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Leopard

by Lennart Augustsson

Gallery: WildlifePosted September 25, 2012155 views2 comments
A photo from January this year when my son and I was in Serengeti.

Nikon D300 and Nikon 500/4

1/2000, f/4,5 ISO1000

Comments

2 comments
Comment posted by Ajit Huilgol on September 26, 2012 at 6:29 AM
You must have been thrilled to bits by this experience. Not everyone who visits East Africa comes back with a clear image of a leopard. I quite like the way you have composed this, with all the gnarled pieces of wood. However, I notice an overall softness in the image, including the tree and the leopard even though the sky still has a lot of noise.
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Comment posted by Vincent Grafhorst on September 26, 2012 at 2:54 PM
That is some remarkable setting for a leopard Lennart, being in a single dead tree out in the open like that. Ajit already made some comments I won't repeat. Further I find it a pity that the cat's head is overlapping with the tree trunk. Perhaps you also shot a frame with it's head being against clear sky?
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