Kisaru at Rest
During a fantastic afternoon and evening spent almost exclusively in the company of female cheetah Kisaru, we had plenty of opportunities to photograph her as she rested on top of a mound.
It is very typical for big cats, and cheetahs in particular, to use mounds and other height-increasing formations to their advantage, as it gives them better visibility to survey their surroundings for both threats and potential meals.
Exposure
- Date: Thursday, 6th June, 2019
- Time: 5:44pm
- Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark IV
- Lens: Canon EF 300mm f/2.8L IS USM
- Extender: None
- Focal Length: 300mm
- Aperture: f/2.8
- Shutter Speed: 1/2,500th of a second
- ISO: 800
- Exposure Mode: Manual
- Subject Distance: 17.8m