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On The Hunt
Image Title:  On The Hunt
 
 By: Roy Vanover  
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Photographer Roy Vanover {K:13762}
Project #3 The Intimate Portrait Camera Model Nikon F100
Categories Wildlife
Film Format
Portfolio Lens Nikon  300mm f/2.8D ED-IF II AF-S
Uploaded 4/9/2004 Film / Memory Type Fuji  Provia RDP III
    ISO / Film Speed 100
Views 690 Shutter 1/250
Favorites Aperture f/4.0
Critiques 78 Rating
5.95
/ 62 Ratings
Location City - 
State - 
Country - Botswana   Botswana
About On a morning walk we had spotted a leopard following a family of warthogs through a heavily wooded area. They were moving quickly and disappeared deep in the bush so we never saw the end result. My heart was really pounding as he walked past. We were pleased that he had spotted lunch before he had seen us.
Mid-Morning Okavango Delta, Botswana Africa 2004
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There are 78 Comments in 1 Pages
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Stephen Bowden   {K:64516} 4/9/2004
Super capture Roy, excellent photo


Eric Goldwasser   {K:4273} 4/9/2004
Amazing! Glad to see your heart wasn't pounding so much you couldn't hit the shutter release! :-)


Christian Stocker   {K:3143} 4/9/2004
Beautiful capture!!!


Clifton Jones   {K:10604} 4/9/2004
Captured so well...excellent shot....


Nuno Palha   {K:2245} 4/9/2004
Thanks for the beautifull image.
This is something we don?t normally see everyday.


Hugo de Wolf   {K:184670} 4/9/2004
Hi Roy, are these the actual camera settings? Looking at the film, the scene and the shuttertime, I'm lead to believe it isn't.... I see a slight motion blur on the leopards front paw. But a great shot nonetheless. The framing by the foreground is excellent. The muscular power of this predator is perfectly captured, sneaking silently through the bushes. A very good shot, considering the limited time you had.... A typical do or die one, a pitty to have missed. My compliments, very good capture!

Cheers,

Hugo


Orazio Minnella   {K:46644} 4/9/2004
Nice capture!!Great work dear friend!Beautiful lights,composition and colors.
Regards...Orazio


Enjoy    {K:16125} 4/9/2004
Roy what a wonderful shot and I can see how it would make your heart pound... wonderful.... I hope you are settling in and all is well.


Danny Brannigan   {K:16195} 4/9/2004
Great shot Roy. Pity you didn't walk in a little closer. The colours are superb and it really was worth the walk.


Kristina Kohut   {K:49990} 4/9/2004
Uhh... First I felt what a pity with the tight crop on left, but then I read your story and now I feel WOW! I'm so impressed..! You were this close, to a real hungry leopard... and you took such fantastic photo! Super, Roy!


Gertrud Gozner   {K:14222} 4/9/2004
beautiful animal and a great photo!!
congrats. G


Kees and Carolyn    {K:15193} 4/9/2004
Amazing shot! I think I would've been shaking too much! Excellent!
Carolyn


Lou Dina   {K:12194} 4/9/2004
Roy, your nature shots amaze me. And no....I am not tired of them yet. Keep 'em coming'. Lou


Maja Gligoric   {K:13402} 4/9/2004
Great photo.It would be perfect that you captured and other 2 legs..but hey,it's very hard to catch animal in moving.So,great! :) I like the lighting and colors.

Thanks!
Best regards,
Maja


Sin Vida Padre   {K:3328} 4/9/2004
excellent!


John Hatziemmanouil   {K:40580} 4/9/2004
Very nice photo Roy! A great moment! The animal looks like a pose of handing!
Best wishes for happy Easter!


Maria Luisa Vial   {K:36017} 4/9/2004
Great!!!! I just can feel the force of the leopard... and how it is going after his prey...

This is a once in a lifetime moment, and you captured it incredibly well!!

Congratulations!!!!

Maria


Saeed Al Shamsi   {K:47535} 4/9/2004
Very interesting story ,and glad that you manage to shot Avery rare image, remind me my travel to Africa I was searching for a lion the whole day but, the result more than 60 photo not a single lion included, the movement of the animal great, well done my friend,Saeed


Alexey Sapa   {K:27168} 4/9/2004
Hi, Roy! WOW! Rare and excellent!!! So perfectly captured, feel how Silently he/she is walking! Great! My best wishes and delightings! Alexey. Admiring!


