Leopard with Kill

Gallery: WildlifePosted August 19, 2017162 views6 comments

Here's a male leopard with a freshly caught warthog. Three days prior, this same leopard had caught a fully grown impala. The male and female leopard with whom it was mating had finished off that catch. Nikon D 500, 1/640, f/8 and ISO 1000. Richard

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Comment posted by Hisham Atallah on August 19, 2017 at 3:12 PM

Very nice pose and expression. It should scare his enemies. Lovely setting. I like that there aren't too many leaves and that the branches are all reasonably sharp.

Cheers,

Hisham.

Registered on November 5, 2014, 121 Posts, 352 Comments

Comment posted by Paula LeVay on August 19, 2017 at 5:06 PM

Powerful image, Richard, of a prolific hunter who is guarding his prey. His facial expression and his protective stance tells us he means business and we see just enough of the warthog to appreciate this leopard's hunting skills. Love it!

Registered on July 29, 2016, 66 Posts, 270 Comments

Comment posted by Jagdeep Rajput on August 20, 2017 at 2:09 AM

It has the looks, the blood and the kill too !
I may prefer to selectively darken the frame.

Jagdeep Rajput

Registered on April 29, 2008, 686 Posts, 2857 Comments

Comment posted by William Bickle on August 22, 2017 at 8:38 AM

Hello Richard, Great to see and Admire. Please more info. on your Capture here , mostly about Where this was captured?

Looking forward to more !:)

Cheers

Bill

Registered on June 13, 2011, 183 Posts, 1702 Comments

Comment posted by Lon Sharp on August 22, 2017 at 10:46 PM

The attitude and body pose of this leopard is about as perfect as one could hope. Color and exposure on him looks great as well. I think the graphic nature of the warthog lunch probably moves this from wildlife art to wildlife documentary for many viewers, but it is real! Only wish is for a slightly different background that would have eliminated a white sky. Nonetheless...great drama!

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

Comment posted by Ken Watkins on August 24, 2017 at 5:35 AM

Richard,
Wonderful image, white backgrounds with "kill in a tree " shots, but no bother for me.

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