i have waited a good 10 yrs to see one of these in the wild, almost impossible to find in the Masai Mara Kenya, took this shot Nov last year,
Nikon, D700, 400mm 2.8 VR, 1/800. f/7.1
www.africanatureimages.com
i have waited a good 10 yrs to see one of these in the wild, almost impossible to find in the Masai Mara Kenya, took this shot Nov last year,
Nikon, D700, 400mm 2.8 VR, 1/800. f/7.1
www.africanatureimages.com
Any sighting of a Caracal in daylight is special, and the only place I have seen this was in the Mara.
When I looked at your website yesterday, I thought you had better images than this, I shall look again;)
Hi Ken
I liked the alert stance of this cat. Slight pity about the OOF grass on the lower part of the cats body but that is reality. Very tough to photograph them in daylight, I have had only a handful of sightings in daylight and I work in the bush in Botswana. Normally see them scampering off. Well done
TFS
Grant
Caracal are special one and I like this one very much
TFS
beautiful animal, very difficult cat to find here in SA , Farmers have being persecuting this animal for decades, so numbers dwindling and very shy..
love the pose , lovely image
peter
Nice pose. Sighting of caracal is really special. Photographing is great. Thanks for sharing.
Cheers,
Sabyasachi
Great opportunistic sighting and capture Ken, with a lovely lookback.
Was this a large crop?
I can only wish for such a sighting come my Mara trip in Oct.:D
TFS
Ken - I like the lookback. Excellent sighting.
TFS,
Rachel
Hi Ken Big Time Congrats on this one !! Glad you came out with a fine image !!!
Like the look back and position in frame ! Animal was back lit and think a bit underexposed, can tweak in PS ! Might want to try removing the one oof green area, should not be difficult, animal is so good it does not bother me at all but would evict for printing ... hope you print this one !!! Big Congrats !!!
Hi mark
just cropped a bit of the top, to tidy it up, i generally don't do large crops on my images!!
Good luck in the Mara i will be there all of Oct, if you need any info on were to look for something specific just send me a email there is always good internet in the Mara
cheers
Great sighting and lovely pose.
I was lucky enough to see one in the daylight in South Africa right next to a road while on transfer towards Blyrivier or somewhere. Luckily no-one behind me so I could brake and back up. A nice view we had, but I couldn't get the camera from the back seat quickly enough to get even a record shot as it walked of. Still these 10 secs or so were among the highlights of a 2 month trip. Who could forget a lovely face like that?
Cheers
Peter