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After the hunt
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| Photo Information |
Copyright: Sebastien Burel (sburel)
![Silver Note Writer [C: 2 W: 2 N: 39]](http://i1.treknature.com/misc/n-n-s.gif) (335) |
| Genre: Animals |
| Medium: Color |
| Date Taken: 2005-12-26 |
| Categories: Mammals |
| Camera: Nikon D70S, Sigma 80-400 OS |
| Exposure: f/5.6, 1/800 seconds |
| More Photo Info: [view] |
| Photo Version: Original Version |
| Date Submitted: 2006-03-03 20:55 |
| Viewed: 1091 |
| Points: 2 |
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| [Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note |
We caught up with this cheetah and her 2 cubs underneath a bush. They had caught a small tommy.
From http://www.awf.org/wildlives/65 :
The lion is said to be majestic, the leopard ferocious and shrewd. But elegant and graceful best describes the cheetah. The cheetah is smaller than the other two cats, but by far the fastest at speeds of 70 miles per hour it can run faster than all other animals.
Now restricted to sub-Saharan Africa, wild cheetahs once were found in most of Africa, the plains of southern Asia, the Middle East and India.
Physical Characteristics
The cheetah is built for speed. It has long, slim, muscular legs, a small, rounded head set on a long neck, a flexible spine, a deep chest, nonretractable claws, special pads on its feet for traction and a long, tail for balance. Although fast, the cheetah cannot run at full speed for long distances (100 yards is about the limit) because it may overheat.
Cheetahs have distinctive black "tear stripes" that connect from the inside corner of each eye to the mouth that may serve as an antiglare device for daytime hunting. |
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(8905) - [2006-03-07 5:34]
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Hi Sebastian
Nice clear shot of this cheetah. The hunt referred to in your title must have been a small snack as there is not much evidence left on her face (chuckle).
Composition is to some degree a personal thing, but certain guidelines can help us to avoid certain pitfalls or to search for certain desired aspects to capture. IMO since it was not possible to isolate this animal from her cubs maybe you could have opted for a portrait or else you had to apply some patience by waiting to try and capture her alone. Which ever way the animal on the bottom left is slightly distracting, so is the fact that you amputated the mother’s legs. Either you show the complete leg or no leg. The colours are nice and very natural. DOF is very nice with the OOF BG. The exposure was also well managed.
Good work and TFS.
Regards
Loot
