Masai Mara Reserve. Shortly after this photo was taken the mother cheetah went hunting but without success. The cub settled down into a culvert next to the road to wait for her parent to return. The way the cubs wait has led to many people believing that they have been abandoned and then the cubs are 'rescued' to spend a life in captivity when in reality the adult cheetah was going to return. Lion and leopard cubs tend to be secreted somewhere in bushes away from roads and human eyes. Fortunately, this seems to be happening less often.
I left the tree line in as I felt that it framed the image but welcome opinions on whether it should be cropped or not.
I also did a version with more punch but didn't feel that it suited the subject, but am also happy to be convinced.
7D; 70-200 f4 @ 70mm; ISO800; f11; 1/1000







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