Edward Norton ♡ Kenya

13 responses to “Edward Norton ♡ Kenya”

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   janjohnsen

   Oct 3, 2010 at 11:05 pm

   Having lived with the Masai (illegally) in Ngorongoro Crater when I was 19, I am envious of that magical dinner…I will join his trust….

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   solerena

   Oct 4, 2010 at 12:26 am

   Wow, great dinner and wonderful portraits – being jealous too… Masai have original decorative clothing and jewelry… they also had or have some strange traditions of killing lions and changing their bodies in some “cruel” way – from our perspective… not sure if it is still true or those are the stories of their past. Hercules had to kill a lion too (one of his labors) but this Greek myth has nothing to do with our present… I will check their events in future, love cats and elephants, singularity ideas and Edward in “The Illusionist”:)

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   TomiTapio

   Oct 4, 2010 at 1:21 am

   Nice wand of office 🙂
   Can never go wrong with Canon’s 100-400mm lens when the outdoors are involved.

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   hank_rhoads

   Oct 4, 2010 at 2:56 am

   That sounds incredible! Who knew Edward Norton was such a multi-faceted guy?

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   !MimosaMicheMichelle!

   Oct 4, 2010 at 4:49 am

   It is wonderful to see you so involved with such events, people and causes. You are all good ambassadors in your own right. Nice memorable shot.

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   Dr DAD (Daniel A D’Auria MD)

   Oct 4, 2010 at 8:59 am

   Nice to know that the depth and breadth of his acting is a true reflection of the man in real life.

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   steveflaherty

   Oct 5, 2010 at 1:21 am

   @Solerna – David is a Samburu, and is totally dedicated to conservation of elephants and the ecosystems they need for survival.

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   solerena

   Oct 5, 2010 at 1:49 am

   Thank you, have never heard about Samburu before… I am sure David is a fantastic person… judging by Steve’s his portraits…and hope that nobody has to kill lions in Africa any more without a reason… sorry if it sounds ignorant… since I have never been in Kenya, only in Egypt…

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   camille weiner

   Oct 5, 2010 at 7:23 am

   do you have other pics of this dinner, by chance ???

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    Gone-Walkabout

    Oct 16, 2010 at 5:12 am

    quite a pair. I may be heading to Africa in a few months, what lenses were suggested?

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    jurvetson

    Oct 16, 2010 at 5:02 pm

    Main suggestion was the Canon fixed 500mm or 600mm.
    I have a 100-400mm, which I use extensively for rocket launch shots, and they were not very enthusiastic about that. (I personally do not like the 70-200 in comparison with the 100-400, but perhaps I just got a bad one.)

    My key question: the new Canon 300m f/2.8 II (+ 2x III teleconverter) looks like a better combo than the 600mm f/4. Here are similar MTF charts for similar 600mm zooms (300×2 on left, 600 on right)

    And the 300mm is much lighter… (5.2 versus 11.8 lbs!!) And I have a great 300mm lens to boot. Wondering if I am missing something… Does the loss of two f-stops (from 2.8 to 5.6) not show up in this chart? Strangely, the 1.4x teleconverter does not look as good as the 2x. Will my only loss with the combo vs 600mm f4 be the loss of depth-of-field?

    And, this reminds me of the BIG LENS discussion on flicker recently. That green one is a 500mm f/2.8….. Yowsa!

    Feedback from one expert:
    "if you have any sense that nature/wildlife/bird photography is a major photographic focus, there is NO substitute for a 500/f4 or 600/f4. The 300/2.8 is a GREAT sports lens, but once you pop on a TC, you’re 1 or 2 stops compromised already, plus whatever distortion the TCs add. If you’re not sure, and if you can afford it, yes – get the 300 and play. It’s versatile and you can sell a good copy in a heartbeat should you change your mind."

    Thoughts?

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    jurvetson

    Oct 15, 2013 at 5:26 am

    update – I went with the 100-400mm in the end, and it worked out fine… I caught this leopard in heat before a mating ritual…

    

    Here is my Africa photo set… (I am still only about 2/3 of the way through the photo editing and getting way behind!)

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    jurvetson

    Mar 8, 2016 at 4:46 pm

    another one

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