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by Ken Watkins

Gallery: WildlifePosted December 21, 2016114 views8 comments
Tis cheetah cub was enjoying playing on a termite mound in Kwara concession, Botswana
EOS 1DX
200-400 mm F4 at 300 mm
F5.6
ISO 800
1/5000

Comments

8 comments
Comment posted by John Robinson on December 21, 2016 at 8:48 AM
You certainly get around a bit Ken !
Love the perch- makes a pleasing change from the norm and I reckon the greenery  enhances the shot too. Great stuff
JR
Registered on March 2, 2008, 535 Posts, 2453 Comments
Comment posted by Jerry Austin on December 21, 2016 at 9:56 AM
The "perch" is awesome. I also love the pose. However, it looks a bit dark and green to me. I took the liberty of changing the white balance, toning down the green foliage and opening up the shadows a bit. Hope you don't mind. Tell me what you think.
Registered on January 6, 2012, 651 Posts, 3448 Comments
Comment posted by John Tobias on December 21, 2016 at 10:21 AM
Some what of an unusual photo of a cheetah, but I like it a lot!  I do like Jerrys lighter version best.  Great pose and detail.  Thanks for sharing.
Registered on September 12, 2009, 2120 Posts, 6455 Comments
Comment posted by Richard Sandor on December 21, 2016 at 12:37 PM
Great shot with such an unusual pose. I agree with Jerry re the re-do. Richard
Registered on January 12, 2014, 453 Posts, 1625 Comments
Comment posted by Marc Dubuc on December 21, 2016 at 10:28 PM
Great shot and nice composition. I agree with Jerry about the darkness of the animal and his version.
Registered on January 4, 2011, 59 Posts, 229 Comments
Comment posted by Ken Watkins on December 22, 2016 at 3:15 AM
Thanks everybody, I have no idea why these images are darker than the original TIFF?
Jerry,
Thanks for brightening this updevil
Registered on December 15, 2010, 1537 Posts, 4877 Comments
Comment posted by Pete Bengeyfield on December 24, 2016 at 5:17 PM
Great pose and perch.  You handled the  sky/shadow contrast well.
Registered on December 2, 2003, 1247 Posts, 3439 Comments
Comment posted by Lon Sharp on December 25, 2016 at 12:23 PM
The body extension in that pose is very fortunate.  I, too, prefer to see with less contrast to keep the sky with a bit of color.
Registered on December 9, 2007, 258 Posts, 9892 Comments