Leopard In Sausage Tree, Tanzania

Posted by Ed Lusby on Thu Jun 18, 2015 1:04 am

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This image was taken near Ndutu, Tanzania. The leopard seemed perfectly relaxed, even though there were 22 Land Cruisers arranged in a semi-circle around it. I'm not sure this is good for the animals, but Ndutu is out of Serengeti NP and offroading is allowed.
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by Robert Sabin on Thu Jun 18, 2015 6:51 am

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Well Done....

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by Gary Briney on Thu Jun 18, 2015 1:43 pm

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Gorgeous portrait -- nice detail and soft light.

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by Ed Lusby on Thu Jun 18, 2015 2:02 pm

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Gary Briney wrote:Gorgeous portrait -- nice detail and soft light.

Thanks Gary!

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by Mark Boranyak on Thu Jun 18, 2015 4:55 pm

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Outstanding photo. Great eye contact.

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by Carol Clarke on Fri Jun 19, 2015 5:22 am

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Welcome to Wildlife Ed! A very intimate view of this big boy. The position of the curled back ears shows his agitation - not surprising at being surrounded by so many vehicles and tourists, it sounds horrendous! If you get the chance, try Zambia and you can be the only vehicle spending the day with wildlife behaving naturally and really enjoy fascinating close up experiences with them - without the hordes!

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by Matthew Pugh on Fri Jun 19, 2015 6:31 am

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Hi

A fine shot nicely filling the frame - those eyes are mesmerizing

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by Cindy Marple on Sat Jun 20, 2015 2:20 pm

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Lovely portrait! The light is perfect. I like the square crop and the eye contact just draws you in.

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by john on Sat Jun 20, 2015 2:54 pm

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Beautiful portrait and light. Might be worth a try to tone down the highlights a bit over the right eye and ear area as they draw the eye a bit. Nice one

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