If looks could kill.....
Male Leopard – Mpumalanga, South Africa

If looks could kill..... belongs to the following groups:
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HippyDi
8WOW*....what a winner!!!! Brilliant shot with amazing clarity…Straight to my favs macky! :-(=)
Macky replied
Thanks so much Di, for the favourite too!!
Carol Barona
Beautiful detail, love the stare!
Macky replied
Thanks very much Carol!!
velveteagle
This is done so well.. What a creature..
Macky replied
Thanks very much Chuck!!
Carisma
Macky what a catch!!! Was it now at KNP ?? Did you have a good time It seems so!!!
Macky replied
Thank you Carisma, had a great time!!
Megan Martin
What an intensity he has in his eyes! Beautiful capture!
Macky replied
Thank you Megan!!
Avril Brand
Oh WOW… Macky! Gorgeous photo!!! Love it!

Macky replied
Thanks very much Avril, dear friend!!
Sharon Bishop
Hi Macky..what a beautiful chap. Wonderfully sharp too.
Macky replied
Thanks so much Sharon!!
Squealia
fabulous :O)
Macky replied
Thanks so much!!
elena7
Wow! incredible! beautiful! what a picture! face to face! great done! You should be more careful!!
Macky replied
Thanks very much Elena, will do!!
ApeArt
Oh my goodness Macky, stunning work! Great dof, what lens did you use? (Great title too) xx
Macky replied
Thanks so much Princess!!
naturelover
Just awesome- a fabulous animal, stunning shot -a fav for me!!
Macky replied
Thank you very much, for the favourite too!!
Braedene
Great caption, This is an awesome shot -
Macky replied
Thanks so much Braedene, much appreciated!!
Mark Peterson
Excellent!
Macky replied
Thank you Mark!!
Robyn Carter
very gorgeous . how close were you? (don’t tell me!!)
Macky replied
Thank you Princess of Auckland, I won’t LOL!!
Cheryl Hall
LOL Robyn…I’m guessing quite a long zoom lens! Tremendous shot!
Macky replied
LOL, thank you Cheryl!!
Rosalie Scanlon
Wow, excellent image.
Macky replied
Thanks so much Rosalie!!
Dennis Gay
G’day Macky,
Now THAT is one cheesed off Leopard!
Nice tight composition that shows off the cat’s expression very well.
Extremely good focus and depth of field through the subject and a nice bokeh to boot.
To my ageing eyes and monitor it looks a tad under exposed on the subject but the background is OK. That also reduces the contrast on the subject. Perhaps some selective lightening? (Just a thought).
The colours are beautifully natural and the eye contact is perfect with a good catchlight too.
Nice work that man!
GB
Dennis
Macky replied
Thank you Dennis, your comments are always appreciated!!
dmwarnman
Wow great shot.
Macky replied
Thanks very much!!
Pierre Hershen...
Looks like Kruger was good, nice pic.
Macky replied
Thank you Pierre, had a great time up in the North East!!
SandraRos
Wonderous, beautiful shot. I am so very impressed
Macky replied
Thank you so much Sandra!!
Antanas
Great capture
Macky replied
Thank you Antanas, much appreciated!!
SandraRos
CONGRATULATIONS ! ! ! This one just HAD to be featured it is such a stunning shot
Macky replied
Thanks so much Sandra!!
melant1017
Outstanding focus and color, I love it :)
Macky replied
Thanks so much!!
Caroline Gorka
Wonderful focus…what lens did you use?
Macky replied
Thanks so much Caroline, I will bmail you re: lens, I don’t like advertising unless I was sponsored.
DottieDees
Great work and title is right on!
Macky replied
Thanks very much Dottie!!
Kelly J
Wonderful work!
Macky replied
Thanks so much Kelly!!
Robert Jenner
A fantastic capture….. outstanding clarity and detail :)
Macky replied
Thanks very much Robert!!
Steve Bullock
Amazing.. such beautiful cats..
Macky replied
Thank you Steve!!
Robert Elliott
Brilliant !!!
Macky replied
Thanks again Robert!!
Blurto
Chilling, thrilling…and adorable…great shot.
Macky replied
Thanks very much Blurto!!
Mindy Miller
This is beautiful!
Macky replied
Thanks so much Mindy!!
Leon Rossouw
Now that is pin sharp, excellent capture. I kow how you struggle to get these guys up-close and personal. Well done!!!!
Macky replied
Thank you Leon, very much!!
PPPhotoArt
OMG my heart is pounding!!! what an awesome image!!!
Macky replied
:-) I didn’t mean to startle you, thanks very much!!
Wayne Pearson
Perfect !
Macky replied
Thanks very much Wayne!!
nemelu
Congrats on winning the challenge. Great shot!!
Macky replied
Thanks so much, a wonderful surprise!!
