The alert cat!

[Bhargava Srivari]

Spotted this male panther late in the evening- 6:25pm. He allowed us some pictures and stayed with us for a good 15min,
but as soon as he heard another jeep approaching, he slid into the bushes without a noise!
The animal noticing the arrival of the other jeep can be noticed in the picture:-)
A high ISO image this is, so please bear with the noise.

ISO 2000, f5.6, 1/40sec, EV +0.3, 400mm
canon 60D, canon 100-400 L IS

[Mrudul Godbole]

Its quite rare to get a Leopard in the open. The alert look is nice. Quite a huge fellow. Thanks for sharing.

[V S Sankar]

Is this the same one shot by Praveen?

[Sabyasachi Patra]

This looks like he same leopard. Some more details would have been great. Sighting a leopard is always a nice experience. Thanks for sharing.

[Praveen Siddannavar]

Yes indeed the same leopard, I and Bhargava were together in the same jeep.
This sighting will remain in my memory for a long time.
tfs