Leopard | Kabini | Sep 2013

[Deepak Ramani]

Leopard | Kabini
This beautiful male Leopard gave us a wonderful 1 hr sighting where he slept, yawned and then started sawing at what was most probably a female Leopard below his perch. A high-ISO low light image and was very surprised that the 7D could throw up so little noise at ISO 3200
Exif: ISO 3200, 1/125 s, f4
Eq used: Canon 7D, 300mm f4 IS

[Saktipada Panigrahi]

Nice image. Nice composition. The long tail of leopard adds beauty to the image. The head seems to be a little smaller. Colours have come out well. Thanks for sharing.SaktiWild

[Mrudul Godbole]

Lovely environmental composition. Nice head turn and eye contact. Could you sight and photograph the female leopard also? Thanks for sharing.

[Deepak Ramani]

Lovely environmental composition. Nice head turn and eye contact. Could you sight and photograph the female leopard also? Thanks for sharing.

Thanks Mrudul...sadly, it was late by the time the male started the sawing call looking down at something. We had to leave immediately after the continuous sawing call

[Rajan Kanagasabai]

Loved the composition and colors. Good details even at a low SS. Did you use a support for stability in any form (Tripod, Bean Bag et all) or was it hand held ?

Thanks for sharing

Rajan

[Deepak Ramani]

Loved the composition and colors. Good details even at a low SS. Did you use a support for stability in any form (Tripod, Bean Bag et all) or was it hand held ?

Thanks for sharing

Rajan

Thanks Rajan. I always use a bean bag where ever possible. But am not sure whether I used one here. Difficult to remember for this particular one

[Sabyasachi Patra]

Shooting a leopard on a tree in Kabini is always challenging due to the distance and the low light. It is always nice to see a leopard for a long time. Thanks for sharing.