Leopard in the Darkness

[Brendon Cremer]

• Camera Canon EOS-1D Mark III
• Focal Length 300 mm
• Shutter Speed 1/80 sec.
• Aperture 4
• ISO/Film 1000

[Sid Garige]

Brendon,

Exceptional image. Excellent comp with fantastic back light. One of the best I have seen.

[Ofer Levy]

This is really interesting! However, not being able to see any detail on the face weakens it IMHO. Was it planned or the flash just didn't fire...

[Harshad Barve]

this is really nice
TFS

[Brendon Cremer]

Thanks guys, Ofer, this was the plan, simply to capture the image using back lighting from a spot light being shone from another approaching vehicle.

[Morkel Erasmus]

I like it Brendon...love the strong distinguishable shape formed by the silhouette, and the way the light plays around it. Was it scratching up dust after scent-marking?

[ramesh anantharaman]

I love the silhouette and the feeling of a ghost (which these cats normally are) walking in the direction of the camera.

[Brendon Cremer]

Thanks very much everyone. Morkel yes he was scraping the ground as he was doing his thing

[Dumay de Boulle]

Dust works great with the spotlight....I like the idea!

[Stu Bowie]

A well thought out image Brendon, and I like the silhouette against the spotlight. The dust puts this up a notch.

[Jason Hurst]

Outstanding image!

I think the fact that you can't see any details in the leopard's face makes it even more "menacing". Sort of like the "shadow"/"ghost" of the jungle.

[Robert Amoruso]

I like it Brendon...love the strong distinguishable shape formed by the silhouette, and the way the light plays around it.

I agree with Morkel.

[Brendon Cremer]

Thanks again everyone, really very much appreciated

[Craig Kerr]

Like the striking contrast of the backlit leopard Bredon, the dust cloud in the back-ground completes a superb image...

[Roger Clark]

Brendon,

Wow! Stunning image. I love images like this. Very powerful and a contest winner for sure. I would not change a thing. Well done.

Roger