Lois Bryan
Oh my goodness!!! WHAT a wonderful shot!!!! Congratulations on your win in the challenge!!!!!! Happy Dance time for you, today!!!!!!
Macky replied
:-) Thank you so much Lois, much appreciated!!
CarolM
Congratulations Macky on the win. This is one beautiful shot.
Macky replied
Thanks so much Carol, much appreciated!!
Teresa Zieba
No wonder it won. Stunning photograph Macky. Congratulations.
Macky replied
Thanks so much Teresa, much appreciated!!
SandraRos
Congratulations with winning the challenge with this awesome capture
Macky replied
Thanks so much for your support Sandra, much appreciated!!
Daveart
Stunning portrait macky well framed and perfect image well done and congrates again
Macky replied
Thanks very much Dave!!
Anne Vis
Great portrait!
Macky replied
Thanks so much Anne!!
SylviaHardy
I love this! What a stunning photograph and creature!
Macky replied
Thank you Sylvia!!
EOSimaging
Cracker of a shot. What a beautiful cat. Superb :~)
Macky replied
Thank you Iain, much appreciated!!
Lenka
Beautiful beast, perfect capture, great title :)
Macky replied
Thanks so much Lenka!!
André Gonçalves
Great photo! congratulations you win the Weekly contest in Animal Photography group!
Macky replied
Thanks very much André, much appreciated!!
Aimelle
what a great capture you have here ! fantastic clarity and details Macky. love it !
Macky
Merci Aimelle!!
SandraRos
All that I can say to you is many many congratulations on your feature of this wonderful photograph. I can not find the right words to tell you how beautiful this is.
Macky replied
My sincere thanks Sandra!!
melant1017
This is wonderful, excellent capture :)
-Antonio
Macky replied
Thanks you Antonio!!
Mariaan Krog
Magnificent! Congrats!
Macky replied
Thank so much Mariaan!!
Steve Bullock
Stunning..
Macky replied
Thanks very much Steve!!
Lisa G. Putman
Wow, this is so amazing! Just, WOW!
Macky replied
Thanks so much Lisa, for the favs too!!
Patricia Gibson
Oh I’d love to have an opportunity to capture such an amazing image, well done and thank you!!!
Macky replied
Well, step 1 would be coming to Africa. :-)
Thanks again Patricia for all those favourites, it blew me away!!
rightasrain
No-nonsense power! Magnificent!
Macky replied
Thank you so much!!
David Clark
stunning photo absolutely amazing – my friend says a female hangs out on a tree branch in his garden and you have to make sure you check to see if she is there when you wake up. —Dave
Macky replied
Thanks you Dave, your friend is very fortunate to have a big cat like that as a neighbour. :-)
Marleia Main
Absolutely gorgeous!!! Congratulations on your top 10 win!! : )
Macky replied
Thanks so much Marleia, your portfolio btw is outstanding, great work!!
Carisma
Congrats my friend for the TOP 10 placing!! great work as usual!!!
Macky replied
Thanks so much Carisma!!
lallymac
Wow sums it up.
Macky replied
Thanks for the ‘Wow’ Lally!!
Rosie Appleton
How beautiful :-)
Macky replied
Thanks so much Rosie!!
Marleia Main
WOW!! What a shot!! Gorgeous!!
Macky replied
Much appreciated Marleia, thank you!!
TrEaSuReDiMaGeS
This is such a Brilliant and an Amazing shot…..... the clarity and detail is gorgeous!!! :-))
Macky replied
Thank you very much!!
Lucindawind
absolutely gorgeous!
Macky replied
Thanks very much Elaine!!
Lyn Evans
Oh my word, what an outstanding image
Macky replied
Thanks so much Lyn!!
Lisa Roberts
Wow Macky – beautiful!
Lisa
Macky replied
Thanks so much Lisa!!
SandraRos
Congratulations on your place in the top 10 ONCE AGAIN !!!! So proud of my fellow South African ! Wooow Macky a beautiful photograph remains a beautiful photographs no matter how many times you look at it, this one was my no 1 of all the entrys and it still is.
Macky replied
You’re making me blush Sandra, thank you dear friend!!
artGIA
so very beautiful! great work!
Macky replied
Thank you so much, much appreciated!!
Macky
PinkLady
beautiful :)
Macky replied
Thanks so much PinkLady!!
SandraRos
Macky replied
Thanks very much Sandra, much appreciated!!
Carisma
Congratulations Macky!!! TWO features on the same page!!! You doing great !!!
Macky replied
Thank you Carisma, I’m very grateful!! :-)
TULIP73
WOW excellent take, stunning animal
Macky replied
I was ecstatic to have had the opportunity to capture this male, thanks so much!!
BlaizerB
intense! cheers
Macky replied
Thank you BlaizerB!!
Nature's Realm
what a great shot Macky…he looks mighty intimidating. – Dennis
Macky replied
I must agree that he was very intimidating Dennis, thank you!! :-)
ej29
OMG!!!! such beautiful detail….fantastic capture!!!
