The-Art-of-Darkness

"Laughing Puma"

Walking past the puma enclosure with a 50mm macro lens attached to my Sony A99cv the last thing you expect is to be ambushed by a playful puma dashing back into...
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Walking past the puma enclosure with a 50mm macro lens attached to my Sony A99cv the last thing you expect is to be ambushed by a playful puma dashing back into its box from outside just so it can swat the glass as you walk by and then roll around on it's back obviously happy at having caught me. After a few more rolls, a quick lay down to catch it's breath and it was off to try it's luck a second time. This time I was ready - I wasn't expecting to take an action shot at 1-1250 with a macro lens and was dead chuffed to catch this shot through the glass of the puma bursting through the entrance to try me again.The reflections i caught in it's eyes are in sharp focus albeit softened and toned down for this edit. Twenty minutes later this had been one of the most pleasant games of cat and mouse I've ever played. I'm just not used to being the mouse
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