Savute Leopard

Gallery: WildlifePosted November 10, 2011140 views5 comments

This young male was one of four Leopard sightings in 4 days, in Savute, Botswana, 5th January 2011

EOS 1D MKIV

500mm F4 IS hand held from open game viewing vehicle

F 5.6, ISO 400, 1/3200

Comments

5 comments

Comment posted by Brad Hill on November 11, 2011 at 7:56 AM

Hey Ken,

That cat looks pretty focused on something - some strong intensity shown here. It looks to me like you didn't have the most forgiving (or flattering for the cat) light to work with, but you handled it well.

Thanks for sharing this shot of a notoriously hard-to-photograph species....

Cheers...

Brad

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Comment posted by Roman Kurywczak on November 11, 2011 at 9:12 PM

Hey Ken,
Always a treat to see these cats. As Brad mentioned....not the sweetest light but still handled very well.

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Comment posted by Ken Watkins on November 12, 2011 at 1:06 AM

Roman and Brad,

Thanks very much for your comments much appreciated.

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Comment posted by Gary Gulash on November 12, 2011 at 6:26 PM

Very well done. Super fast shutter speed really froze that lifted forepaw. You nailed the focus on the face as well. If this is full frame I would probably crop in a bit to show off the spots, eyes and all the glorious details of the Leopard a bit more.

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Comment posted by Ken Watkins on November 12, 2011 at 9:54 PM

Gary,

Thanks for your comment,I think this is around 50% so probably may not stand up to further cropping.

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