Macky replied
Thanks very much ej29!!
gabbielizzie
beautiful capture…
Macky replied
Thanks very much!!
sharon wingard
what a wonderful animal great shot
Macky replied
Thanks very much Sharon!!
guitarman
Such a beautiful animal.
Macky replied
Thanks very much!!
SandraRos
Macky replied
Thanks you sooooooo much Sandra, I’m absolutely thrilled and humbled!! :-) Thank you to Leon too for making this young group a winner!!
Katerina Willi...
Gorgeous-talk about “staring down” someone-I would certainly have felt intimidated!!
Macky replied
:-) That feeling is very real, thank you Katerina!!
Olitto
Superb.
Great work Macky.
Macky replied
Thanks very much Olitto!!
laureenr
Awesome Macky. Congratulations on your win with a superb image.
Macky replied
Thanks so much Laureen, much appreciated!!
Olitto
Congratulations!! 1st Place in the Indigenous to East & Southern Africa Group Challenge, Big 5
Macky replied
Thanks very much Olitto, thanks for all your hard work as host and moderator!!
Olitto
Macky replied
Thanks for the feature Olitto, much appreciated!!
SandraRos
CONGRATULATIONS my friend this will always be one of THE most beautiful captures !!
Macky replied
Thanks very much dear Sandra, much appreciated!!
David Clarke
Took my breath away when I saw it, Macky. Amazing shot! Congratulations on all the features!!
Macky replied
Thanks very much David, I will pop in to have a look at your portfolio soon!!
Lyn Evans
What a fantastic image!!
Macky replied
Thanks so much Lyn!!
laurav
Brilliant eye contact!
Macky replied
Thanks so much laurav!!
jdmphotography
This image is brilliant and would be very welcome in the Eye Contact Group
Macky replied
Thanks very much!!
Macky
Thanks for the compliment and for the acceptance into your group!!
Olitto
Close-Up Animal Portrait Challenge
yolandevdm
Your images are spectacular – wish I had this kind of talent.
Great work and super portfolio!! Yolandé
Macky replied
Thanks very much Yolandé, I must pay your portfolio a visit, just at a glance I wish I had your job!! :-) Have a great week!!
Gudrun Eckleben
Very powerful! Awesome!
Macky replied
Thanks very much Gudrun!!
Meeli Sonn
... I am dead already….Stunning capture and title.
Macky replied
Thanks very much Meeli. :-)
BarbBarcikKeith
Now there’s a face you won’t soon forget.. gorgeous!!
Macky replied
He seemed to be an old chap with years of experience, he mastered that look too. :-) Thank you Barb.
ChrisCoombes
Oh i wish i saw leopards when i was in Africa :( This is an amazing shot Macky
Macky replied
Thank you Chris, well I have a solution for that, come again. :-)
SusanAdey
What can I say that hasn’t been said before? Awesome photo. I wish I’d been lucky enough to see one when I was in Africa let alone get such a good shot.
Macky replied
Thanks so much Susan, as I said to Chris above, the solution is to come again!! :-)
Little Rascals...
Macky replied
Thanks so much!!
SandraRos
Macky replied
I’m so happy Sandra, thank you, think I’ll where THAT T-shirt. :-)
SandraRos
The one thing, which is for sure, if you can take such brilliant photographs with a Nikon you will be like a top world professional photographer if you have a Canon in your hands!!
ChrisCoombes
Oh yeah, I’ll be back one day :)
Steve Buffington
Beautiful shot of this big cat. Nice job.—Steve
Macky replied
Thanks very much Steve!!
David Clarke
Congratulations, Macky, placed and featured again with this great shot!!
Macky replied
Thanks very much David, very much appreciated!!
LudaNayvelt
fantastic shot
Macky replied
Thanks very much Luda!!
Kymie
But it’s still so beautiful that you want to just grab its face and kiss it LOL. Great capture, love the stare and the clarity of the image – awesome.
Macky replied
LOL!! Well Kymie, I won’t standby to watch, thanks so much for you kind comments!!
niki78
excellent capture.
Macky replied 29 days ago
Thanks very much Niki78!!
parmi 29 days ago
CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR TOP 10 PLACE IN THE EYE CONTACT WITH MAMMALS CHALLENGE IN THE EYE CONTACT GROUP
Macky replied 29 days ago
Thanks very much Parmi, much appreciated!!
Piet Vermeulen 29 days ago
Amazing clarity, congratulations!
Macky replied 29 days ago
Thanks very much Piet!!
serendip 29 days ago
Been here eight years, and I still haven’t seen one. Ditto to everything said above. Another picture to aspire to. (and I am using a Nikon already!)
Macky replied 29 days ago
I dropped you a bubblemail re equipment. :-)
Macky replied 29 days ago
Thanks very much!!