The Descent

Gallery: WildlifePosted February 28, 2017279 views9 comments

A young Leopard descends from a tree in Tarangire National Park. I was fortunate to be able to spend some quality time with this Leopard a few safaris ago.

Image: Leopard coming out of tree, Tarangire national Park, Tanzania
Nikon D4S, 600mm, 1/500th @ f 5.5, ISO 400
Image cropped 20% for final composition.

Comments

9 comments

Comment posted by Nick Bristol on February 28, 2017 at 5:28 PM

What a wonderful shot of this leopard, Steve. I like how he blends with the tree and the soft background looks perfect here. Really nice work!

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI.

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Comment posted by Richard Sandor on February 28, 2017 at 7:15 PM

Steve: that's an excellent capture of the cat as it descends and the cat's pose is nicely accentuated by its curved tail. It's an amazing sight to see leopards as they "walk" down a tree trunk. Nicely done. Richard

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Comment posted by Jerry Austin on March 1, 2017 at 9:24 AM

Just beautiful in all respects. Well done.

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Comment posted by Ed Cordes on March 1, 2017 at 10:07 PM

Outstanding. Great detail. Unusual presentation.

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Comment posted by Jagdeep Rajput on March 2, 2017 at 10:31 AM

Dynamic pose n great setting here !
Jagdeep Rajput

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Comment posted by Jim Gavin on March 2, 2017 at 7:45 PM

Outstanding!

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Comment posted by Hisham Atallah on March 3, 2017 at 5:35 PM

This is a great shot Steve. It is nice that you can see the eye. The light is great and the BG green complements the cat's color nicely.

Hisham.

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Comment posted by Lon Sharp on March 4, 2017 at 9:34 AM

Excellent timing on the descent, Steve. I like the tail curl, the amount of fork in tree to balance the composition, the nice body extension and textural details.

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Comment posted by Ken Watkins on March 9, 2017 at 3:19 AM

Steve,
Amazing to see the eyes in this pose, I wish they would do that for me!
Wonderful capture!

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