Impala jump for the sheer joy of it

Impala seem to jump for the sheer joy of it...

This is a great shot with a nice placement of elements, light and shadow. The happy animal is unhappily not in focus. It looks like you were using a fast enough ISO but had focus set for the distance. I never shoot wildlife but I hope my comment helps.

Unhappily you are quite correct..the poor animal is not in focus and I posted this picture simply due to its unusual element...Bert