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~ @@GBE

 

She's such a beauty!

You've captured her charm, with almost a smiling face.

Thank you for posting such eye-pleasing images from Katavi.

Tom K.

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Zambia / Lower Zambezi /Chiawa Camp / June 2015

 

NIKON D750 / F5.6 / 1/30 / 370mm / ISO 160

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Some amazing images (and very talented photographers) on this thread and it is a bit intimidating to add mine to say the least....

 

One of my favorite photos that I have taken is of a female leopard taken at Shamwari Game Reserve in SA. One day before this I had a memory card malfunction and missed getting any pics from an otherwise great sighting with the same leopard (I travel with more cards now and best quality I can afford).

 

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Nikon D5200 and 70-300mm lens @250mm ISO720 f5.6 1/400sec

 

Luckily we found her again. She was resting in the afternoon shade and didn't lift her head much so I went for a different perspective. This is a crop and with some photoshopping to remove the odd blade of grass that was in the way.

 

I could go back through this thread and comment on them all from the beginning but without leaving anyone out - great shots all. Of the recent ones (from the time I've been a member)...

 

@@africaaddict, @@GBE, @@Photo-Kiboko, @@penolva, @@Paul T, @@Tigerbeth and @@elefromoz - wow - a great assortment of leopard images. Just brilliant.

 

@@Morkel Erasmus and @@Tom Kellie. Great shots too. We will be at Leopard Hills in December 2016....it will be nice to follow these cubs as they hopefully get through their difficult first year. Maybe they will have names by the time we get there.

 

@@Grasshopper_Club lovely light - we were at Old Mondoro in June 2015 and the colors and light took me straight back to the LZNP.

 

@@Wild Dogger - love the night shots. Any chance you can share your post processing to deal with the red filters please?

 

Thanks again.

 

Kind regards

 

deano.

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Serengeti, Seronera, Thatch Kopjes nearby and Makoma Hill in the background...

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South Luangwa NP, November 2015

 

Rather than post all the images individually I thought this montage may be a better option .... I appreciate some may find the images distressing.

 

It was interesting to witness the leopard's behaviour as she skulked around the gathered vehicles before eventually creeping underneath our vehicle. We were the only vehicle to witness the event, all the other vehicles had driven off.

 

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~ @@Paul T

 

That's quite a montage!

The clarity of the individual images is striking.

I admire the patience and attention to detail which produced such a vivid series.

Thank you for posting it here.

Tom K.

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@ Tom Kellie Thanks Tom. Not all the images were so clear, but you have to keep clicking away and giving the camera shutter a good workout!

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Mother Leopard



Photographed at 8:03 am on 19 January, 2016 at Leopard Hills Private Game Reserve, Sabi Sands, South Africa, using an EOS 1D X camera and an EF 400mm f/2.8L IS II super-telephoto lens.


ISO 200, 1/320 sec., f/4, 400mm focal length, handheld Manual exposure.


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~ This is K'lingisa, who was with her three cubs when we visited her. A tall marula tree provided not only shade for her playful brood, but also branches on which to climb.


She had the calm, weary look of a mother with young children. Her patience with their antics was moving. Only once or twice did she softly growl when their biting and tugging became annoying.

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Leopard cub drinking. Sabi Sands March 2015

 

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Nikon D7100, 70-300mm lens@300mm, ISO 400, f/9, 1/125

 

We'd watched the mother and cud cross the river below us and then the cub stopped to drink.

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And this was mother hunting

 

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Same camera and lens but ISO 100, f/6.3, 1/200 sec

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Rather belatedly to this post, I'll start back in November 2007 - Linyanti, Botswana (Kwando Lagoon).

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Nikon D80, 70-300@300mm, 1/500@f5.6

 

Okavango Delta, Botswana (Kwando Little Kwara).

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Nikon D80, 70-300@270mm 1/125@f9.0

We then have to jump forward 18 years to October 2015 for our next leopard sightings (but well worth the wait :)). Kafue NP, Zambia

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Nikon D7100, 70-300@300mm 1/400@f7.1

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Nikon D7100, 70-300@300mm 1/400@f5.6

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Nikon D7100, 70-300@140mm 1/400@f5.6

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Nikon D7100, 70-300@300mm 1/400@f5.6 (ISO 3200)

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~ @@AfricIan

 

I wouldn't want to speculate as to how you made that final image of a leopard drinking.

It seems as though the camera lens is on the soil surface looking straight across at the great cat.

What a gorgeous image!

Thank you for sharing all of them, but especially the last one.

Safari photography at its finest and a visual endorsement of Kafue National Park.

Tom K.

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Thanks @@Tom Kellie & all


Tom – Once again, this shows the virtues of patience and good fortune. We’d taken the boat out from Musekese & were heading upriver towards “skimmer island” but hadn’t gone more than ~50m when we spotted the cub enjoying the late afternoon sun up on the bank. There was quite a strong breeze blowing down the river so the boat was dragging its anchor which meant we could drift slowly past “at anchor” then once well past, motor out into the middle of the river & back upstream of the cub anchor in & drift slowly past again & again getting a little closer each time. By the time we’d done this for an hour the cub wasn’t taking any notice of us at all so when it came to her going for a drink I was sitting on the floor of the boat to get that “low level” perspective. All in we’d been with her(?) for close on 2hrs before, with the light disappearing fast, she headed off into the long grass. A magical experience.
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They are without doubt natures finest achievement.

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Taken my lead from @@Paul T. A montage.

Samburu: She eased her way down the tree and moved intently towards the gorge vanishing from sight for a few minutes. She reappeared on the other side and had her eyes fixed on a Dik-dik feeding..................

 

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Game Warden

@@PHALANX don't forget to use the @ before a member's screen name, or use the mention tab in their avatar details to tag and notify them.

 

Matt

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Dayone's Eye



Photographed on 23 January, 2016, at 7:32 am in Leopard Hills, Sabi Sands, South Africa with an EOS 1D X camera and an EF 400mm f/2.8L IS II super-telephoto lens


ISO 400, 1/1000 sec., f/2.8, handheld Manual mode exposure



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~ Several Safaritalk members — @@Atravelynn, @@Marks and @@michael-ibk — kindly commented on photos of Dayone in my Leopard Hills trip report, noting his powerful neck, wondering about its size.



This portrait was made less than four months later, when Dayone walked past me, emerging from a leafy bush. He paused long enough for this image to be made, showing his eye scanning ahead.



When @@pomkiwi mentioned how he treasured moments with leopards on their terms, this image came to mind. To be so near to such a sublime animal was a privilege beyond all price.


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Morkel Erasmus

@@Tom Kellie nice pic of the legend's eye!

My trip to LH in March did not realise and was postponed to May - hope to see him then...

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Morkel Erasmus

Spotting a leopard in the Kalahari proved very difficult for me - took me 7 years to get my first photos of one!

Full story here: http://bit.ly/7yearLeopard

 

 

 

 

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Morkel Erasmus

Here's a photo of the young lady when she was still lying next to the road...

 

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On Duba Plains last month!

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madaboutcheetah

Who knew - Duba would come up with a relaxed "Leopard on tree" sighting???? WOW

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@@madaboutcheetah

 

Yes, Hari, I was, indeed, a good surprise to see one. That's how it is in the bush, expect nothing and......................................................................

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