leopard

Im used to seeing lions and cheetahs on a daily basis on safari. Over the years I've probably encountered at least 40 leopards and got to know them so well that the park rangers gave me the honor to name one a few years back. My record was spotting three in one day but that was extremally lucky...

This Big Cat definitely wasnt happy to pose for me so I didnt stick around too long! D850 200 to 400 f4 1/400 f4 400mm iso 320 +.67 EV

Got quite a number of shots of this full belly leopard (See previous posts) this was one of the last few frames before it disappeared into the bushes. D850 200 to 300 f4 400 f6.3 1/800 iso 720 East Africa Big cats photo safari

Split Nose starting his hunting pose as the day come to a close. Got quite a nice set of him wondering around and coming to my vehicle. D850 200 to 400 f4 210mm f4 1/500 iso 720

A leopard comes through the bushes and straight to me before walking off. Only managed a couple of head on shots before it turned away D810 200 to 400 f4 400mm f4 1/400 iso 320

D850 28 to 300mm 300mm 1/640 f5.6 iso 400 Not the greatest quality & focusing is off. This leopard was quite shy just popped out of the bushes and was gone again. Quite far too but I don't have to many shots with birds being caught so thought id just throw it in. Would have liked to have time...

D850 200 to 400 f4 1/800 f6.3 iso 720 400mm

D850 310mm (200-400) f4 1/2000 iso 400 Had a bit more reach and typically would zoom in but decided to keep the full body incl tail in the shot Mara photo safari Oct 2023

Split nose D850 300mm f5.6 1/1250 iso 200 Mara phtoto safari . It took some maneuvering but this big guy came straight up to me managed to get some video and wide shoots in the landscape too

My recent sightings

My favorite of the africa big cats Nikon D850 200-400f4 at 400mm 1/160th iso 500 f4 Spent around 30 minutes with this one

Nikon d850 500mm f5.6 1/1000 iso 1400 From my feb safari, one of my regular leopards

Not the greatest shot technically and one where I think my 200-400 f4 would have given me more options (faster shutter with the same iso). But a rare capture on safari. Nikon D810 200-500 at 480 400 iso f6.3 1/400

Indian Leopard - Nagarhole National Park, India ------------------------------------------------------------ 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...