_G7W1217 - - -The Cheetah in the morning
This is the cheetah the full Monty
This is the cheetah the full Monty
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Dec, 2017Views
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Location
The image was captured in the Kruger National Park We were first out of the gate at 5-30am it was still dark but we were on our way to look for a Lion kill we had heard of the previous evening about 15 Km from the gate 2 vehicles overtook us, it was now half light and we had one vehicle behind us I had reduced speed not to miss anything I spotted the two cheetah's on a fallen tree trunk and began to slow to get a good position the vehicle behind had not seen the cheetah's and over took us.The light was improving rapidly the Cheetah's became more active and both Maureen and I Captured some awesome Images.Time
You will see from the above it was very early morning we stayed with the Cheetah's for about an Hour The light was up and the cheetah's were of the log and sniffing around for scent trails eventually crossing the road and moving off into the bush where we could not follow.Lighting
We were there with them from dawn breaking until sun up so we had the golden hour with themEquipment
We have South African manufactured Cam Steady Brackets on our vehicle with your American Wimberley Gimbal brackets to support our cameras and lenses We both have Canon 1D Mk4 body's Maureen has a Canon 500/F4 and I have a Canon 600/F4Inspiration
Since We retired and sold our boat we had to find a new hobby and wildlife photography fit the bill we we spend about 6 months a year traveling in our Off Road Caravan through South Africa, Namibia and Botswana's Wild parks and PlacesEditing
We download in Adobe Light-room And Resize and Watermark in C/S 5In my camera bag
Together with the equipment mentioned above we each have a Canon 7D Mk 2 with 70/200 f2,8 lenses Together with the electrical paraphernalia to download recharge battery's etcFeedback
There are some amazing wild life areas in Southern Africa and for those not wishing to tackle the bush on their own there are many Safari Company's
