Jaguar, Pantanal, BrazilFar from ideal lighting conditions on this one, but it’s a jaguar and I’ll take what I can get. I photographed this in the Pantanal of Brazil eleven years ago from the safety of a boat. I only saw three or four jaguars on that week-long visit. I’ve heard from others that things have changed drastically due to an explosion of tourism in the area and sightings are a lot more common these days. The theory being that the jags have become habituated to all the activity, which is always a double-edged sward. That said, I’d love to make my way back at some point and try again. Nikon D300 with Nikkor 200-400mm lens (with 1.4 teleconverter for 550mm) ISO 800, f/7.1 at 1/1600th of a second.