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Alfred Forns
10-23-2009, 09:25 PM
Congratulations Chris van Rooyen
Leopard

I photographed this leopard at Sabi Sabi Lodge in South Africa. I used only the light of the spotlight, as I do not like the cold flash look at night. The slow SS results in many blurred images, but the few that work makes for dramatic images of predators.

Camera Model: NIKON D3
Date/Time: 2009:08:23 17:46:15
Shutter speed: 1/50 sec
Aperture: 4
Exposure mode: Manual
Flash: Off
Metering mode: Multi-segment
ISO: 3200
Lens: 200 to 400mm
Focal length: 280mm

Roman Kurywczak
10-23-2009, 10:09 PM
Stunning Chris! Very well deserved!!!

denise ippolito
10-23-2009, 10:31 PM
Fantastic image!Congrats!

Harshad Barve
10-23-2009, 11:14 PM
Stunning image ! Very well deserved

Morkel Erasmus
10-24-2009, 05:43 AM
jip another deserved IOW - lovely pose, sharpness and IQ (especially for ISO 3200!)

Axel Hildebrandt
10-24-2009, 09:38 AM
Congratulations, Chris! This is about as good as it gets.

Doug Brown
10-24-2009, 02:29 PM
Awesome Chris! Congrats!

Jackie Schuknecht
10-24-2009, 03:22 PM
Love the light and the look in the eyes, another stunning image.

Gus Cobos
10-24-2009, 08:13 PM
Congratulations Chris...:cool:

Christopher Miller
10-24-2009, 08:46 PM
Big congrats, Chris, on winning two categories! Well deserved!

edgar-junior
10-24-2009, 09:48 PM
Congratulations Chris !!!

Paul Lagasi
10-25-2009, 06:06 AM
Congratulations Chris...just lovely..

Phil Ertel
10-25-2009, 07:31 AM
Congratulations Chris on Wildlife Image of the Week. Wow two categories in the same week; Well Done!.

Manos Papadomanolakis
10-25-2009, 10:39 AM
Congratulations Chris

Juan Carlos Vindas
10-25-2009, 11:59 AM
Fantastic image. Congratulations.

Chris van Rooyen
10-26-2009, 01:36 AM
Thanks everyone, always greatly appreciated!!

Indranil Sircar
10-27-2009, 02:01 AM
Outstanding image, Chris! Congratulations!

Nate Chappell
10-30-2009, 07:36 AM
Gorgeous shot Chris, congrats!

ashok chaudhary
12-23-2009, 10:35 PM
OMG Superb ....pain with light...