First Sighting

Gallery: WildlifePosted January 5, 201884 views4 comments

As usual for us Khwai Community in Botswana provided a Leopard sighting when we arrived.
Here she is at the bottom of the tree is a freshly killed Impala.
EOS 1DX MkII
200-400 mm F4 with 1.4 ex at 406 mm
F 6.3
ISO 1600
1/800

Comments

4 comments

Comment posted by Lon Sharp on January 6, 2018 at 11:10 AM

Spot on exposure. One could wish to not have oof competing branches in sky...but any clear view of a leopard is always appreciated!

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Comment posted by Jagdeep Rajput on January 7, 2018 at 2:21 AM

Love the fluid pose and relaxed manner.

Jagdeep Rajput

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Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on January 8, 2018 at 4:28 PM

The BG branches really don't bother me. A full, clear view of the relaxing leopard is the image.

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Comment posted by Ken Watkins on January 24, 2018 at 2:18 AM

Thanks everybody, I agree that the branches are a "nuisance".

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