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Cheetah chasing Gazelle

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Posted by Austin Thomas on October 18, 2009 at 6:04 AM
Hi all,

Here is my personal pick from this years Kenya trip. The Cheetah had spent all day lying in the shade and then in the space of about two minutes it stalked, chased and ultimately killed this Thomsons Gazelle.

C&C welcome.

Canon 1DMK3, 500mm, f5.6, 1/5000, ISO 400. ( It all happened so fast I had no time to change the ISO )



Posted by Phillip Tomkinson on October 18, 2009 at 7:31 AM
Hi a very nice shot.

Phil.

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Posted by David Taylor on October 18, 2009 at 7:40 AM
Superb timing producing an equally superb image. Well done indeed. Just been watching part 1 of Life which I recorded whilst in hospital. The 'Band of Brothers' cheetahs sequence, where they're working as team to bring down the ostrich, is epic.

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Posted by Fran French on October 18, 2009 at 12:14 PM
An excellent image Austin with some great action going on there, I love the composition too! A very nice NH study.

Fran :toast: :toast:
Posted by Nik Zinoviev on October 18, 2009 at 12:36 PM
great work! congratulations!
Posted by Mark Davies on October 18, 2009 at 1:40 PM
Super action shot. :toast:
Posted by Maggie Campbell on October 18, 2009 at 2:03 PM
Great shot indeed. :wavey:
Posted by Nik Zinoviev on October 18, 2009 at 3:02 PM
great work! congratulations!
Posted by Alan Bryant on October 18, 2009 at 3:09 PM
Superb image

Really tells the story of life and death

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Posted by Ian Butler on October 18, 2009 at 3:30 PM
Superb shot!! the claws out and the expression on the gazelles face is amazing! superb shot. :toast: :toast:
Posted by Peter Woods on October 18, 2009 at 3:36 PM
Phil, this is a excellent image, the gazelles expression says it all.....

You must have had a great time and be very pleased with this... Well done :smile:
Posted by Ian Macdermott on October 18, 2009 at 6:11 PM
Just superb :toast:
Posted by Mark Sisson on October 19, 2009 at 3:56 AM
Certainly nailed that one Austin - cracking action shot.

:toast:

Mark
Posted by Marcus Conway on October 19, 2009 at 4:14 AM
The expression on both animals is amazing. A real Wow shot! :toast:
Posted by Sandra Hendrikse on October 19, 2009 at 5:48 AM
What a cracking shot. The expression on the gazelles face is striking. Well done. :smile:
Posted by Robert Lawrence on October 19, 2009 at 6:09 AM
Stunning, all been said above.
Robert
Posted by Tim Gregory on October 19, 2009 at 6:12 AM
Outstanding.

Gotta feel for the Gazelle at the moment of death, really captured the essence of the chase.

Posted by Brett Lewis on October 19, 2009 at 6:53 AM
Awesome, I can't describe how much I'm enjoying this image. You have captured a natural spectacle incredibly well and as you say it's so very fast when it does happen. The expressions from both animals is very intimidating, very well executed and comp works very well.. Very nice indeed.

Brett :toast: :toast:
Posted by Austin Thomas on October 19, 2009 at 4:45 PM
Hi all,

Many thanks for your comments and feedback.

Much appreciated.

Cheers

Austin
Posted by Justin on October 19, 2009 at 5:18 PM
A superb image. :toast: