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Marc Mol
07-13-2010, 08:55 AM
Captured this very inquisitive 3 year old male Leopard as if he was posing for the front cover of Africa Geographic.
Only minutes later our driver and guide Adriann had to bang on the side of the Land Cruiser to stop him from jumping in the back! Something totally out of character for this (and any other) particular Leopard.

D3 500VR 1/180s ISO400@f/5.6 Deception Valley, Central Kalahari GR- Botswana Sept '09

C & C most welcome

Cheers
Marc

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Harshad Barve
07-13-2010, 09:18 AM
You gotta love that stare , Top class image Marc
TFS
Morkel Erasmus
07-13-2010, 03:11 PM
love the intent gaze, DOF and soft light here Marc...do wish you'd had that tad of extra space on the RHS but that's what you get for shooting a prime lens ;)
Harshad Barve
07-13-2010, 08:02 PM
One more thought Marc , tight vertical will look great with few points contrast boost
Hilary Hann
07-13-2010, 08:22 PM
Marc, what an awesome experience. Love this portrait and the clarity is so good that you could experiment with cropping if you wanted. Those eyes!!!
Sabyasachi Patra
07-13-2010, 11:47 PM
Love that looks Marc! Can't believe that a leopard is trying to get into the vehicle like a cheetah. Superb experience. Thanks for sharing.

Cheers,
Sabyasachi
Steve Kaluski
07-14-2010, 02:24 AM
Hi Marc, probably one of the nicest images of a Leopard I have seen for a while. Colour is bang on and the slight clipping on the rhs does really worry me as it's the stare and face that grabs your attention. Like Hilary's image of the Giraffe, this is clean and simple which for me, makes the image with good light.

I just wonder if it's just a fraction too sharp? What were the settings? I might be tempted just to drop it a fraction.

TFS
Steve
Ken Watkins
07-14-2010, 07:39 AM
Marc,

I have to agfee with Steve about the level of sharpness, other than that a mighty fine image.
Grant Atkinson
07-14-2010, 09:12 AM
Wow Marc, what a shot. Really like the stare, he is so intent. This shot works for me as posted. Wish I had one like that. TFS
Grant
Hendri Venter
07-15-2010, 11:02 AM
Image dont open. Thumbnail also blank. Will try again later.