Sunset Cheetah

Gallery: WildlifePosted January 11, 2015109 views6 comments

Another after a storm shot, we were thoroughly soaked and so was he.
We had followed this youngster all afternoon and thank goodness were rewarded.
Taken Kwara concession, Botswana.
EOS 1DX
200-400 mm F4 with 1.4 EX at 454 mm
F 7.1
ISO 800
1/100

Comments

6 comments

Comment posted by Jerry Austin on January 11, 2015 at 11:51 AM

Wow Ken! This is just great. The detail is amazing. Those eyes are awesome. My only issue is possibly the saturation or white balance. Perhaps this is an accurate representation of what it looked like. I played around with it and and some of my renditions looked a little more natural to me, but it may not have been true to what you actually saw. Regardless, one of your best IMHO. Well done.

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Comment posted by Richard Teller on January 11, 2015 at 6:20 PM

Beautiful animal, but it is the light and eyes that make the image.

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Comment posted by Ken Watkins on January 12, 2015 at 3:35 AM

Jerry and Richard,
Thanks for your comments which are much appreciated. The light was quite red as it was nearly sunset

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Comment posted by Jim Gavin on January 12, 2015 at 12:59 PM

From your response to Jerry and Richard, it is obvious you captured this beautiful animal as it appeared. I wouldn't change anything. It is one of your best.

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Comment posted by Lon Sharp on January 13, 2015 at 12:23 AM

The light is wonderful. Detail looks great. Congrats on a good one.

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Comment posted by Ken Watkins on January 13, 2015 at 3:54 AM

Jim and Lon,
Thank you for your comments

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