Africa is a wondrous continent for the nature photographer. I spent more than an hour in a jeep parked underneath this young leopard trying to capture his wide-eyed innocence as he watched from above. I was awed by a herd of 2000 water buffaloes as they drank then passed by. Days later this herd would successfully rescue one of it's young members being pulled at both ends by a pride of lions and an aggressive crocodile. Most of my Elephant photos were taken in a span of 5 minutes where I sat waiting at a quiet watering hole. The herd of thirsty baby and adult Elephants charged out of the jungle and headed straight to the small watering hole. They completely surrounded the watering hole, drank, splashed each other a bit, reorganized their group and then hurried back to the protection of the jungle. Timing is everything!
