Lady in Spots

Gallery: WildlifePosted August 18, 2016178 views6 comments

A female Leopard posing beautifully under the very last rays of light. This image was shot while hosting a photo safari with in the Mara North Conservancy in Kenya. This has to be one of my best leopard sightings ever. We had a mating couple to ourselves for over 3 hours posing perfectly on a mound, on rocks and mating in the open. The photo opportunities were endless and in very good light conditions.

Canon EOS 1DX - EF200-400mm f/4.0L IS USM - 560mm - 1/800sec at f5.6 - ISO 2500 <div> </div> <div id="myEventWatcherDiv" style="display:none;"> </div>

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6 comments

Comment posted by Jagdeep Rajput on August 20, 2016 at 11:09 AM

Great pose, fluid posture n beautiful frame!
But magentas n blues need to be corrected.
Jagdeep Rajput

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Comment posted by Morkel Erasmus on August 21, 2016 at 5:29 PM

Light and setting does look exquisite! Looking forward to seeing more from this session.
Lovely shot here - I do agree with Jagdeep, magenta and blue need to be adjusted (most evident in the whites of the leopard and the greys of the rocks)

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Comment posted by Ed Williams on August 21, 2016 at 11:50 PM

She is indeed wonderful Mario. Very nice work. Great light.

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Comment posted by Lon Sharp on August 23, 2016 at 11:33 AM

Pose is serene and beautiful, although I agree that you can apply some color correction to make it much better.

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Comment posted by Joe James on August 24, 2016 at 9:35 PM

Hi Mario - great pose, wonderful light and nicely framed! Others have already commented on the slight blue cast but overall this is superb.

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Comment posted by Andrew Sentipal on September 7, 2016 at 4:25 PM

Stunning. I would be pleased with this one. Thanks for sharing

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