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Whilst out one morning we had a call from the next door property that three Cheetah brothers had been sighted close to the boundary, after two weeks without showing. So, having been given permission to cross and enter the area, we quickly found them, as two Jackals were 'probing & testing' the brothers and a Bateleur Eagle was circling. The three brothers had taken down an Impala and had dragged it into some bushes to try to hide things and so both access, light and avoiding distracting elements were of a premium. As we slowly pulled up the Cheetahs were drawing breath, their chests pounding, but constantly on edge, eager to eat the kill, as we knew they hadn't eaten for some time. Not to stress them out even more, we only stayed a few minutes fired off a few frames then left.
With hindsight a sliver more at the foot. Some will find the grass stem on the Cheetah distracting, no real way of toning it down, I could remove it, however I feel it should stay. Thanks to those who viewed or posted a comment on the previous thread. Steve Subject: Cheetah brothers (Acinonyx jubatus) on a kill Location: Botswana Camera: Canon 1DX MKI! Lens: 200-400 f/4 HH Exposure: 1/2500s at f/5.6 ISO1250 Original format: Landscape, minimal crop, FF on the sides Processed via: LRCC & PSCC2017 |
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by Carol Clarke
on Mon Jun 12, 2017 4:21 pm
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by dissent
on Fri Jun 16, 2017 4:30 pm
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