Primary Location(s) Visited: Bharatpur NP, Chambal River, Kaziranga NP

Type of Trip & Duration (including travel): Specialist Photo trip, 1 week bespoke itinerary on my own plus 1 week organized specialist photo trip

Target Species: Gharial and Indian rhino (secondary targets were sarus crane and blackbuck antelope)

Main Kit: :  D200/MD-200, D300/MD-10, Nikkors 70-200/2.8, 200-400/4, 17-55/2.8, TC-14E, Wimberley WH-200, Gitzo GT3540XLS, SB-800, SD-8a

Comments:   I have split the gallery into two, part 1 covering Bharatpur and Chambal River, and Kaziranga in part 2.  All pictures taken in the wild.

Primary Location(s) Visited: Bharatpur NP, Chambal River, Kaziranga NP

Type of Trip & Duration (including travel): Specialist Photo trip, 1 week bespoke itinerary on my own plus 1 week organized specialist photo trip

Target Species: Gharial and Indian rhino (secondary targets were sarus crane and blackbuck antelope)

Main Kit: :  D200/MD-200, D300/MD-10, Nikkors 70-200/2.8, 200-400/4, 17-55/2.8, TC-14E, Wimberley WH-200, Gitzo GT3540XLS, SB-800, SD-8a

Comments:   I have split the gallery into two, part 1 covering Bharatpur and Chambal River, and Kaziranga in part 2.  All pictures taken in the wild.

Primary Location: Tanjung Puting National Park, Central Kalimantan, Borneo, Indonesia

Trip Type & Duration:   Specialist Photo trip organised by Photographers on Safari / Stepps Discovery

Target Species: Orang-utan, proboscis monkey

Main Kit:  Nikon D200/MD-200, D300/MD-10, Nikkors 70-200/2.8, 70-180 micro, 300/4 AFS, 17-55/2.8, TC-14E, Kenko AF/AFS extension tubes, Wimberley WH-200, Gitzo GT3540XLS, SB-800 (+ homemade bracket), SD-8a, Nikon R1 Speedlight system, + laptop, readers, duplicate ext. hard drives, etc.

Comments: All pictures were taken in the wild in Tanjung Puting National Park.  Some minor manipulation has been applied to some images, othersise just standard levels, sharpening, croppping, etc.

Primary Locations: Bandhavgarth NP & Ranthambore NP

Trip Type & Duration: Specialist Photo trip organised by Photographers on Safari and the whole itinerary was arranged by Wildlife Trails using their Indian agent Perfect Travels.  2 weeks

Target Species: Tiger

Main Kit: Nikon D200/MD-200, D300/MD-10, Nikkors 70-200/2.8, 200-400/4, 18-70/3.5-45, TC-14E, Wimberley WH-200, Gitzo GT3540XLS, SB-800 + laptop, readers, duplicate ext. hard drives, etc.

Comments: All the pictures were shot in the wild except for cobra which was captive and the tiger chasing a sambar is a composite of two images from a single chase.  See also non-wildlife gallery for general pictures from the trip (also there is a trip report).

Primary Location(s) Visited: The itinerary changed during the trip (but that is a story in itself!), from memory 2 nights Colombo, 5 or 6 nights at the Deer Park Safari Lodge (close to Minneriya Sanctuary) and then another 1 or 2 nights in Colombo. 

Type of Trip & Duration (including travel): Family package holiday with a bespoke itinerary booked through Kuoni (again!).  Photography was not a priority.  Approx 10 days.

Target Species: Nothing specific

Main Kit: Nikon D200/MD-200, Nikkors 70-180 Micro, 300mm/4 AFS, 18-70/3.5-45, 50/1.8D, TC-14E, Manfrotto 055 / 168

Comments: My first 'digital trip'.  The elephants in the river are CAPTIVE, the others are wild.  The island has lots of photographic potential and is a great holiday destination, check out the trip report....