Leopard Leap
Leopards are beautiful cats and what wildlife photographer wouldn’t love the chance to photograph them. However, they are usually solitary and unless you’re extremely lucky enough to find a female with cubs, or interaction between two adults, or a hunt (emphasis on extremely lucky) you generally are left with them walking through their range or sleeping. Add a tree, however, and things become more potentially photogenic. This leopard was walking through the Maasai Mara savanna when it quickly climbed a tree to gain a better view of potential prey or threats. We managed to get close enough in time to catch it coming down from the tree to resume its wanderings. (Panthera pardus) (Sony a1, 200-600mm lens @344mm, f/7.1, 1/1250 second, ISO 640)
Leopard Leap
Leopards are beautiful cats and what wildlife photographer wouldn’t love the chance to photograph them. However, they are usually solitary and unless you’re extremely lucky enough to find a female with cubs, or interaction between two adults, or a hunt (emphasis on extremely lucky) you generally are left with them walking through their range or sleeping. Add a tree, however, and things become more potentially photogenic. This leopard was walking through the Maasai Mara savanna when it quickly climbed a tree to gain a better view of potential prey or threats. We managed to get close enough in time to catch it coming down from the tree to resume its wanderings. (Panthera pardus) (Sony a1, 200-600mm lens @344mm, f/7.1, 1/1250 second, ISO 640)