A fantastic post on the blog Travels and Trifles inspired me to look back through my own photos from a safari in Tanzania. The Weekly Photo Challenge was to use the Rule of Thirds to compose a photo with its primary subject off-center, a technique I seemed to use frequently while snapping photos of African wildlife.
From towering to tiny among the acacias …
Serious to silly in the Serengeti …
Lumbering to lithe in the savannah …
Looking to landing near Ndutu …
Colorful to camouflaged on an afternoon game drive …
Prancing to perching atop long skinny legs…
Devouring to drinking in grasslands and watering holes …
and scavenging to reigning supreme in the circle of life throughout Tanzania.
One Foot Out the Door 
Beautiful shots! I especially love the giraffe and the first elephant. 🙂
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Thanks! The giraffes were quite photogenic!
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Love the photos!!! A safari is on my bucket list but seeing these moved it up the list! Amazing! I really like all of them but the last one is just incredible! Wow…all I keep saying to myself. Thanks for sharing!
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Thanks for these very kind comments! I had just gotten my good camera when I took this trip; the animals are so incredible that the photographs look good in spite of my lack of expertise at the time! Definitely a trip of a lifetime – I hope you can do it soon!
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African safari is a dream travel of mine. Lucky for you. Outstanding images. You got the best out of a great experience.
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Thanks! It was a really memorable trip and I’m lucky to have some good animal photos to show for it. Nothing can compare to seeing them in person, though; hope your dream trip comes true!
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These photos are amazing! I have always wanted to do an african safari, but now I am even more inspired to just go do it in the near future 🙂
What kind of camera do you use if I may ask? I want to buy a new one but am not quite sure yet what kind I want..
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Thanks for your nice comments! I have a Nikon D-50 – not a super fancy camera, but definitely better than my Canon Power Shot, which I had been using before. In Africa, I often used a 55-200 zoom lens to get the up-close detail. I am really an amateur photographer; the camera and the scenery helped me get these great shots!
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Thanks! I will look that one up! I’m very amateur, currently I just have a very basic Nikon Coolpix, so anything is better haha!
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amazing shots!!
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Thanks so much for the lovely endorsement :-). Enjoyed your captures very much – such fantastic memories aren’t they?!
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Yes, very much so. I’d never really done a post on my beautiful safari, and your gorgeous bird photos spurred me to action. Mine don’t come close to yours for fine photography, but as I was saying to someone else, it’s hard to take a bad picture on safari!
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wowza Kewl Stuff 😎
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awesome pictures, sounds so quiet and beautiful. Mother Nature at her best, again.. Another place on my bucket list, thanks 🙂
Glad to be home for a couple of days so I can catch up with your last posts, love reading your stories! Have a lovely week end X
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Thanks, you too! You’ve been making me very jealous lately! 😊
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We are off to Europe on Monday, something tells me I’ll get your point when I ll be freezing in the grey cold streets of Paris…:P
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These are pretty good! 🙂 I haven’t been to Travels and Trifles in a while so I should take a quick peak. Thanks for sharing!
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Oh, wow!! Stunning shots! You are so lucky to see so many gorgeous creatures ❤ I had in mind to go on a safari in Kenya, and most people told me I'm insane. I can see it's a wonderful experience though, so I'll for sure keep it on my list 🙂 Thank you for sharing!
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You should definitely go on a safari someday; it’s an amazing experience! I loved East Africa for a safari, but southern Africa has some great safari countries also.
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Thank you for the tips. I’ll definitely do it! It’s such a unique experience!
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