Relaxing Female Cheetah

Gallery: WildlifePosted October 11, 201691 views6 comments

Always great to see Cheetah (more endangered than Lions) spotted this one in Hwange National Park. It is the 4th we have seen in 10 years!
EOS 1DX Mk II
200 - 400 mm F4 at 400 mm
F6.3
ISO 800
1/1000
I decided not to get rid of the grass on her head, it stayed there all of the time

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6 comments

Comment posted by Jerry Austin on October 11, 2016 at 9:58 AM

Really beautiful capture. I love the background and foreground. Well done.

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Comment posted by Max Waugh on October 11, 2016 at 3:27 PM

Normally, given the pose and the slope of that mound, I'm not sure I'd choose a centered composition, but I think it was the right choice here. Mainly due to the background pattern created by the trees. Nice work, Ken.

Max

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Comment posted by Ken Watkins on October 14, 2016 at 9:55 AM

Thanks everybody, much appreciated

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Comment posted by Morkel Erasmus on October 16, 2016 at 11:33 AM

Nice light and setting here! Did not know they were that rare in Hwange.
A friend recently photographed some cheetah hunting on the floodplains of Mana!

Registered on March 22, 2011, 385 Posts, 2068 Comments

Comment posted by Ken Watkins on October 17, 2016 at 5:55 AM

Morkel,
Cheetahs are rare everywhere, there are farmers with livestock, Lions outnumber them around 4 to 1.
Surprised that one was found in Mana Pools

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Comment posted by Brad Hill on October 19, 2016 at 2:28 PM

Hi Ken,

I like the diagonal flow here, but unlike Max I find this one a bit too centred for my taste. I agree with your choice of NOT get ridding of the grass...some may disagree but nature (and wildlife) isn't always "completely clean".

Cheers...

Brad

Registered on May 29, 2007, 431 Posts, 6061 Comments