African Leopard


Posted by hastorga on Fri Sep 16, 2016 8:13 pm

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I just returned from a 12 day scouting trip to Kenya.  It was a fantastic trip and I can't wait to return next year.

We had fantastic luck with cats during the whole trip!!!

African Leopard.
Samburu Game Reserve, Kenya.

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by Marc on Sat Sep 17, 2016 4:35 am
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Love the pose, clean BG and the diagonal trunk framing here Hector. I love the Samburu area, with their less traffic than southern areas ;)
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by Carol Clarke on Sat Sep 17, 2016 7:53 am
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Lovely strong diagonal through the frame in this excellent capture of the iconic African Leopard in a tree! The implied movement is beautifully illustrated with those shoulder muscles taking the strain of the descent. A fine image Hector.
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by Cindy Marple on Sat Sep 17, 2016 12:40 pm
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A "dream shot" of a leopard, lovely capture! The pose couldn't be better with the implied motion and the tail curled up, and the simple soft background sets off the cat well.
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by Robert Sabin on Sat Sep 17, 2016 9:02 pm
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Cindy Marple wrote:A "dream shot" of a leopard, lovely capture!  The pose couldn't be better with the implied motion and the tail curled up, and the simple soft background sets off the cat well.
KILLER! Perfectly done! 
 

by Morkel Erasmus on Sun Sep 18, 2016 6:03 am
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A special shot here Hector! Well done.
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by joem on Sun Sep 18, 2016 10:10 am
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Excellent detail on this beautiful Leopard capture, great work Hector.
 

by Jeff Munoz on Mon Sep 19, 2016 1:00 am
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I just found here a perfect shot Hector, the Leopard seems to be so alive on this image, the texture of its fire is just unbelievable!!!
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by Ron Day on Tue Sep 27, 2016 8:49 pm
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Cindy Marple wrote:A "dream shot" of a leopard, lovely capture!  The pose couldn't be better with the implied motion and the tail curled up, and the simple soft background sets off the cat well.

+1. Beautiful!
 

by Missy Mandel on Sat Oct 15, 2016 5:10 pm
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You certainly did have good luck Hector! This is sensational! Congrats on EP!
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