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Alfred Forns
01-16-2010, 08:43 PM
Congratulations Kiran Khanzode
A Leopard Cub

Certainly not the best in terms of lighting, but the image has some other things going for it. Be it Kanha, Corbett , Serengeti or the Mara, photography of leopards is just too tough, I must say...they just don't give you enough time. I saw 5 leopards in this trip, a visual treat for me. Capturing them nicely in the camera was another story... I have been chasing them for a while to get some decent shots. This cub gave me literally 2 seconds on the road and then fled in the direction his mother and sister had gone. It was taken in the mid-day sun ( ~11 am), he came out of a thicket 50 yards in front of us (surrounded by the shrill alarm calls of Langurs and Cheetal which had been ongoing for 5 minutes or so), his mother and sister crossed the road so fast that all I got in my camera was 2 blurry shots. At least, now I knew what distance I had to pre-focus my camera at. This little guy, however, came running out of the bush right behind his family and just hopped on the road and stopped, stared at me and fled. That's it, 2 seconds,....Argh !!!! I hate leopards, no, I don't ! :-). This was a pretty unique sighting considering the forest officials had only seen the mother and these cubs once before (in the season). This little guy's age could be anywhere from 6-12 months. There's a lot of things that could be better in this image, but considering the rarity of a leopard cub, sharing with you all. I just had no time whatsoever to re-adjust any settings.

Techs: EOS 7D, 300 2.8 IS at 2.8, ISO 800, hand-held. PP: Saturation, brightness, some noise reduction, sharpening

My quest for Leopards will continue in the Serengeti.....so, help me God ! :-)

Regards,

Kiran

Harshad Barve
01-16-2010, 11:14 PM
Big time congrats Kiran ,

denise ippolito
01-17-2010, 08:24 AM
Super image. Congratulations!

Axel Hildebrandt
01-17-2010, 09:06 AM
Congratulations, Kiran! Cool pose.

paul leverington
01-17-2010, 10:04 AM
That is one heck of a posture on that cat. Congratulations!

Paul

Phil Ertel
01-17-2010, 12:55 PM
Congratulations Kiran on Wildlife Image of the Week. Fantastic capture and well deserved recognition.

Kiran Khanzode
01-17-2010, 05:50 PM
Oh wow, thanks you guys, I am pleasantly surprised and honored by this recognition.

Thanks, all !!

Morkel Erasmus
01-18-2010, 12:29 AM
congrats bro the pose and look makes this one...

Juan Carlos Vindas
01-20-2010, 12:31 PM
Congrats Kiran! cool pose and stare. Way to go!

Gus Cobos
01-21-2010, 10:27 PM
Congratulations Kiran...:cool:

Colin Driscoll
01-23-2010, 06:08 PM
Every picture tells a story and this one is no exception! Well deserved!

DanWalters
01-24-2010, 09:23 AM
Congratulations! I really like the pose of the leopard.

Krishnan
01-24-2010, 11:44 AM
congrats ! well deserved indeed. Thats a priceless expression :-)

Nate Chappell
01-27-2010, 11:22 AM
Congrats Kiran, great pose!

Kiran Khanzode
01-27-2010, 09:12 PM
Thanks,folks, appreciate you stopping by and leaving your comments !

Regards,
Kiran