Cheetah

[polleni]

A close up shot with a D70 and the Tamron 180mm macro..

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[shtarka1]

Tremendous shot!

 

[ArtO]

Beautiful cat. You must have been mighty close to get that terrific image.

 

[polleni]

Steve and Art, thanks for your nice comments. Indeed, it is a really close shot. The lens is "just" 180mm but this is a 6 Mpixel sensor so what you see is almost the full frame, at almost 100%.. Of course the cat didn't like me being so close to it - and it made it very clear as you can see.

 

[dossy]

Wow! That's one gorgeous image!

 

[gd1418]

Splendid. I can actually see the plaque on his molars...:smile:

BTW, did you use a flash?

 

[polleni]

Dossy & gd1418 thanks for your comments. Yes, I used the SB800 for fill in (using it in iTTL/BL mode).

 

[leonkoum]

Fantastic shot 'polleni'.. You must be very happy with your tamron lens

 

[polleni]

Yes, this is the reason I recommend this lens to everybody who wishes to hear. I am glad you got it too, and I am sure you will love it. BTW, you need to add a "Tamron" in your signature (before the 180mm f3.5)..

 

[sla12]

Great shot!

 

[jirel]

Great shot, nice composition, colour and clarity.

 

[polleni]

Al and Jack, many thanks for your nice comments.

 

[jeriann3]

Whew, now that's a close-up shot...GREAT

 

[cajun angel]

Geez, that's close! Beautiful detail and love the lighting! Was this in a sanctuary? I can't imagine how you got so close!

 

[polleni]

Jeri Ann & Dianne, many thanks.. The cheetah was found in a zoo, in which they have ample space to move. However, since it was a rather hot summer day, the animals decided to rest under some trees during noon time. One of those trees was rather close to the visitors (about 5 meters) which allowed this shot.