This cheetah was taking a quick break from feverishly feasting upon an impala. Cheetahs will often try and eat as quickly as possible before larger and stronger rival carnivores, such as hyenas or lions, run them off. They are rare among cats in that adult males are social and will travel in groups of up to five, while adult females without cubs, are mostly solitary. On this particular kill in Ol Pajeta Conservancy in the Laikipia region of Kenya, there were two adults, indicating that they were most likely males. Nikon D300 with Nikkor 200-400mm lens (at 400mm) ISO 400, f/5.6 at 1/400th of a second
Considering a RAW file, a crop, 400mm fl…just how physically far away were you from this cheetah? Superb portrait. Do I see raindrops in the background?
—– Motion and energy
—– Impell his world
—– Stalking and chasing
—– To capture and kill
—– This cat as is the
—– Wont of his kind
—– Enjoy’s the luxury
—– Of the paws .
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This cheetah was taking a quick break from feverishly feasting upon an impala. Cheetahs will often try and eat as quickly as possible before larger and stronger rival carnivores, such as hyenas or lions, run them off. They are rare among cats in that adult males are social and will travel in groups of up to five, while adult females without cubs, are mostly solitary. On this particular kill in Ol Pajeta Conservancy in the Laikipia region of Kenya, there were two adults, indicating that they were most likely males.
That is a fresh looking lick, Sean!
No doubt Sue. A quick breath of air and then right back down to fill up some more.
Best portrait of Cheetah yet. Fantastic shot
Thanks Michael. My vegetarian wife would beg to differ, but as I say, just nature doing its thing.
Zooming in you can see all the blood on its face. Nice capture Sean.
Thanks Donna. He does appear to need a napkin.
Good thing he was not interested in eating you , had his own feast going, can see how much enjoyment is there
Aunt Sue
Yep, I was safely inside my safari vehicle. Your niece by my side.
Considering a RAW file, a crop, 400mm fl…just how physically far away were you from this cheetah? Superb portrait. Do I see raindrops in the background?
Thanks Rachel, no real crop on this one, just a few pixels on the right side. But of course, we were safely inside our vehicle. Probably 20 feet away.
—– Motion and energy
—– Impell his world
—– Stalking and chasing
—– To capture and kill
—– This cat as is the
—– Wont of his kind
—– Enjoy’s the luxury
—– Of the paws .