Photographing The Wilds
Entry No. 54
The Wilds, located at 14000 INTERNATIONAL RD
CUMBERLAND, OH 43732, is a large {some 10k acres} animal conservatory where animal lovers & wildlife photography enthusiasts can ride an open-air safari bus to explore the exotic animals on the property.
The Wilds have animals of all variations such as {not limited to} Dhole, African Painted Dogs, White Rhino, The Greater One Horn Rhino, Persian Onager, Cheetha, & more.
You may recall, the photos I took at the Akron Zoo, but this open-air safari was a more interactive experience as the safari was over two hours & you had time to see/photograph the animals. Luck has to be on your side if they are out or hiding in the shrub.
Luckily, I saw all the animals during the 900 miles we covered, except for the giraffes, as they were not out that day.
I took my Sony a6400 camera with my Tamron 70-20mm lens using a URTH polarizer. The ride was dusty & pretty bumpy. The safari ride is bumpier if you sit in the very back of the bus which I naturally did, because I thought I could get the best photos there.
I am in the works of updating my website to include some of these pictures on my Animal Kingdom page. However, enjoy these safari photos. I hope to be able to go on an African safari one day as well.
Jon Miksis
“The only way to escape the ordinary is to explore the extraordinary.”
![zebra grazing](http://images-pw.pixieset.com/elementfield/824926782/May152023-58-9cf4c1d0.jpg)
Zebra grazing in the grass
![Zebra's Stripes](http://images-pw.pixieset.com/elementfield/534926782/May152023-54-82013479.jpg)
Sony a6400 Tamron 70-200mm
![Persian Onager](http://images-pw.pixieset.com/elementfield/932036782/May152023-23-01f6916b.jpg)
Persian Onager
![Persian Onager](http://images-pw.pixieset.com/elementfield/642036782/May152023-25-59fea964.jpg)
Wildlife Photography
![Greater One Horned Rhino](http://images-pw.pixieset.com/elementfield/053036782/May152023-15-826a26da.jpg)
Greater One Horned Rhino
![Przewalski's Wild Horse](http://images-pw.pixieset.com/elementfield/183036782/May152023-37-6f2d19cc.jpg)
Przewalski's Wild Horse
![Przewalski's Wild Horse](http://images-pw.pixieset.com/elementfield/883036782/May152023-34-053c4124.jpg)
Przewalski's Wild Horse
![The Wilds Open Air Safari](http://images-pw.pixieset.com/elementfield/854036782/May152023-70-eb1d2020.jpg)
Our Guide
![Sichuan Takin](http://images-pw.pixieset.com/elementfield/692136782/May152023-40-841ef1f5.jpg)
Sichuan Takin
![Cheetah sleeping in grass](http://images-pw.pixieset.com/elementfield/828136782/May152023-49-41d4933d.jpg)
Big Cats, Cheetah