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Gallery: WildlifePosted March 13, 201489 views5 comments

This relatively young Cheetah had recently lost her brother to another predator and was very nervous. This image was taken at a kill she had made of a young Impalla.
Believe it or not our only sighting of Cheetah in 8 days at Ruaha.
Rich green due to recent heavy rain.
EOS 1DX
200-400 mm F4 with 1.4 EX at 519 mm
F 5.6
ISO 800
1/1000

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5 comments

Comment posted by Sandipan Dutta on March 13, 2014 at 1:08 AM

A lovely portrait that also shows the wonderful habitat.

Registered on March 9, 2009, 171 Posts, 493 Comments

Comment posted by Jerry Austin on March 13, 2014 at 7:37 AM

A really nice capture of this beautiful cat. The green is a bit unusual, as I am most used to seeing these guys in much drier surroundings. The green makes this one stand out. Well done.

Registered on January 6, 2012, 651 Posts, 3448 Comments

Comment posted by Rick Cloran on March 13, 2014 at 11:48 AM

Excellent detail and nice work on both the exposure and the color balance to have her that clean in the light shade.

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Comment posted by Lon Sharp on March 13, 2014 at 9:32 PM

Facial and body detail are excellent, as is the open mouthed expression. Too bad about the bits of out of focus grass in front of her legs. Was the tail is fast motion, or was it outside the focal zone?

Registered on December 9, 2007, 258 Posts, 9892 Comments

Comment posted by Ken Watkins on March 14, 2014 at 1:57 AM

Thanks everybody.
Pesky grass is nearly always a problem, especially at this time of year. The tail movement is an attempt to keep the flies off

Registered on December 15, 2010, 1537 Posts, 4877 Comments