Impala at Shompole

Shompole's acacia woodland, set within the Rift Valley beneath the Nguruman Escarpment, offers a fittingly wild backdrop for photographing impala against this community-conserved wilderness. The open woodland structure here allows for clean sightlines, making October visits, when conditions across this part of southern Kenya are typically favourable, a rewarding time to work with these subjects. Travellers joining the Wildlife of Shompole Wilderness holiday should keep cameras ready as they move through the acacia stands, watching for the interplay of light and shadow beneath the escarpment's steep, forested slopes. Patience and a longer lens will serve well in capturing impala within this striking Rift Valley setting.