Rawabi Al-Nuaimi   {K:15659} 4/10/2004
i love this shot.. as usual only the best wild pix from you :)


Andrej V   {K:6693} 4/10/2004
Perfect!!!!
Outstanding movement catch Roy! It would be too much to request a picture taken with complete leopard (including it's tail) in this circumstances... It was not ZOO and He was on the hunt; Magnificent nature, great spoting, good back (and FORE)ground!
A shot to remember!
Andrej


Reda Danaf   {K:11909} 4/10/2004
Great capture Roy, but how far you were from him?


Masahiko Shibata   {K:14814} 4/10/2004
Wow!!Nice capture!!


Jeff Cartwright   {K:52046} 4/10/2004
Hi!,,,Roy: Excellent Photographic Capture! Really on the Move!
Best Regards:
Jeff.

Tahnks for your Comment, and reply!....Jeff!


Ghada Noman   {K:3027} 4/10/2004
very nice shot Roy, it shows that u were hidden somewhere to shoot, it was a fast shot , well done, and have fun :)


Anindya Maity   {K:6448} 4/11/2004
Apart from everything else,the framing through the foliage adds to the tension.


Pedro Libório   {K:53855} 4/11/2004
the hunter was captured by your lens...
great moment my friend!
regards.


Maria José Barres   {K:11276} 4/11/2004
Preciosa toma!!!


ricardo mejia   {K:285} 4/11/2004
very nice


Hugo Pierre   {K:15692} 4/11/2004
Fantastic shot! Taken at the decisive moment! Very well seen and done.
My best wishes,
Hugo


Lee Harris   {K:14694} 4/11/2004
What a shot, I bet your heart was pounding, I think I would have been to excited..
I do like the silhouetted foliage in the foreground and the soft in the background. I think it give good perception to the fact that this was taken in the wild.
Shot of a life time.
Congratulations.
Have a Great Day
Lee


RAY CHARLES   {K:2731} 4/11/2004
Well done. A shot of a life time.


Subhash Sen   {K:11061} 4/12/2004
Roy just fabulous,lucky you ,you framed him before he did,cheers,Subhash.


Grisellidys Alsina   {K:978} 4/12/2004
Incredible image! I can feel the fear, standing behind the bush.... I love your work. I feel like I'm living in Africa right now!!!! Are you living in Africa or this is just a trip? If this is a trip....you are having an amazing one....ejoy it, and congrats.

Grisel


Jorge Vasconcelos   {K:33746} 4/12/2004
Seven points for the picture ,seven for the guts...
excellent.
Regards
jorge


Jose Ignacio (Nacho) Garcia Barcia   {K:91154} 4/12/2004
wov..


Magda Marczewska   {K:642} 4/12/2004
What a meeting, what a shot!


Emgy Massidda   {K:60169} 4/12/2004
Very strong shot, Roy
You captured this wonderful animal in all its beauty and elegance of movement. I can imagine that your heart was pounding as he walked past but I bet it was a tremendous experience.
Although you had to act quickly and take the shot before he would disappear from your sight, the quality of this photo is superb. This kind of shots always amazes me.
Wonderful work, Roy.Thanks so much for sharing
Best regards - Emgy


Murat Tanriover   {K:8387} 4/12/2004
As a result you are still with us Roy:) Thank God...Very strong wonderful shot. Excellent colors.


Graham Mulrooney   {K:16868} 4/13/2004
Another great leopard shot Roy, catching well their stealthy walk. The focus, DoF and lighting really make the animal stand out against the background.
I know what you mean it's rather different facing a predator on foot with no bars.
Regards,
Graham.


B:)liana    {K:30945} 4/13/2004
wow.. Safari danger.. great capture
Kiss, Biliana


Mary Vareli   {K:15816} 4/13/2004
Roy,
this a seriously great shot!! From many aspects..
What I always appreciated in photos is what I cannot see but feel and sense...

Keep the good work my friend!!


Jani Salvataggio   {K:26829} 4/13/2004
Excellent capture!!!! what a fantastic work!!!!!!
my best regards
Jani


Augusto Buffa (Ali)   {K:10454} 4/13/2004
Bravo! One difficult photo! Beautiful for my eyes: perfect the framing, the colors and the light. Congrats!... salutes from Italy!
ŕli


Castillion .   {K:1570} 4/14/2004
Very nice photo Roy! A great intresting moment! The tiger looks like a pose of handing. Good job!


