Cheetah - Face to Face

Stephen Beattie

Cheetah - Face to Face

Cheetah. Photo taken in an enclosure at Panther Ridge Conservation Center, Wellington, Florida. Pentax K20D w/Sigma 50-500mm lens, ISO 400.
Featured in Art for Conservation
Featured in Natural Color and Light
Featured in Made By Nature
Featured in Eye Contact

All proceeds from sales of this image will go to supporting the good work done at Panther Ridge Conservation Center, read more about the cheetahs, Matt and Charlie, there.

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Cheetah - Face to Face by Stephen Beattie
Cheetah - Face to Face by Stephen Beattie
  • Rhonda Fulks

    Rhonda Fulks

    Beautifully captured!

  • Stephen Beattie replied

    Thank you, Rhonda!

  • Paul Gana

    Paul Gana

    nice clear shot

  • Stephen Beattie replied

    Thanks, Paul!

  • Deborah H. Benoit

    Deborah H. Benoit

    Beautiful capture Stephen!! You must winter in Florida.

  • Stephen Beattie replied

    Thanks, Deb! No, all these Florida shots came from a trip between February 27 – March 6. :-) I had a good success ratio.

  • Deborah H. Benoit

    Deborah H. Benoit

    It`s fabulous when you have a good success ratio.

  • Stephen Beattie replied

    Makes you feel like you MIGHT know what you’re doing! :-)

  • N & L Williams Photography

    N & L Williams...

    Oh my what a stunning cat, lovely shot.
    Leanne.

  • Stephen Beattie replied

    Thank you, Leanne.

  • KSkinner

    KSkinner

    Absolutly awesome – that stare is a photographers dream…

  • Stephen Beattie replied

    Thanks, good timing! :-)

  • robinmoore

    robinmoore

    Beautiful image

  • Stephen Beattie replied

    Thank you, Robin.

  • Carmen Mandel-Cesáreo

    Carmen Mandel-...

    The residents stories at Panther Ridge remind us that it is with education and compassion that wild felines have a chance to survive. Beautiful individual portrayed, Stephen. Is it Matt or Charlie?.

  • Stephen Beattie replied

    Hey Carmen, thanks for the feedback! Even Judy, the Director of Panther Ridge, has trouble telling the two cheetahs apart. :-) I’ll bet if we asked her, she’d let us know. I’ll get back to you.

  • Carmen Mandel-Cesáreo

    Carmen Mandel-...

    Thank you, Stephen, for your efforts. If our subjects are identifiable, adding their names to the image title or description along an extra link to their stories, if any, helps further their cause.

    In appreciation,
    Carmen

  • Stephen Beattie replied

    I’ve added a direct link to the cheetah information page at Panther Ridge, as per your suggestion. :-) I’ll do that with the other cheetah and ocelot photo as well. Thanks!

  • Carmen Mandel-Cesáreo

    Carmen Mandel-...

    Many thanks to you, Stephen, for your wonderful participation. Every single step we take, matters.

  • Stephen Beattie replied

    You’re welcome!

  • gabbielizzie

    gabbielizzie

    beautiful capture

  • Stephen Beattie replied

    Thank you!

  • jdmphotography

    jdmphotography

    This image would also be very wellcome in the Eye Contact Group

  • Stephen Beattie replied

    Thanks, I’ll get it there soon!

  • John Wright

    John Wright

    Great light and detail!

  • Stephen Beattie replied

    Thank you, John!

  • AnnDixon

    AnnDixon

    This is fantastic,

  • Stephen Beattie replied

    Thank you, Ann.

  • Tenee Attoh

    Tenee Attoh

    Fabulous beast and a great capture :))

  • Stephen Beattie replied

    Thanks, Tenee!!

  • Mika

    Mika

    Gorgeous shot! Congrats on your top 10 placing and feature!

  • Stephen Beattie replied

    Thank you, Mika!

  • jdmphotography

    jdmphotography

  • Stephen Beattie replied

    Thanks for the FEATURE!! :-)

  • INERVISIONS

    INERVISIONS

    My favorite of all the big cats, this is a superb shot. Top marks for this one.

  • Stephen Beattie replied

    Thank you very much! :-)

  • gabbielizzie

    gabbielizzie

    congradulations on your feature

  • Stephen Beattie replied

    Thank you very much!!!

  • Oldrooz

    Oldrooz

    Excellent image Stephen.

  • Stephen Beattie replied

    Thank you!

  • Aimelle

    Aimelle

    such a great expression ! superb portrait

  • Stephen Beattie replied

    Thank you, Aimelle!

  • Karen Moore

    Karen Moore 3 days ago

    This should do well in the challenge.This is beautiful did you take this in a zoo in Fl? You should submit this to the group Florida the sunshine state. By your photo she looks like she is free not in a cage. Fantastic shot with her looking right at you !

  • Stephen Beattie replied 3 days ago

    This young male cheetah lives with his brother in the Panther Ridge Conservation Center, Wellington, Florida. It’s a place that takes in abused, neglected, of abandoned big cats and lets them lives their lives with some dignity. The enclosure that I was in with the cats is the size of a football field… He was checking me out! :-)

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