Family of Spots

Gallery: WildlifePosted February 11, 2012157 views5 comments

My last trip to the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park was a veritable "cheetah-fest".

This young mom and her juvenile cubs were enjoying a drink at a waterhole in the golden morning light. We spent 90 minnutes with them, during which time she hunted and took down a young springbok (no pics!!).

Techs:
Nikon D3s with Nikkor 500mm f4 VR-II @ 700mm
f7.1 @ 1/800 SS @ ISO-280 (auto ISO)

Comments

5 comments

Comment posted by Anand Narayanan on February 12, 2012 at 5:19 AM

Not easy to accomodate and compose three in a frame and you did well here to get all heads aligned nicely. I do wish for better eye contact from the rear two but still a nice family portrait. Hope you get another chance soon to catch them hunting. Did you get pics of them dining

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Comment posted by Lon Sharp on February 12, 2012 at 11:13 AM

The tight juxtaposition with the three faces so close makes me think, that although this is fine as posted, a vertical crop would be equally or more dramatic. I envy you those 90 minutes! I really like the reflective eyes in the youngster in front!

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Comment posted by Vincent Grafhorst on February 12, 2012 at 12:05 PM

The unique and funny positioning of the three heads make this an interesting image. I do echo Lon's suggestion about a vertical tighter presentation as this would emphasize that positioning even better.

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Comment posted by Jagdeep Rajput on February 13, 2012 at 7:26 AM

Interesting juxtaposition !
Agree about vertical crop.
Jagdeep Rajput

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Comment posted by Morkel Erasmus on February 16, 2012 at 3:12 PM

Thanks very much for your comments, guys...will have a crack at the vertical crop!

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