Melissa Schalke   {K:2070} 4/14/2004
Hi Roy, I like this shot, good catch! I can imagine you didn't have much time to capture it... I love leopards, but I wasn't lucky enough to see them in Africa, hope I will be next september... I can't wait!! Thanks for you (so nice again...) comments! Bye, Melissa


Rafal K. Komierowski   {K:6441} 4/15/2004
Hi Roy, great action shot, on the move!!! Impressive image and congratulations to have guts! Regards, Rafal


Andriete Paris   {K:2381} 4/15/2004
Excellent capture, Roy.
This is a great moment.
Congrats.


Roger Cotgreave   {K:15892} 4/15/2004
I just see ally cats on my walks..terrific roy, rog


Carol Watson   {K:5185} 4/16/2004
How exciting this must have been!! Great capture, Roy!!


Irenka Daniluk   {K:8011} 4/18/2004
Congratulations! Great shot, excellent capture of movement... I never managed to get that close to any wild game while in Kenia... So can really appreciate the achievement! :-)


Camerani Matteo   {K:99} 4/18/2004
fantastic... no comment...


Cindi Czaja   {K:5314} 4/21/2004
Hey Roy VERY AWESOME shot - I can feel my adrenalin pumping! Great on lighting -- nice work my friend! 7s rate Kind Regards, Cindi


Aleksandra Jaskowiak   {K:5} 4/21/2004
Hello Roy ;)) Thank you for comments. Sory, but I forgotten my password to my last portfolio :)
Thank you that You reminded me :)
This photo is...excellent :) I LOVE THIS ANIMAL! :)) Regards!


c c   {K:13446} 4/22/2004
Your adventures impress me! This shot makes my heart skip a beat....you are brave!


Peter Domotor   {K:1854} 4/23/2004
Hi Roy,

great scene and composition, some people are waiting for captures like this for days, but you're really lucky man for sure. Good representing the atmosphere of the morning walk in the jungle, well cropped, etc...
Perfect as usually your all shots.
Regards
durmi


Erzebet M   {K:1277} 4/24/2004
oh what an amazing capture! He looks determined so crisp so vivid, very awesome


Claudia    {K:282} 4/24/2004
What a beautiful leopard and what a great shot.


Jeanette Zelp   {K:81} 4/24/2004
Excellent shot!
I wish it was me who were in your shoes that day ;-)


James Philip Pegg   {K:10138} 4/26/2004
Roy,
A wonderful shot, it remines me of my days living in Southren Belize. All my Best, James


P. Christine Skinner   {K:27338} 4/26/2004
Wonderful capture. Just look at that purposeful stride full of power and stealth.


Jose Luis Elisei   {K:10213} 4/27/2004
Excellent serie of Africa! A short time without looking the serie, and what a surprise I got today...
cheers


Helmut Schadt   {K:780} 4/27/2004
Roy, great capture!
kind regards, Helmut


Les Perry   {K:319} 4/27/2004
When i first saw this image i knew it had been taken in the wild. That is what makes it so good as the image immediatley conveys that to the viewer Well done


Mario Studer   {K:1903} 4/29/2004
Great capture. Regards Mario


Jula Amore   {K:2635} 5/7/2004
Great!Really great moment and picture!
Regads
J.


Leonardo Bosnia   {K:4053} 5/10/2004
Wanderfull pose !!!


Milan Ambra   {K:105} 5/13/2004
Great capture!!!


ana ribeiro   {K:21290} 5/15/2004
i love all feline


Ana Vianna   {K:15270} 5/21/2004
Splendid as always! Great capture! Wonderful leopard!

I have a picture for you in my portfolio!


Paolo Barthelemy   {K:24873} 5/28/2004
Excellent capture (photographically speaking :) )
Perfect choice of the right moment, lovely contrast between the natural layers thanks to a great dof choice. Congrats!
Cheers, Paolo


Dustin Cowen   {K:2837} 6/10/2004
I dont know how i missed this one, incredible Roy.


mariah meneere   {K:643} 6/11/2004
Roy. So beautiful. almost unreal. Still so graceful. Love the colors the cropping and these animals. Mariah.


Jill Hatzai   {K:1854} 6/16/2004
oh my lord this is amazing! i can't believe you were on foot with this! so close, even on your zoom. man... sweet!


Al Ungar   {K:3996} 6/17/2004
Super image Roy, I really enjoy you Africa photos and I'm so jealous !!


narabia     {K:9560} 7/4/2004
How lucky you are to be there and be able to take pictures of wildlife. Well seen cat ) Very nice.


Manish Bosmiya   {K:639} 8/25/2004
Nice One. Excellent Work.


Chinthaka Prasad Gamage   {K:320} 10/20/2004
Hi Roy,

Its Superb.. I like it very much...

Grate works with the colors..

Chinthaka


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