C&T Publications Eye On Fine Art Photography - September 2014 | Page 14

From a photography perspective I took a number of landscape images but it was often difficult getting a nice sunset shot without a
decaying animal in the foreground. In the end I decided to just record the events as best I could so I photographed the trails the
animals had formed searching for water and did some head shots of the animals so their bodies weren't visible.
All was not completely lost photographically. The drought and
abundance of animal carcasses meant some predatory animals and
scavengers were doing very well. Lions were easy to find, lying in the
shade after a big meal as well as spotted hyenas and vultures.
I left with a heavy heart, wondering if I should have even have taken the
photographs I did.
I heard many of Amboseli's animals were moved to other parks and I
even heard from Walter who said he was still working and the desolate
Amboseli had turned from white to green again and the animals were
returning.
amandastadther.com

Amboseli National Park is located in Loitoktok District, Rift Valley Province of Kenya. The ecosystem, mainly savannah grassland, spreads across the
Kenya-Tanzania border. The park is famous for being the best place in Africa to get close to free-ranging elephants, among other wildlife species.
Other attractions of the park include opportunities to meet the Maasai and spectacular views of Mount Kilimanjaro. Read more here:
http://www.kws.org/parks/parks_reserves/AMNP.html
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