The local guides had named this beautiful 3 yr old female leopardess "Joy", and she was pure joy to photograph, posing here against a lovely setting sky.
Not having a spot light to light the subject, I had to revert to my flash, which I don't like using at night, It took a few attempts with my SB900 flash exp comp to achieve the lighting I was after.
Ruaha NP- Tanzania Oct 2013
D700 80-400 AF-S f/5.6 1/60 -1.3 EV (SB900) ISO200 @ 130mm FF.
C & C most welcome
Cheers
Marc