like you had a true bucket list kind of trip. Good luck with your workshop plans. I'll start playing the lottery😃
Thanks for showcasing our beautiful part of the world.
I live in neighbouring South Africa.
Great stuff!
I remember when I first subscribed and you were at 19k subs. Glad to see you taking off Simon. Thank you for your amazing work!
Thank you very much!
Happy you're living the dream now Simon
Absolutely INCREDIBLE ❤️❤️❤️🔥🔥🔥
Hehe you got lost in Africa, I got a fantastic wifey. Some great shots there lov'n some of the reflection shots.
Wow!! Excellent video! Thanks for sharing. Africa is on my bucket list ... 🙂
Amazing photography..kenyan, the African wild well expresed
Wonderful to see your behind the scenes video Simon and a big WOW factor for me. A few creative shots did not go unnoticed such as the panning stalk at 500mm and 1/40th, 19mm reflected bull elephant in B&W (loved your work in B&W), elephant eye shot with 1.4 extender in B&W, use of the 100-400mm lens at varying length for elephant sunset landscapes and aerial landscapes from helicopter. Naturally the big 500mm prime in association with the 1.4 extender at times got the bulk of the amazing shots for you. I wonder how someone with either an EF 100-400mm or in my case RF 100-500mm would get by on a safari? I don't have an extender but it looks like a 1.4 extender out to 700mm is necessary for reach on occasions. On other occasions reach is clearly not an issue with the close proximity you often get to animals. Overall an absolute pleasure to review your trip in detail 👍
The 100-500 is a great Africa lens. the 1.4x will come in handy some times, but often you can get quite close so you’d be ok without.
It looks like you had a fantastic trip! Short!!
Great pictures!!!
Breathtakingly Beautiful, Simon…thank you for sharing your experience with us. Best wishes! Love your channel.😊
We did a 4 camp safari and Victoria falls last August. 1 in Zimbabwe, 1 in Zambia and 2 in Botswana.
Fantastic! Absolutely fantastic! Thanks so much for sharing your trip with us.
Amazing video from the African continent.... Had been nice to follow you on a trip to Botswana but the price is just too high for someone who is retired....
Connie and I have spent working and retirement years off and on in Kenya and Namibia, Botswana. Back in the USA now for a few years but everyday usually more than once we think of Africa. It never leaves us. Save your money and one day go back. You will be even more amazed. We plan to go at least one time before…. Heaven would be eternity on the Chobe River. I really like your videos.
Thanks very much!
It's absolutely fantastic. Thank you for sharing your experience.
Super ! Your facial expressions looked like the kid that just landed in the candy store! Oh my! It was great
It was!
My wife half watching over my shoulder 'that's very high quality for UA-cam?'. Really was a spectacular video.
Wow, thank you!
Did some of these points last August. Very worthwhile!!!!
Only one complaint! Not long enough ,I could have watched for an hour! Great fun and amazing shots!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Just Incredible Simon.
I love Namibia and Botswana ❤
Have you ever considered doing a full-on wildlife photography docu-series. Part about the animals and part about photographing them? Visiting various worldwide locations?
Amazing work Simon !
Glad you like it!
Planet earth is beautiful!
Absolutely amazing. Thanks for taking me along!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Beautiful video, brings back lots of memories. I did this trip in 2008, Chobe, Moremi and Kalahari in Botswana, Victoria falls Zimbabwe and Kruger and Sabi Sands in South Africa. Would like to do it again with my better cameras and lens.
I really enjoyed your video from Africa, very well done with some great photography.
Difference between professional and amateur. Simon took breathtaking photos and managed to shoot a video as well. I would complain for not having enough time for good photos 🤣
It was hard! He who chases two rabbits catches neither…Confucius.
What an absolutely fantastic and captivating video. I need a lottery win.
Back in 1998 I was fortunate enough to see much of Chobe and the Okavango Delta region. Great memories. Thanks for helping me relive them 🙌👌
An absolutely amazing place and the people are wonderful (as you said “all those smiling faces” greeting you every morning) … “you can visit Africa, but in your mind, you can never leave”!
Wow, what a trip of a lifetime and what an amazing video.
Great video Simon. That trip must have been the cherry on the sundae.
Well, Simon, looks like you caught the "Africa virus" full on! It hit me almost 20 years ago, and I kept coming back. Wonderful vid and wonderful to see your enthusiasm. There's no place like Africa. Of the many trips I took Botsuana actually was one of the best. If you allow me to make a recommendation: Up in Kenya in the Laikipia region there's a black leopardess to be seen--beautiful and mesmerizing. Next year for me--your home country 🙂 The spirit bears in British Columbia.🐻🐻❄. Greetings from Germany
Thanks very much! I’m scouting Kenya next year for a 2025 tour.
I would be sooooo scared of the animals. But also think its an experience for life that. Thanks for the video Simon. Super nice background music :)
This video is superb, quality, content and how you tell us your story. I hope this is the first of more videos about his amazong trip.
Thank you for sharing your priceless experience. I throughly enjoyed the stills and videos. Thanks 🙏
Glad you enjoyed it!
WoW 😍 What an amazing experience! Narration, flow, video & photos were just EPIC 👌👌👌
Glad you liked it!!
Wow. This was just amazing.
Thank you for sharing with us. Some beautiful shots. Amazing
Glad you enjoyed it
Outstanding video! What a memory! Wow! ❤😅
Great video, Simon! Would be a once-in-a-lifetime trip - how wonderful! Thanks for sharing
Glad you enjoyed it
GREAT VIDEO @simon_dentremont 🎥 the boat gimbals are a great idea! @PangolinWildlife looks amazing! 😍 #Chobe #Botswana
It really is!
Oh wow I can already tell this is a special upload!
love it!!
you win the internet today...!!
I have never commented on any vlog but Simon you have excelled with the content of this video ----SPECIAL THAT MATE
Thanks very much!
So cool !!! Definitely on my list ! not sure it will ever be in my budget, so Thank you for bringing it up close and personal, right here. Just amazing photos !!
You are so welcome!
Magical!
I camped in Chobe National Park some years back, it was great.
Simon this documentary film takes your channel to the next level. Amazing!
Wow, thank you!
Been waiting for this video
Fabulous intro 👍
Incredible footage Simon, absolutely magical. Toby and the group are incredible. Thank you for sharing your agenda and images.
Many thanks
Wow. Trip of a lifetime. Thanks for sharing. :)
WOW AMAZING !!! thank you for your wonderful vidéo
0:52 that shot of the black-backed jackal is absolutely stunning! phenomenal video Simon!
Amazing video Simon, I really felt like being there myself. Thanks for sharing.
Beautifully told and put together
Stunning cinematography, photography, narration and music. Well done Simon!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Wonderful memories of growing up in Africa (Zimbabwe). I have been living in USA for almost 30 years. I hope one day to go on a trip like this.
Wow! Thank you for this awesome video and it was really helpful to see the camera settings for each photo. The reflections at the ground level hide were stunning and also the close ups and the silhouettes and the.....you get the idea!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Oh my goodness, Simon! That is my #1 bucket list trip! I dream of taking that trip one day! Thanks for sharing your experience with me, but just know that you have provoked me to jealousy!
Oops!
@@simon_dentremont 🤣🤣🤣
Hi Simon , the photos really are breathtaking
And another thing ,thank you for showing the word really how beautiful our continent it is 😊
An African safari is addictive! I have truly got the bug returning in October. Some great images there of the ‘best place on earth’!
Stunning and beautiful thank you for sharing your amazing video and stills of your visit with 🎉🎉
Thanks for visiting