Temple Leopard

It was past sunset and as we where leaving the park we turned a corner to come face to face to this leopard relaxing atop of a ruined temple. I had 30 seconds to shoot off a few frames before it got too dark to auto-focus and the cat left, elegantly wandering back into the unknown forest beyond. A magical moment!

comments (19)

travismorhardt

Lion

Great photo and great story to go with it! Glad to see you've got the identification and geotag tools figured out. This photo is going on the homepage as a warm welcome to JungleDragon! Posted 8 years ago
1. JohnR
  
  Lion
  
  Thanks so much! :) Posted 8 years ago

Claire Hamilton

Lion

Awesome photo, well captured. What a lucky spotting. Posted 8 years ago
1. JohnR
  
  Lion
  
  It was indeed lucky! :) Posted 8 years ago

Ferdy Christant

Lion

This is only the 2nd photos of yours that I'm looking at and I'm an instant fan. Simply put: you do everything right. Great photo, but also well described, identified, geotagged, there's nothing more to want, really. Posted 8 years ago
1. JohnR
  
  Lion
  
  Thanks, but i wish i had time to have changed lens and then you would actually see the amazing temple it was sat on.... it was too close for my 500mm! oooh, it's a hard life! :) Posted 8 years ago
2. 1. Ferdy Christant
    
    Lion
    
    I'm not that much into temples, so it looks fine to me :) Posted 8 years ago

JohnR

Lion

The interesting thing about this image that still amazes me, was that i shot it at 12800 ISO... 1/125 of at 500mm handheld... I love my camera! :) Posted 8 years ago
1. bpeters
  
  Snow Leopard
  
  That's amazing indeed. Did you use the EF 500 f/4 IS II lens for this shot? That thing is HUGE, especially handheld :) Posted 8 years ago
2. 1. JohnR
    
    Lion
    
    Yep, thats the beast... it is still lighter than the alternatives :) By buying the lens i now save on gym membership! ;) Posted 8 years ago

physignathus

King Cobra

Superb shot! Posted 8 years ago
1. JohnR
  
  Lion
  
  Thanks... it was exceptionally lucky to get it! :) Posted 8 years ago

Jivko Nakev

Lion

Amazing capture! Posted 7 years ago

JohnR

Lion

Thanks! :) Posted 7 years ago

Pducros

Eagle Owl

Beautiful animal - superb photo Posted 7 years ago
1. JohnR
  
  Lion
  
  Thanks Posted 7 years ago

EyeWonderUniversePhotography

Green Fly

Very Beautiful photo of the leopard! Great lighting and colors! I love how the pattern on the fur is really exaggerated, along with the green plants and green eyes. Posted 7 years ago

karthik_ak

Lion

Nice shot John!! Posted 7 years ago
1. JohnR
  
  Lion
  
  Thanks :) Posted 6 years ago

The Leopard

The leopard is one of the five "big cats" in the genus "Panthera". It is a member of the Felidae family with a wide range in regions of sub-Saharan Africa, West Asia, the Middle East, South and Southeast Asia to Siberia. Fossil records found in Italy suggest that in the Pleistocene it ranged as far as Europe.

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Similar species: Carnivorans

Species identified by JohnR