Sunset Cheetah

Gallery: WildlifePosted May 30, 201680 views4 comments

Just back fom a very cold Tswalu reserve in the Northern Cape, South Africa. East of the Kgalagadi National Park.
This Cheetah posed nicely on the crest of one of the many dunes, in the setting sun he is with his brother who spent
most of the time lying down in the long grass.
EOA 1DX
200-400 mm F4 at 560 mm
F 5.6
ISO 800
1/4000

Comments

4 comments

Comment posted by Luke Ormand on May 30, 2016 at 4:29 PM

Simply beautiufly - love the look at the eyes here and the color that matches the red earth

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Comment posted by Lon Sharp on June 1, 2016 at 7:31 PM

Beautiful warm light, Ken. My only small nit is the oof presence of the other cheetah in the background.

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Comment posted by Jim Hansen on June 2, 2016 at 4:47 PM

Ken, I love the pose and the light on this one. Just beautiful! I agree with Lon that the out of focus cat on the right is a bit of a distraction.

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Comment posted by Ken Watkins on June 3, 2016 at 3:13 AM

Luke , Lon and John,
Thanks very much for your comments, I suppose I could have made the brother disappear?

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