Cheetah Portrait

[gnagel9 1]

I captured this portrait of a cheetah during my visit last month to the Alburquerque Zoo. I was pleased with how my aged 1.4x teleconverter behaved with my 500 VR. So, this combination provided an effective focal length of 700mm...and this image is just slightly cropped.

Thanks for looking...
Glenn

 

[stapo49]

Great shot! Love the detail and expression.

 

[Jeff1574 74]

Beautiful creature.......

 

[MSnowy]

Nice!

 

[gnagel9 1]

Great shot! Love the detail and expression.

Beautiful creature.......

Nice!

Thanks...I caught a lucky break in that the cheetah was positioned in front of such a clean background.

Glenn

 

[Irishwhistler]

Glenn,
Stunning shot !

Mike

 

[Jeff G]

Gorgeous cat, and fantastic shot!

 

[tirediron]

Great image; I love the expression. Judging by the way he's looking at you, you must bear a strong resemblance to something called "lunch".

 

[Dean_Gretsch]

Every once in a bit, things come into alignment and you get a great photo. I haven't had the privilege of seeing African wildlife in nature, but I imagine it looks much like this. Congrats on getting a believable background. What a beautiful animal!

 

[smoke665]

Beautiful.

 

[gnagel9 1]

Thanks to all for viewing and commenting on my photograph!

Glenn

 

[K9Kirk]

Nice pic, cool cat. Him ... not you. Well, OK, you're a cool cat, too!

 

[Winona]

Awesome!

 

[edsland]

Beautiful image, congrats on it being nominated for photo of the month, it’s well deserved