Young Leopard at water hole

[Steve Kaluski]

• Steve Kaluski
• www.untamedimages.co.uk
• Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Classic 14.1.1 (Macintosh)

Subject: Male sub adult (16month) about to drink...
Location: Africa
Camera: Canon EOS R5
Lens: EF 500f/4L IS II USM
Exposure: 1/1600 at f/6.3 ISO4000
Original format: Portrait, FF width, sight crop at top

Late afternoon, before the sun went down heavily saturated sunlight here, just awesome location

Thanks to those who viewed or posted a comment on the previous image

 

[Gabriela Plesea]

As beautiful as the previous capture of this stunning female, well exposed and such beautiful colours. Great composition.
You might agree with me, that pose with her drinking and looking into your lens takes the cake just too precious and so perfect in every way.
But I'd be happy with this any day...superb background and foreground and I love the reflection. And she's a beauty!
I know you'll be visiting this place soon, hope you have lots of magic sightings in beautiful light, and please keep in touch... I want to be the first one to see

 

[Steve Kaluski]

Thank you Gabriela, it's just maximising the encounter, tight, wide, portrait landscape.

You might agree with me, that pose with her drinking and looking into your lens takes the cake just too precious and so perfect in every way.

When you have such a special subject like the Leopard, its always greet to be able to capture, but low down, drinking, with eyes looking at you, yes without question very 'precious' as you say.

Like you, it's not long, but I have to park what we experienced last year and see what nature 'deals' us. Hope we have the same Guide & Tracker as they were awesome, but we will have to see.

BTW Dinner with old BPN timers is all set, so if you were to be back...

 

[Gabriela Plesea]

Thank you Gabriela, it's just maximising the encounter, tight, wide, portrait landscape.


When you have such a special subject like the Leopard, its always greet to be able to capture, but low down, drinking, with eyes looking at you, yes without question very 'precious' as you say.

Like you, it's not long, but I have to park what we experienced last year and see what nature 'deals' us. Hope we have the same Guide & Tracker as they were awesome, but we will have to see.

BTW Dinner with old BPN timers is all set, so if you were to be back...

Have not seen a leopard in some time but hope the Kgalagadi will deliver. My three cheetah boys gone up north, some lion around so best if they stay where they are for now...

I think you'll have an awesome time, all guides there are great, passionate and with lots of experience. They also understand what photographers need which is a huge plus.

Dinner sounds great - we need to look at the dates please