single photos Leopard Coming Down Tree

Indian Leopard - Nagarhole National Park, India

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I've been non active in the forums for awhile. In Sep I was in South

Africa. Oct in India, and leaving next week for Churchill for some

Polar Bears for 2 weeks.

This past October I spent 20 days on safari in India. The jungles were

lush and very green after the summer monsoons which provided an

amazing backdrop for shooting in. This male Leopard was rather

cooperative sleeping away in a tree during the evening. I photographed

this cat the moment he came down the tree at 5000 ISO at only 1/40

with the help of a beanbag. I particularly enjoy the blurred paws

given the slow shutter speed.

Canon 1DX + Canon 600mm F4 IS @1/40 F4 ISO 5000