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Wet Kitties

by Morkel Erasmus

Gallery: WildlifePosted September 10, 2015107 views3 comments

A female cheetah looks out for danger while her cubs feed on the gazelle she had just caught. A storm had just broken out and the rain was bucketing down.

I can't wait to catch up with this family from Saturday - and to see what else the Mara Triangle holds for my guests and I.

 

Techs:

Nikon D4s

Nikkor 80-400mm VR @ 400mm

f6.3  |  1/200 SS  |  ISO-560

Comments

3 comments
Comment posted by John Tobias on September 11, 2015 at 9:47 PM

Neat photo, but I am afraid the small size of the cubs in the frame hurts the overall impact.  Would like to see this cropped larger.  Thanks for sharing this moment with us.

Registered on September 12, 2009, 2120 Posts, 6455 Comments
Comment posted by Lon Sharp on September 13, 2015 at 10:56 AM

I look forward to seeing what you find, Morkel. Here they don't look especially comfortable, but I like seeing some slanting rain in Africa.

Registered on December 9, 2007, 258 Posts, 9892 Comments
Comment posted by Luke Ormand on September 13, 2015 at 7:58 PM

Great detail and drama here - you captured the scene beautifully with the mother looking out dutifully over her much smaller cubs.  I particularly like what the rain adds and think the cub on the left looking into the distance adds a ton.  Really nice image to stare at 

Registered on February 4, 2009, 1093 Posts, 7035 Comments