
- NIKON CORPORATION NIKON D5
- 500.0 mm f/4.0
- ƒ/6.3
- 500mm
- 1/2000s
- ISO 1000
- GABRIELA PLESEA
- Thu, 11 May 2023 9:42 AM
- GABRIELA PLESEA
- Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Classic 13.0.1 (Macintosh)
Hello everyone,
Hope you are all enjoying the weekend:S3:
Thought I'd share another image captured in the Kruger National Park, this time a leopard. The Park is teaming with wildlife but unless you are very lucky you've got to have some basic 'skills' to find them. Patience, perseverance, knowing when to stop and listen to the sounds of the bush, being able to read tracks (we call these 'spoor' around here) and understanding animal behaviour play a huge part when it comes to finding your favourite subjects.
Nevertheless we were just lucky this time... found this male leopard sleeping on the side of the road. Rather unusual, given the traffic in the Kruger. He was extremely relaxed, did open his eyes when he heard the sound of the vehicle but then carried on sleeping. After about an hour or so he got up, stretched, started walking towards us head down and roaring. As soon as he went past the vehicle we turned around and followed at some distance.
So here he is, minutes later quenching his thirst in the middle of the road. A beauty of a leopard and in such great shape. Sadly, he is about to lose one eye...I admit I did some work to fix it. Hope it's not an issue to you, just could not help but portray him in the best way possible. Original/RAW image available on demand.
Nikon D5
Nikon 500mm F4
ISO 1000
F6.3
+0.33 EV
1/2000s
Processed in LR and PSCC. Suggestions and critique very welcome, as well as RP's. Thank you so much for taking the time to view, I appreciate it.
Kind regards,