Crouching Leopard

[Sanjeev Aurangabadkar]

Hi All,
This is another of my fave images from OD, Botswana. I loved the way he was intently watching warthogs walking by and he seems to have dropped a pin on one of them as his target! He then slowly moved out and gave one of them a good chase. Thanks for your feedback and comments on my earlier images. I hope my leopard series isn't a drag!
1/400
f/7.1
ISO 800
5D III
400mm (100-400 II)
Cheers,
Sanjeev

[Rachel Hollander]

Hi Sanjeev - For me this is one of the best of your leopard images. The comp works well, colors look good and you handled the dappled light very well. :5

TFS,
Rachel

[haseeb badar]

Drag ??? you trying to be modest Sanjeev !! :w3 The Leopard series is absolutely fun , enjoying every bit of it , superb quality here beautiful light and what a killer pose . Loved it and again you have used the 100-400mm at its best . TFS !

[William Dickson]

Lovely looking frame Sanjeev. The details on the leopard look real good, and I love the pose. BG and FG fit well. Thanks for sharing

Will

[Loi Nguyen]

Love this one with the golden light falling on the leopard's face and the intense stare. Lovely colors. I'd suggest cropping a little more on the right and top to lessen the imapct of the tree. Love the way the tree framing the leopard. Loi

[Andreas Liedmann]

OOHH Sanjeev i just wish this bush was not there !!!
Killer light , pose and framing !!!!
Another lovely frame of yours , you really have been blessed this trip Doc .

Lovely processed with gorgeous detail . TFS Andreas

[Katie Rupp]

Sanjeev, I like everything about this and it is my favorite of the Okavango Leopard images you've posted. I really well done collection. I'm envious (in a good way, of course)!

Cheers,

Katie

[Andre Pretorius]

Hi Sanjeev
Very impressive image, the low POV really adds to the impact on the viewer.
Pose with intense look in eyes works.
And you had golden light to work with!
Stunner!

(agree with Andreas re the tree.....?)

[Steve Kaluski]

Hi Sanjeev, like the alert pose and position in frame. Just a thought, but a 16x9, loosing some off the top and more on the left may also offer another alternative.

TFS
Steve

[Morkel Erasmus]

This rocks! Love the framing of the leopard by the branch, the low POV and the key lighting on the subject.
Steve's crop suggestion is well worth investigating...

[Gregor Bergquist]

Wonderful picture.