Elephant Plains leopard: Going on an African safari provides many photo ops that even an amateur like me cannot overlook. Here is a leopard we came across. I wish it would have looked...

byuaceman Loc: Mesa, AZ

Going on an African safari provides many photo ops that even an amateur like me cannot overlook. Here is a leopard we came across. I wish it would have looked at me while sitting up on the termite hill but it was pretty focused on waiting for the warthog to come out. While we missed the kill (some might think that was a good thing), we were able to catch the actual dining.

Canon 70D, Tamron 18-400; 1/250, f6.7, ISO 1600, 400mm; 1/1500, f6.7, ISO 200, 50mm; 1/180, f5.6, ISO 200, 227 mm

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iDoc Loc: Knoxville,Tennessee

Spectacular images! As close as you would want to get.

byuaceman Loc: Mesa, AZ

Thank you! Even a rookie likes positive feedback!

iDoc wrote:

Spectacular images! As close as you would want to get.

UTMike Loc: South Jordan, UT

Excellent set!

bnewmk Loc: Albuquerque,NM

Great captures!

Swamp-Cork Loc: Lanexa, Virginia

Excellent downloads!

Bill_de Loc: US

Well done!

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Tazzy Loc: Tampa area

Very nice shots of a beautiful cat

Frisco Loc: San Francisco

Fun shots, well done! Looks like you had to be very patient to see the whole drama unfold. Kind of unusual to see him/her in such open space isn’t it? I have usually seen them in more forested areas where they can drag the carcass into a safe tree. Did you discover where he/she lived? Thanks for sharing...

Toby

byuaceman wrote:

Going on an African safari provides many photo ops that even an amateur like me cannot overlook. Here is a leopard we came across. I wish it would have looked at me while sitting up on the termite hill but it was pretty focused on waiting for the warthog to come out. While we missed the kill (some might think that was a good thing), we were able to catch the actual dining.

Canon 70D, Tamron 18-400; 1/250, f6.7, ISO 1600, 400mm; 1/1500, f6.7, ISO 200, 50mm; 1/180, f5.6, ISO 200, 227 mm

1 & 2 are fantastic. Very nice shot and you are using exactly the same equipment as one of my setups. Motivational.

byuaceman Loc: Mesa, AZ

I have no idea where this cat lived. We did see it drag a piece of animal skin into a tree one night. The guide said it must have found something some hyenas left. Amazing to see it climb the tree so effortlessly.

Frisco wrote:

Fun shots, well done! Looks like you had to be very patient to see the whole drama unfold. Kind of unusual to see him/her in such open space isn’t it? I have usually seen them in more forested areas where they can drag the carcass into a safe tree. Did you discover where he/she lived? Thanks for sharing...

JeffDavidson Loc: Originally Detroit Now Los Angeles

Nicely done.

Curmudgeon Loc: SE Arizona

Love the last one. That is one pi..ed off cat

woodweasel Loc: bellingham Wa

Spectacular set👏👏👏

A10 Loc: Southern Indiana

Wonderful images!