Any leftover light from the day was just about gone when we came upon this leopard resting on a termite mound in the Linyanti concession of Botswana. I used two flash units, a long(ish) exposure and a high ISO to capture the moment just before she set off on a hunt. Nikon D700 with Nikkor 70-200mm lens (at 86mm) ISO 3200, f/2.8 at 1/15th of a second, two Nikon SB-900 flash units
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Any leftover light from the day was just about gone when we came upon this leopard resting on a termite mound in the Linyanti concession of Botswana. I used two flash units, a long(ish) exposure and a high ISO to capture the moment just before she set off on a hunt.
The cat’s tail adds a kind of punctuation mark to your eloquent leopard essay. Well done, Sean!
Thanks Sue. This was a nice sighting. I would go on to see this leopard several more times over the next few days.
Thanks for deleting my initial entry that included a typo, Sean!
She’s so beautiful and you were so lucky to capture this image.
No doubt Mom. Very fortunate sighting and she allowed a very close approach from our vehicle.
——- Actor in an
——- African saga
——- Primped and lit
——- For publicity
——- Way too handsome
——- for villainy
——- Expects a double
——- Synchronously .
Stunning light!
Thanks Rachel. Nice to be afforded the opportunity to use both natural and artificial light sources by the very patient leopard.
great nite pic. )