Thank you, Todd. This was one of the most memorable of wildlife encounters. Thank you for watching the video and for your kind comment. Happy holidays to you and your family. Aloha!
Aloha. Thanks for watching and for your comment. I think the images I presented in the video are all sharp. But I do acknowledge shooting at f/2.8 can be a high risk high return proposition. If I miss the eye, then I miss the photo. Stopping down to say f/4, as you suggest, does open up the depth of field, and more of the animal may be “sharper”, but that’s not how I like to photograph wildlife. I really like a blurred background so I photograph wide open when I can. Thanks again and have a great weekend. Aloha, Lee
Aloha Naser. I can’t say if it is common or not but I saw 4 different leopards in 7 days of game drives with 6 individual sightings. One male is well known amongst the guides and they have nicknamed him Moyo. This leopard is very chill and calm around vehicles. I was there in mid November. I think the wet season would be difficult to spot most animals because the bush is just so thick. I loved Ruaha and saw most of the big animals except cheetah and rhino. While I really enjoyed Ruaha it was very hot in November. Other than it was fantastic. Have a great weekend. Aloha, Lee
Amazing experience! Such beautiful animals, and great photos, thanks for sharing!
Aloha Bob! Thanks for watching! Hopefully we will get a similar encounter soon!!! Happy New Year!
Beautiful stop action. Beautiful colors. The yellow of the cat's fur comes through loud and clear.
Thank you, Todd. This was one of the most memorable of wildlife encounters. Thank you for watching the video and for your kind comment. Happy holidays to you and your family. Aloha!
wow! such a beautiful cat!! 🤩
Thank you! 😊 😻
I believe using f/4 would have resulted in sharper images of the leopard. Thanks for the photos.
Aloha. Thanks for watching and for your comment. I think the images I presented in the video are all sharp. But I do acknowledge shooting at f/2.8 can be a high risk high return proposition. If I miss the eye, then I miss the photo. Stopping down to say f/4, as you suggest, does open up the depth of field, and more of the animal may be “sharper”, but that’s not how I like to photograph wildlife. I really like a blurred background so I photograph wide open when I can. Thanks again and have a great weekend. Aloha, Lee
Hello bro , is leopard sighting common in ruaha ?
Aloha Naser. I can’t say if it is common or not but I saw 4 different leopards in 7 days of game drives with 6 individual sightings. One male is well known amongst the guides and they have nicknamed him Moyo. This leopard is very chill and calm around vehicles. I was there in mid November. I think the wet season would be difficult to spot most animals because the bush is just so thick. I loved Ruaha and saw most of the big animals except cheetah and rhino. While I really enjoyed Ruaha it was very hot in November. Other than it was fantastic. Have a great weekend. Aloha, Lee