Platinum

davidjharper

Poised to pounce

Poised to pounce

Spent early morning with "Fig" and her cub in the Masai Mara, Kenya. The cub was very active, and "playing at" hunting albeit very intently...
Read more

Spent early morning with "Fig" and her cub in the Masai Mara, Kenya. The cub was very active, and "playing at" hunting albeit very intently. Here. he-she is about to punce on her mother's tail.
Read less

camera

Canon EOS 5D Mark IV

settings

settings

Aperture f/5.6 ISO 1600 Shutter 1/250 Focal Length 500/1

location

location

Kenya

upload_date

Feb, 2019

Views

67

Likes

+2

Awards

Magnificent Capture

All Star

Peer Award

Superb Composition

Emotions

Impressed

Categories

See all

Same photographer See all

Musiara and her one remaining cub; the cub sadly died a few weeks after the photo was taken. Olare Motorogi Conservancy, Masai Mara, Kenya.

Oryx on the dunes of Sossusvlei, Namibia, early in the morning. I spied this oryx from some way off, just its horns showing above a dune. I crept up

Salwater crocodile, taken at Yellow Waters Billabong, Kakadu, Northern Territory, Australia. Grows up to 6m+, and defends its territory with extreme

Early in the morning in Amboseli National Park, took this elephant against the rising sun. The hitchhiker is an egret, and a vulture overlooks. Look c

Cheetah cubs playing on a simple mound of earth. You can almost imagine they are playing "I am the King of the Castle". Taken in the Masai

Early in the morning in Amboseli National Park, took this elephant against the rising sun. The hitchhiker is an egret, and a vulture overlooks. Look

Bee-eater taken in Kenya from back of safari vehicle. The vehicles can park up close to trees (and birds) and act as a mobile photographic hide. Cam

Taken on safari in the desert regions of Namibia, where the safari was themed on "Animals in the Landscape". This oribi (?) was photographe

Near the Hoanib "River", Namibia. A herd of elephants was making its way back from a waterhole, some distant from the river. And, this old

Two young bulls were mock charging towards us, and clearly having the time of their lives. As they did, hornbills scattered in front of them, and the

Encouraged by our group leader to "find a shot", I waded across a small stream, and discovered these fish traps and boats. Challenging, as t

Photographed this Red-necked Phalarope on the shore of Myvatn, Iceland, and the colours were amazing.

Market trader selling farm implements in a morning market, south of Hue, Vietnam.

Taken on trip to Deadvlei, Sossusvlei, Namibia. Very early in the morning, we were the first people there, and it was breathtakingly beautiful.

Early morning walk on the dunes at Sossusvlei, Namibia. The dawn light caught the dunes creating these beautiful, sensual shapes.

Liked the framing provided by the tree and blue-ish rocks behind. I especially liked the eye-like shape that focuses on the elephant, as it reached h

Taken late in the afternoon, on the Hoanib River, Namibia. A lioness and her adopted son (pictured) were resting after gorging on a kill. However, t

Spent hours trying to capture these beautiful birds (phalaropes) at Myvatn, Iceland, and it all came together in this wonderful moment of courtship.

Discover more photos See all

Honeymoon Couple in the Kgalagadi Transfrontier PArk South Africa by RudiZ

A herd of Bison came along and started rubbing on this tree. by SusiStroud

Watering Hole by michaelneinast

The all seeing eye. The intensity when you look a lion eye to eye in the wild is jaw dropping. Taken in Maasai Mara by Kerrc

Strabrechtse Heide Lierop - The Netherlands by toonsmits

Onaqui Mnts. sunset moment by DaveLoucks

The two lioness where lying in the water to cool of and the elephant unceremoniously chased them away when he wanted to drink water. by Karl-Heinz

Photo by Mad_bubbles

love me, feed me, never leave me by damianawatts_3637

Dinaka Lion Cubs by KeithBannerman

Taken in Algonquin Park by DanielParent

Walking through the woods you can encounter animals of all kinds... From the tiniest frogs to giant Scottish cows. How magical the woods is! by Raindancer

Only the bush separated us from the lioness. She was calm though, eyeing us while we slowly drove by. by bylifeconnected

another shot of a manta ray, this time with a following of smaller fish. these are no easy to capture as you want to be close to shoot through less wa by Ashley_Missen

smirk by creekwater32

Wrangler-Horse-Love by photosanity

Coopers Hawk by tomingramphotography

Young doe catches sight of me as I snapped this photo of her through the brush. by FalconEddie

It’s your time to shine! ☀️

Share photos. Enter contests to win great prizes.
Earn coins, get amazing rewards. Join for free.

Or

Already a member? Log In

By continuing, you agree to our Terms of Service, and acknowledge you've read our Privacy Policy Notice.