Jaguar Hunting

Gallery: WildlifePosted December 11, 201721,616 views6 comments

Although our boat tours in the Pantanal looking for Jaguar's started a bit slow, our first two sightings were just Jaguar parts hidden in the bushes and a leg hanging from a tree branch. We finally had several excellent opportunities to photograph Jaguars as they stalked and hunted along the river banks, including this beautiful female. We thought she had a cub hidden somewhere nearby, so we spent some time in the area hoping to see them together, unfortunately we lost track of her and didn't see her again.

Canon 5D Mark IV; 600mm & 1.4x; Gitzo Tripod & BH-55 Ballhead; Manual Exposure with spot meter; I/800; f8; ISO 800

All your comments and suggestions are very much appreciated.

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6 comments

Comment posted by Ed Williams on December 11, 2017 at 10:53 AM

Love the intensity in the jaguar Ken. I also love that she is coming your direction in this one. Beautiful light and detail.

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Comment posted by Max Waugh on December 11, 2017 at 10:57 AM

Seeing a cub would've been amazing, huh? I like the angle here, Ken. I imagine some might find the rightmost grass distracting, but I like that it adds an extra layer of depth to this image.

Max

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Comment posted by Richard Sandor on December 11, 2017 at 11:33 AM

Ken: you've captured the intensity in this Jaguar exceptionally. There's excellent detail in the cat and the exposure is spot on. Richard

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Comment posted by Ken Watkins on December 12, 2017 at 1:38 AM

Ken,
Wonderful capture of the stalk devil

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Comment posted by Nate Chappell on December 16, 2017 at 7:14 PM

Awesome close up Ken, love the intense stare. devil

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Comment posted by Lon Sharp on December 17, 2017 at 4:46 PM

Gorgeous cat. The quartering into us, stalking pose is terrific. Your techs are very pleasing with rich but natural feeling color. My only wish would have been for a wee bit of space bottom for her to be moving towards, yet given the vegetation there, this might have been the best option.

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