Basil Dardagan
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- Joined
- Feb 15, 2016
- Messages
- 433
- Canon EOS-1D X Mark II
- EF200-400mm f/4L IS USM EXT
- ƒ/5.6
- 560mm
- 1/1000s
- ISO 800
- Flash not fired
- Thu, 25 August 2022 5:11 PM
- Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Classic 11.5 (Windows)
I recently returned from an epic road trip with my family which included self driving South Luangwa. Whilst SL dident provide as many photographic oppurtunities as i had expected the overall experiance was mind blowing. I have spent a large amount of time self driving and searching for good sightings/images. This sighting absolutely thrilled me and the entire experiance is one I will never forget. In short we first found this female leopard unsuccessfully hunting in a gulley late in the afternoon on day one. On day two we were seriously surprised to find her in the same gully at about the same time trying to hunt again. She was being hounded by a hyena and eventually gave up the game. On day three we waited for her however she never arrived so we drove on and decided to come back and have a last look towards the end of the game drive. This was the scene awaiting us. The light could not have been better. I worry that the image is too yellow however i have already reduced the yellows a bit and this was the colour provided by that late afternoon sun at the perfect time. This sighting and the subsequent images made me happier than i have been in a long long time. All comments and crit welcome
Canon 1D4
Canon 200-400 + 1.4 converter. Image was taken at 560mm
Iso800
F5.6
1/1000
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