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Cheetah Portrait


Cheetah Portrait
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Copyright: Aivar Mikko (metcher) Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 513 W: 12 N: 986] (4258)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2005-06
Categories: Mammals
Camera: Canon 350D, Canon EF 300 f4L
Exposure: f/7.1
Photo Version: Original Version
Theme(s): Animals., Animal Portraits II, Mammals of Southern Africa, Wildlife of Africa, Wild cats portraits, BEST OF: Cheetahs 1 [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2006-03-02 2:40
Viewed: 2286
Points: 50
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Photo is taken during private game drive in cheetah farm.
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A cat with a greyhound chassis. Built for speed lightboned, swaybacked, long, thin legs, and short neck. male wt 77 143 lb. (35 65 kg), ht 28 36 in (70 90 cm); female wt c. 20 lb. lighter, ht within o range. Tail long (26 32 in [65 80 cm]). Feet small feet with blunt (except dewclaw) unsheathed claws. Head small, round with foreshortened face; relatively small teeth; low, broad ears. Coat short except for ruff of longer hair framing face and short spinal crest; fluffy hair on chest and belly. Color: tawny, with small, solid black spots; white underparts; outer tail ringed black and white; black ear backs, lips, nose and distinctive "tear stains." Juveniles have long, silky fur black with faint spots and a cape of long, blue gray hair. Tears 10 or 12.
Though range includes sparsely vegetated subdesert and steppe, the cheetah needs bushes, grass, or other cover to get within sprinting range of prey and to hide from larger predators. Specialized as predator on gazelles and springbok, the fleetest of plains antelopes; concentrates on impala, kob, lechwe, and reedbuck in wetter savanna; and takes smaller antelopes (oribi, bush duiker), calves and yearlings of all the larger antelopes, plus warthog, young zebra, and some small game like hares. Can go 4 days or more without drinking and easily goes 10 days in the Kalahari, where it eats melons.
The most diurnal cat; seldom active at night and usually rests during heat of day. Average distance traveled in a day by female with cubs was 2.3 mi. (3.7 km), compared to 4 mi. (7 km) for males.
Hunting cheetahs employ several strategies to approach antelopes, depending on terrain, species, and behavior of the animals. Although top speed is an incredible 70 mph (112 kph), a cheetah can only sprint c. 300 yd before rising temperature and oxygen debt force it to quit. Average speed during a chase is under 40 mph (64 kph). So a cheetah tries to get within 50 yd and single out a particular quarry before launching an all out effort; lone animals or group members at a little distance from the rest are often chosen.
Source: http://blindftp.exis.net/~spook/cheetxt.html
Janice, Dando, scottevers7, SkyF, dew77, ellis49, gelor, liquidsunshine, Luis52, wallhalla15, CTP, reina, moemf, anavazao, twosixbw, marhowie, DavidCanon, kojak has marked this note useful
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Excellent post my friend, sorry no time for full crit. Well done

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  • Janice Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3315 W: 148 N: 6113] (18648)
  • [2006-03-02 4:12]

Superb capture Aivar of this proud looking beast. I love his pose and the look in his eye, completely ignoring you. Very well shown, thank you
Janice

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  • Dando Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor [C: 637 W: 32 N: 792] (3084)
  • [2006-03-02 6:28]

Hi Aivar, great portrait. Good colour, detail and POV. TFS.
Dean.

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  • aido Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor [C: 1044 W: 156 N: 1218] (4046)
  • [2006-03-02 7:30]

Hi Aivar,
Beautiful portrait, excellent clear shot of the eyes and great detail and colour, really nice shot.
Adrian

Hi Aivar,
The quality of the light in this shot is amazing. Beautiful colors and tones here. Detail is very sharp! Great frame filling composition and crop. OUTSTANDING!
Scott

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  • SkyF Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2233 W: 188 N: 1929] (8127)
  • [2006-03-02 7:54]

Nice shot. Lovely earthy colors and a excellent light. The pose is very attentive as if loking for the next prey. Great portrait.
Sky

Wauw, those eyes, really amazing portrait! Great sharpness, colours and detail, thanks a lot for sharing, Loes

Hej Aviar,
a stunning portrait. The pose and the POV are so good.
Very good details and nice colours, The eyes are amazing.
Excelelnt work.

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  • gelor Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Note Writer [C: 126 W: 3 N: 12] (523)
  • [2006-03-02 12:36]

Bonsoir,
Encore un superbe portrait de cet animal et excellente note. Merci pour le partage.
Gérard

lovely portrait Aivar,
Good detail, colours and sharpness.
Composition and exposure are good. Good POV and notes.
Thanks for posting, have a great end to the week.

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  • Luis52 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1110 W: 5 N: 3457] (12761)
  • [2006-03-02 13:20]

Aivar.-Exelente foto, con buenos detalles, los colores y el contraste son buenos tambien. Tu nota deja mucho que aprender. Saludos Luis52

Hi Aivar

Sorry, no time for a proper critique today, but enough time to see that this deserves a big green :-)! TFS.

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  • chiliu Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1494 W: 0 N: 1175] (6494)
  • [2006-03-02 14:28]

Hi Aivar,
Brilliant portriat!
Perfect lighting, amazing details in eyes,
great expression and nicely framed.
Thanks for sharing!

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  • wuta Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 856 W: 2 N: 617] (2142)
  • [2006-03-02 16:22]

Hello Aivar A Great portret ,his beauty eyes ,
colors detail pov dof and sharpnes ,very good
Greeting Teunie .

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  • CTP Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 647 W: 6 N: 1106] (3191)
  • [2006-03-02 21:17]

Hi Aivar,
Excellent Cheetah Portrait shot.
I love the Cat's expression,pov,dof,sharpness,lighting,colors,note and focus.TFS
Chris

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  • jossim Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1575 W: 5 N: 2181] (12250)
  • [2006-03-02 21:22]

Bonsoir Aivar,

Excellent éclairage,les détails sont extra et les détails parfaits.

MerJoseph

Hello Aivar,
another fine capture. Excellent composition, colours and DoF. As always, a great note too. Great work, very well done. Thank you for posting.

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  • carper Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2009 W: 122 N: 2581] (8424)
  • [2006-03-03 11:44]

stuning shot Aivar,
fantastic composition and the eyes are fantastic, you have super details in it, very good job i like it a lot.
gr. jaap

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  • reina Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 260 W: 1 N: 328] (2024)
  • [2006-03-03 16:03]

Hi Aivar, a great eye catcher this one!. Well done, TFS Reina

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  • moemf Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 116 W: 0 N: 160] (701)
  • [2006-03-05 12:51]

Hi Aivar

Excellent composition on this portrait. Super POV and details. Very nice colour and DOF. TFS

Reinier

Hi,
great "Cat" with nice colours, compositon, details, sharp and POV!
Ana:)

Fantastic portrait....couldnt ask for a sharper better composed image...
TFS
Phil

Hi Aivar,
Excellent work. Just thought I'd stop by and admire this handsome guy :)
Howard

Hello Aivar,

Great shot with beautiful colours and it's very sharp.
Congratulations.
Regards
David

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  • kojak Silver Star Critiquer/Silver Note Writer [C: 36 W: 0 N: 19] (163)
  • [2007-01-07 18:33]

Extremely beutiful portrait, one to be jealous about. Great details and composition, warm colours and sharp taken. Like the more blurry background too.
NICE!!!!
Geert.

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