Handsome Young Male

Gallery: WildlifePosted July 28, 2017141 views10 comments

In 29 days on Safari, this was the only Leopard we saw.
beautiful sighting late in the evening with dull light
Taken in Ruaha National Park, Tanzania.
Canon 1DX Mk ii
200-400 mm F4 with 1.4 EX at 490 mm
F 5.6
ISO 3200
1/80

Comments

10 comments

Comment posted by John Robinson on July 28, 2017 at 10:18 AM

The only one but certainly worth it. !!
Looks about perfect to me. Great DOF all the way!
JohnR

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Comment posted by Jerry Austin on July 28, 2017 at 12:32 PM

Wow! Great portrait.

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Comment posted by Lon Sharp on July 28, 2017 at 1:28 PM

Fine portrait!

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Comment posted by Nishand Venugopal on July 28, 2017 at 8:07 PM

good clarity in the picture, look of the Leopard also an added value...

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Comment posted by Patricia Brundage on July 29, 2017 at 7:02 AM

He looks totally bored. Beautiful animal portrait especially since he was in the wild. Thanks for sharing.

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Comment posted by Jagdeep Rajput on July 29, 2017 at 9:06 AM

Great portrait with intimate details!
The leopard appears to be on a higher plane, making it more majestic.

Jagdeep Rajput

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Comment posted by Richard Sandor on July 29, 2017 at 12:29 PM

Spot on! Hard pressed to think of a better portrait. Richard

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Comment posted by Nate Chappell on July 29, 2017 at 7:12 PM

Super portrait Ken, love the open mouth and soft light. devil

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Comment posted by Ken Watkins on August 1, 2017 at 9:37 AM

Thanks very much for your comments devil

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Comment posted by Joe James on August 26, 2017 at 9:53 AM

Very handsome portrait Ken! You made the most of your one and only chance.

Cheers,

Joe

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