South African Leopard

I couldnt resist one more.

Chris

Took 3 days to track this lady down, she was just about to pounce on an impala.

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cool, sounds like a fun expedition

The whole series of photos are at http://www.chrispowell​photography.com/#id=12
They're also all on here somewhere.
Keep checking, more going up all the time.

I've got around 5000 photos that need sifting through.

Chris

Nice shot. I would love to have the opportunity to shoot those magnificent animals some day. What lens did you find yourself using the most?

The only lens that i used was a sigma 18-200. Not the best lens in the world, but the only one I can afford at the moment.

Great capture Chris, just looked at your gallery shots too. Impressive results with the 18-200, guess you must have had a fair bit of light to get such good results! Be interested (from a tech perspective) to see some crops as I am considering either that or the 18-125 as a 'all-in-one' to replace my 28-300 which I find is not wide enough for a single lens.

In addition to my photography site, iv put all these photos up on my personal site (a little easier to view for this number of images).

They are hosted at http://www.cpowell.co.​uk …/thumbnails.php​?album=255

I have also created some desktop versions if anyone is interested, these are at

http://www.cpowell.co.​uk …/thumbnails.php​?album=256

Chris

P.S Sorry this is in so many threads, just trying to update them all. Kinda wishing I'd just put all my photos into one thread. hehe

You got some fantastic shots! They're proof that the photographer can make great shots with the equipment they have whether it's "L" glass or not.

Thanks, although it would be nice to have some L glass, the equipment is not all its made out to be. Yes its easier with the better equipment, but you can get just as good shots with some of the consumer kit. When i can afford to get some L I will, because of the better quality. But for the moment I can make do with what I can afford.

I also used the canon 50mm 1.8 (for the shot of the tribal dancer).

Thanks for your comments.

Just a quick shot if anyone is interested. Here is the same leopard from a different angle, this time with its intended kill in sight (impala).
The shots not brilliant, I couldnt get a clear shot until we moved further around to the right.

Enjoy.
Chris

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