leopard
Dec, 2017Views
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Location
The photo was taken on a game drive in Botswana, in Okavango Delta, I was Staying at Sandibe and beyond and it was my last day morning in Botswana, we stayed with the leopard on the move for about 15 minutes, when she came to this tree and went up and hung out, it was the second Tree it tried but it worked out better for me.Time
It was a morning game drive, so 8:00 am as I had to be back at the lodge by 9 to head to the airport, it was also the 3rd leopard we had seen in the 2 days, and 4th for the whole trip in South Africa and Botswana,Lighting
It was morning light so it wasn't very harsh yet, and the tree and leaves helped break down the extra lightEquipment
Nikon D4s, AF-S NIKKOR 200-400mm f/4G ED VR II, UV filter, and hand heldInspiration
leopard are and always have been my favourite big cat, and this is second trip to Africa and all I have wanted was a leopard in a tree preferable with a kill but at least I got half of itEditing
There was a bit of touch up in Lightroom, contrast, shadows, and lighting was close enough I didn't need to crop inIn my camera bag
Go to body is Nikon D4s, with the AF-S NIKKOR 200-400mm f/4G ED VR II, I love both the speed and crispness of them, I also carry a Nikon D750 paired with either AF-S NIKKOR 70-200mm f/2.8G ED VR II or AF-S NIKKOR 14-24mm F2.8G ED, and it all gets packed into a lowepro whistler BP 450 aw, and a MacBook Pro 13 inchFeedback
Spend as much time as you can with the subject, have a million tons of patience and hope and prey the animal does what you want, and you don't just get them walking away, not that you cant get amazing photos like that, but it helps to be a little twisted in the head when taking a butt shot of a animal
