Up Close and Personal (C)
Hello Friends,
It so happens that I have had some amazing encounters with wildlife lately which I enjoyed tremendously, but not many photographic opportunities. Two weeks ago I was chased by a big ellie before I even managed to get my gear out of the window... The following day I observed a couple of lions catching a warthog in the local game reserve, but the vegetation was so dense that I decided to put my camera down, I just could not get a clear view. The other day I witnessed the release of three lionesses into a private reserve - my companion and I kept some distance in order not to stress the animals who were just waking up from anaesthesia so no photographs taken, but what a delightful afternoon it was! We managed to identify a number of birds and insects and just paid attention to this wonderful environment we care so much about
So all I have for you tonight is a plain cheetah portrait taken months ago in a large enclosure that belongs to a rehabilitation centre nearby. This old girl is a proud mother of two youngsters soon to be released in the wild. Not that tame really and I would not dare pet her, but she seems to tolerate my presence quite well. I guess all is good as long as I do not interfere with her cubs
Techs:
Nikon D5
Nikon 70-200 F2.8 @ 145mm
ISO 2500
F10
1/1000s
I promise to try and look for more exciting images in my folders. My humble apologies for being a little scarce lately, this time of the year is rather demanding and a little stressful for me but I love this Forum and will participate as much as I possibly can. Thank you so much for taking the time to view, I so appreciate it. Hope you all have a great rest of the week
Kind regards,
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