Speedster in Training

[Morkel Erasmus]

We spent some wonderful time with a Cheetah family in the Mara Triangle a couple of weeks ago. Mommy is raising 5 cubs, and she has her hands full!


This little one was rushing towards a gazelle its mother had brought down right in front of us. It was even cuter than it looks in this photo...


Techs:
Nikon D3s
Nikkor 500mm f4 VR-II
f5.6 | 1/800 SS | ISO-1600

[Rachel Hollander]

Hi Morkel - I absolutely love this but guess what? Again, there's no color profile embedded and I prefer the way it looks with the embedded profile in PS. It's got a bit more punch than it does here. The cuteness factor is huge and the mid-air pose is great. The extended tail takes it over the top for me.

TFS,
Rachel

[Morkel Erasmus]

Tnx Rachel.
Not sure what is going on with these last files as the version I save before saving for BPN is fine ito colour profile

[Thinus Schoeman]

Hi Morkel

There is nothing about this image not to like. Huge cute factor, and a nice sharp image with excellent detail and the motion and extended tail make this image for me. I like the comp as well.
Congratulations!

Thinus

[Steve Kaluski]

Just gorgeous Morkel!

TFS
Steve

[Douglas Bolt]

Morkel,

Reminds me of a pet cat playing in the back yard. Excellent. However, I did wonder about the color. There seems to be to have a slight green cast.

[Andreas Liedmann]

Love this one Morkel , very powerful and dynamic image of this sweet looking youngster .
Nicely done in capturing this .

TFS Andreas

[Steve Maxson]

Very cool Morkel! You nailed the focus and stopped the motion - and captured a great pose as well!

[Steve Canuel]

Nice catch on the body and limb positioning. Love the scruffy neck.

[Gabriela Plesea]

Morkel! This is a beauty!

Err...did you mean "...mom has has paws full"?

Love it, well done my friend!

Kind regards,

[Morkel Erasmus]

Thanks for your kind comments, folks...

[Mike Poole]

Great action shot, you certainly nailed the timing on this one