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Leopard (Panthera pardus) leaping over water hole, Etosha Pan, Namibia, January 2007

Canon EOS 20D taken at 400mm and still cropped

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Comments

  • Carla Maloco
    Carla Malocoover 2 years ago

    Beautiful action shot,what a capture.

  • Dear Carla, thank you very much for you compliment, very much appreciated!

    – christopher363

  • Sandy Stewart
    Sandy Stewartover 2 years ago

    Perfect timing for a wonderful action shot! : )

  • Dear Sandy, thank you very much for your kind comment. Yes, tit was quite a luck and quite far away. Despite the lens set to 400mm, I had to crop the photo a lot for him/her to fill the frame.

    – christopher363

  • Sandy Stewart
    Sandy Stewartover 2 years ago

    Better to be a safe distance than too close! lol Lovely crop! : )

  • Obviously – although we were in a car and he had plenty prey to choose from… thanks for the compliment.

    – christopher363

  • Konstantinos Arvanitopoulos
    Konstantinos A...about 2 years ago

    Wonderful action shot Christopher, you have been lucky my friend, well done!

  • Dear Konstantinos, many thanks for your nice compliment, it was indeed very lucky!

    – christopher363

  • Magaret Meintjes
    Magaret Meintjesalmost 2 years ago

    Stunning stop action capture, well done!

  • Dear Margaret, thank you very much for your nice compliment

    – christopher363

  • Magaret Meintjes
    Magaret Meintjesalmost 2 years ago

  • Dear Margaret – thank you very much for the warm welcome of this picture and immediate feature – I feel very honoured, particularly as it is in this group. Thank you very much!

    – christopher363

  • Richard Shakenovsky
    Richard Shaken...almost 2 years ago

    A rare capture. Well done.

  • Dear Richard,, thank you very much for your nice compliment

    – christopher363

  • Robert Taylor
    Robert Tayloralmost 2 years ago

    Great capture……in mid air too.

  • Dear Robert, thanks for stopping by and appreciating it.

    – christopher363

  • janinek
    janinekalmost 2 years ago

    awsome shot!!!

  • Dear Janinek, many thanks for your nice compliment

    – christopher363

  • Nancy Stafford
    Nancy Staffordalmost 2 years ago

  • Dear Nancy, a lot of thanks for the feature – lovely, it is even the second for this picture – I am very happy. Thanks for adding it to your favourites, too

    – christopher363