leopard

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...