Spotted

Gallery: WildlifePosted March 17, 2010215 views8 comments

Two spotted deer looking at a leopard camouflaged in dry leaves. The leopard had taken down a spotted deer fawn a while earlier and had just about finished with it when these two walked across.
Thanks for taking a look.

EOS 40D + EF 70-200 f4 @ 200mm
ISO 400, 1/80s @ f6.3

Comments

8 comments

Comment posted by Guy Runco on March 18, 2010 at 2:07 AM

Truly an excellent image Chetan, love that camouflage! I think it's a great behavior shot that wonderfully portrays the predator/prey relationship between these two species.

Registered on September 9, 2008, 77 Posts, 705 Comments

Comment posted by István Molnár on March 18, 2010 at 8:02 AM

Very interesting image.Dood moment.
István

Registered on January 7, 2010, 114 Posts, 704 Comments

Comment posted by Brad Hill on March 18, 2010 at 9:18 AM

Hi Chetan,

I'm totally with Guy on this one - great behavioural shot and a really nice depiction of the role of camouflage in the hunter/hunted relationship. Your title works well for me too - spotted deer with a spotted leopard, which, despite its camouflage, you've spotted!

Very interesting shot - thanks for sharing it with us...

Brad

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

Comment posted by Lon Sharp on March 18, 2010 at 11:04 AM

This is a story image and I don't think anyone could look without examining it closely! Thanks for posting this one! I like the focus zone on the leopard and leaves and that the background deer are out of focus without losing all detail. I wish we could see a hint of why the leopard is ignoring the adult deer...A bit of bone, hide or blood would do that.

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

Comment posted by Vincent Grafhorst on March 18, 2010 at 1:42 PM

Very interesting image Chetan. My comments really mirror Lon's here (again) and my only wish is to see more of the prey to make this good behavioural image even stronger.

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Comment posted by Scott Day on March 18, 2010 at 4:11 PM

Neat image. I'm surprised the deer are still hanging around.

Registered on August 5, 2008, 25 Posts, 173 Comments

Comment posted by R.Bill Moser on March 18, 2010 at 4:57 PM

This is a very interesting shot. I'd say it has something documantary about it.It shows the camouflage of those animals.Love the comp and the focus on the leopard and the deer in the background out of focus. Great shot.

Registered on January 29, 2010, 285 Posts, 4281 Comments

Comment posted by Robert Bunch on March 20, 2010 at 1:25 PM

The content and story-telling aspect (predators and prey, camo etc.) of this shot is very interesting. I do find it to be pretty busy. There are a lot of competitors for my eye in this picture but that is just the nature of this shot. That is not meant to be a criticism but just an observation and I certainly would not have passed up this shot if I had been afforded the opportunity.

Registered on May 18, 2004, 124 Posts, 2503 Comments