Startled!

Gallery: WildlifePosted March 31, 2014114 views5 comments

This youngish Cheetah (judging by the length of hair on neck) jumped for some unknown reason, but then they are often nervous.
Taken in Lake Ndutu area of Serengeti, Tanzania.
EOS 1DX
200-400 mm F4 at 280 mm
F5,6
ISO 400
1/800

Comments

5 comments

Comment posted by Patricia Brundage on March 31, 2014 at 7:24 AM

Awesome shot. Love the neck hair standing on end and the power of the pose.

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Comment posted by Jerry Austin on March 31, 2014 at 7:25 AM

The larger image shows great detail, as usual. I have read quite a bit about the Ndutu area. How did you find it?

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Comment posted by Rick Cloran on March 31, 2014 at 3:46 PM

I can see the tension in his pose. Great detail as always. Tight on the comp, but with him looking back into the frame not bad at all. He is looking to your right at what ever it was that spooked him. Nice job

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Comment posted by Morkel Erasmus on April 1, 2014 at 3:09 AM

Nice pose/moment, Ken.
Pity about the tail

, and I see a slight cyan/green cast on the cat.

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Comment posted by Ken Watkins on April 2, 2014 at 3:37 AM

Thanks everybody for the comments and suggestions

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