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    A leopard cub walks down the branch to get a better look at us under the watchful eye of his mother.

    Machaba Camp, Khwai, Botswana

    Camera NIKON D3S
    Focal Length 600mm
    Shutter Speed 1/640
    Aperture f/5



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    Simply one of your best Brendon, love the (almost) symmetry with mum in the BG, just the right amount of DOF and the attentive open mouth look from the cub is first rate.
    Was this F/F, as just wondered if you had all of mum available?

    TFS


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    Hi Brendon , simply stunning .
    Lovely composed with great tones/colors .

    Very well done .TFS Andreas

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    Nothing I can say but: Wow. A dream image for me, and the light is perfect.


    PS: I might entertain a slight crop from top and sides so mum's head is quite tight at the top edge?
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    Brendon - I agree, simply stunning and one of your best. Love the comp and the cuteness factor. Techs and pp all look good. Congrats on this one!

    TFS,
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    One word - awesome! Would love to have an image like this in my portfolio. Guess I need to go to Machaba with you instead of, or maybe in addition to, Duba (although Duba rocked too), eh?

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    Fantastic image Brendon, I love the little fellow, he is so cute and the watchful mum in the back-drop only makes this more interesting. Great work.

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    Thanks very much all, much appreciated. This is a slight crop but even FF does not include all of mom her hind leg was hanging down and i just couldn't fit it all in.

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    I like it a lot and the OOF mom in the BG ads to the overall image. I love the colours of the youngsters eyes as i said elsewhere. If I have to be overly critical I might say it's a touch over saturated for my taste. Congrats on dream situation and image!

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    Phew...what a shot! Great sense of depth here with the mum in the BG.
    Enjoyed it a lot!

    Shreyas

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    Hi Brendon, glad you posted this at last, a cool sighting with Mom in the BKG, but agree with Dumay, a tad too saturated for me.

    TFS
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