King of Amboseli at Sunset! - a photo on Flickriver

            In 1883, Jeremy Thompson was the first European to penetrate the feared Maasai region known as Empusel (meaning 'salty, dusty place' in Maa). He, too, was astonished by the fantastic array of wildlife and the contrast between the arid areas of the dry lake bed and the oasis of the swamps, a contrast that persists today.
Amboseli was set aside as the Southern Reserve for the Maasai in 1906, but returned to local control as a game reserve in 1948. Gazetted a national park in 1974 to protect the core of this unique ecosystem, it was declared a UNESCO site in 1991. 

The King of Amboseli with his Queen were captured on a Photography safari on a late evening game drive in Amboseli National Park, Kenya. 
   

Taken in: Kenya / Kajiado / Amboseli (show map)

Taken on: October 1, 2021

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Camera: Canon EOS-1D X Mark II, f/8.0, 1/250 sec, 784mm, ISO 4000 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Canon EOS-1D X Mark II
Lens:	EF200-400mm f/4L IS USM EXT +1.4x III
Aperture:	f/8.0
Exposure Time:	0.004 sec (1/250)
Focal Length:	784mm
ISO:	4000
Exposure Bias:	-1 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Manual
Exposure Mode:	Manual
Metering Mode:	Center-weighted average
White Balance:	Manual
Color Space:	Uncalibrated
Software:	Adobe Photoshop 22.4 (Macintosh)
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