When Karen and I lead safaris to Kenya, we always stay a night in Nairobi — not necessarily because we want to, but because airline schedules usually dictate that we do. Plus this gives our guests an afternoon to rest before the safari begins. That said, Nairobi National Park is always an option that first afternoon for anyone wanting to get a bit of safari-lite experience before the Masai Mara. It also gives us a very strong probability of seeing rhinos, which aren’t always easy to see in other parks. For this image, I positioned the vehicle so that I could capture the skyline of Nairobi. Pretty remarkable that such large animals, including giraffes, lions, ostrich and many others, live so close to a major city. The park itself is fenced on the three sides adjacent to the city, but open on the other so that animals can safely move in and out. Nikon Z8 with Nikkor 70-200mm lens (at 200mm) ISO 1250, f/5.6 at 1/1250th of a second.
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When Karen and I lead safaris to Kenya, we always stay a night in Nairobi — not necessarily because we want to, but because airline schedules usually dictate that we do. Plus this gives our guests an afternoon to rest before the safari begins. That said, Nairobi National Park is always an option that first afternoon for anyone wanting to get a bit of safari-lite experience before the Masai Mara. It also gives us a very strong probability of seeing rhinos, which aren’t always easy to see in other parks. For this image, I positioned the vehicle so that I could capture the skyline of Nairobi. Pretty remarkable that such large animals, including giraffes, lions, ostrich and many others, live so close to a major city. The park itself is fenced on the three sides adjacent to the city, but open on the other so that animals can safely move in and out. Nikon Z8 with Nikkor 70-200mm lens (at 200mm) ISO 1250, f/5.6 at 1/1250th of a second.
That is such an amazing image that just screams, “Welcome to Nairobi”. The city should consider employing it in their tourism promotion.
Ha, I’ll have to send it to them to see what they think.
This Sex and the City reboot looks weird.
Fantastic perspective!
Thanks Rachel.
Wow,very nice Seanie!8
Amazing perspective. The many notches on her ears tell a bit of the story of clashes with her rugged home and civilization, both perilous and hopeful.
Yes, we saw a few of those clashes.
Keep thinking that Rhino is playing the Stones “Get off of my cloud” in his head.
Keep thinking that Rhino is playing the Stones “Get off of my cloud” in his head.
Could be. He’s a city rhino. They have a wider musical appreciation.