It's mine

Gallery: WildlifePosted August 14, 2018609 views3 comments

Xikavi, a female leopard in Sabi Sands, South Africa.

We spent quite a bit of time tracking this leopard but unfortunately the only good sightings were just before and after sunset.

Nikon D7100
Nikkor 70-300mm lens @240mm
1/250
f8
ISO500

Tidied up a bit in Photoshop Elements, mostly to clone out a twig that was running across the leopard's right eye.

Comments

3 comments

Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on August 15, 2018 at 11:15 AM

"Nature, red in tooth and claw" —Alfred, Lord Tennyson.
There is something both casual and daunting in this photo. Good work!

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Comment posted by Jagdeep Rajput on August 17, 2018 at 9:37 AM

Very nice story-telling image with great setting, love the gaze of leopard. I find it bit tight at the bottom.

Jagdeep Rajput

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on August 25, 2018 at 9:25 PM

Very nice job for the low light situation you describe, Martin, and an excellent job on the cloning. I like the composition.

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