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Leopard ascent in golden light.

africaddictafricaddict Registered Users Posts: 111 Major grins
edited October 31, 2013 in Wildlife
Just arrived back from Selous & Ruaha- Tanzania, where the wildlife and majestic baobab landscapes did not disappoint
I could almost say it rivals my most fav wildlife destination the Sth Luangwa, it's that good.

This image here is one I've always hoped may come along, on this trip to Ruaha, I certainly got my wish as I was lucky enough to experience many sightings of leopards ascending & descending in all types of lighting conditions,
even sunrise/sunset silhouettes.
I've included the palm as it provides some context, interested to see what others feel?
I would have preferred slightly more room above, but that might be greedy. ISO1600/8000s was not intentional, but in the heat of battle.

D700 80-400 AF-S ISO 1600 1/8000s f/6.3 @ 80mm, 20% crop.

Ruaha NP- Tanzania Oct 2013.

C & C most welcome

Cheers
Marc


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    HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited October 29, 2013
    Very nice Marc. Getting a leopard in the open like that is a great op. I hope I'm that fortunate when I go to Tanzania in January. As for the ISO and shutter speed, been there & done that.
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    africaddictafricaddict Registered Users Posts: 111 Major grins
    edited October 29, 2013
    Thanks Harry, I'm also returning to Ruaha, then on to Ndutu (lateJan/early Feb) for the Gnu calving.
    Where exactly in Tanz are you going?
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    HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited October 29, 2013
    Our travel plans can be found here http://muenchworkshops.com/african-safari-tanzania-january-2014
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    PGMPGM Registered Users Posts: 2,007 Major grins
    edited October 30, 2013
    I love the photo, and agree with all of your own observations. The palm tree IS nice for context.
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    OsoOso Registered Users Posts: 164 Major grins
    edited October 31, 2013
    Wow. That's awesome. I really like the framing -- the more the habitat, the better. I really like the tree in lower right. Balances the image.
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