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Dec 17, 2021 14:10 |  #1

Sometimes the camouflage of these animals amazes me. Can you see the leopard cub in this shot?

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Dec 17, 2021 15:47 |  #2

Jorgac wrote in post #19319507 (external link)
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Aha! It took significant searching.


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Dec 17, 2021 15:57 |  #3

Jorgac wrote in post #19319507 (external link)
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Yes - found it but I won't spoil the challenge by marking its position.:-)

It took quite a bit of scanning before it popped out, but once that happened, it became obvious.;-)a

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Dec 17, 2021 17:02 |  #4

Is it on the right of the image, either half way up/down the image?




  
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Dec 17, 2021 17:36 |  #5

Well it sure is discrete, little beauty.

Dieseman, no (unless there's 2 :-)). It's definitely visible and once spotted quite easily recognised.
Sure does blend well though



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Dec 17, 2021 18:17 |  #6

Jorgac wrote in post #19319507 (external link)
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Took me about a minute.


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Dec 17, 2021 18:35 |  #7

Can't unsee it now  :p




  
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Dec 17, 2021 18:51 |  #8

I passed over it twice before it jumped out at me. . .now I can’t look at the photo without seeing the Cub.




  
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Dec 17, 2021 19:22 |  #9

What makes it hard is the compressed perspective you get with that lens. It's hard to tell whether you're up close to a small hill or far away from a big hill. No way to tell how big the cat should be in the frame compared to the rocks. I found it, but I kept thinking, am I looking for a little speck, or am I looking for ears and whiskers?


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Dec 17, 2021 20:37 |  #10

Very neat image. It took me a few seconds but that cub is well camouflaged.


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Dec 17, 2021 21:21 |  #11

You can see the Mom (with the cub) here - https://photography-on-the.net …showthread.php?​p=19319504


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Jan 04, 2022 14:49 |  #12

Amazing - it took me a couple of passes.


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Jan 04, 2022 14:51 |  #13

Jorgac wrote in post #19319655 (external link)
You can see the Mom (with the cub) here - https://photography-on-the.net …showthread.php?​p=19319504

That's a beautiful image as well!


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Jan 04, 2022 15:20 |  #14

Took me a while as well. The shadows really help hide the little guy.


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Jan 04, 2022 15:32 |  #15

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Took me a while as well. The shadows really help hide the little guy.

And the cub's main outlines repeat the angles of nearby contours in the landscape and can be mistaken for shaded cracks between rocks.


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