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Leopard cub

This little leopard cub is one of the most photographed leopards in Pilanesberg..

This little leopard cub is one of the most photographed leopards in Pilanesberg..
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NIKON D3100

settings

Aperture 90/10 ISO 1400 Shutter 10/20000 Focal Length 1700/10

upload_date

Aug, 2021

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Awards

Curator's Selection

Judge Favorite

Peer Award

Top Ranks

Top 30 rank

Behind The Lens

Location

I took this photo in Pilanesberg National Park, South Africa

Time

One Sunday morning we drive looking for the new leopards cub.

Lighting

We saw the one cub in a tree just to far for me to take a photo, after a while he got out of the tree and start walking. We tried to follow him and lost him and then all of a sudden this beautiful cub was right in front of us. I was so excited she was like next to our bakkie looking straight to me and posing like a model.. I was overwhelmed. We lost visual of her brother but got her and what a moment it was. She is at the moment one of the most photograph leopards in the park. Her name is Kimbia.

Equipment

I took the photo with my Nikon 3100 and a 300mm Nikkor lens

Inspiration

what inspired me is just to find a leopard and have a chance to take a beautiful photo..

Editing

I just better the color and i cropped my photo. Didn't do any other editing. I don't like to edit my photos as i believe one should see the natural photo as it was taken.

In my camera bag

i normally have my Nikon camera and the all my lenses i have. you never know which one you might need. then I have my booklet about all the Pilanesberg leopards to be able to identify one and my bird book for the same reason to identify the birds we see.

Feedback

All i can say is always be ready when you are in the bush-veld as it can surprise you with the most beautiful photo opportunity.

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Leopard cub

This little leopard cub is one of the most photographed leopards in Pilanesberg..

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