The Nature Gallery

Africa -- Predators

Welcome to a gallery of a few photos from my collection.

Please note that all the images here are protected by copyright and that they may not be downloaded, copied or reproduced in any way without my express written permission.

Thank You and Enjoy,

Grover Larkins

My wife, Karen, learning that "Patience is Everything when waiting for a river crossing"
Canon EOS-40D,
28-105mm f4-5.6 EF @ 28mm
f11, 1/160 sec., ISO 100

Female Cheetah with young Grant's Gazelle
Canon EOS 1V 500mm f4.5 EF-L
Fuji Sensia 100

Cheetah -- Female
Canon EOS 1V 500mm f4.5 EF-L
Fuji Sensia 100

Cheetah
Canon EOS 1V 500mm f4.5 EF-L + 1.4X Teleconverter
Fuji Sensia 100

Male Leopard
Canon EOS-1V 500mm f4.5 EF-L and 2x Teleconverter
Fuji Velvia

Leopard -- Female (Zawadi) -- Yawning
Canon EOS-1V 500mm f4.5 EF-L and 2x Teleconverter
Fuji Velvia

Male Lion at Sunset
Canon EOS-1V 500mm f4.5 EF-L
Fuji Velvia

Male Lion
Canon EOS-1V 500mm f4.5 EF-L
Fuji Sensia 100

Can I Get it????
Canon EOS-1V 500mm f4.5 EF-L
Fuji Sensia 100

Mama Needs a Kiss...
Canon EOS-1V 500mm f4.5 EF-L and 1.4x Teleconverter
Fuji Velvia

Lion Cub Playing with Mama
Canon EOS-1V 500mm f4.5 EF-L
Fuji Sensia 100

Going for a ride??
Canon EOS-1V 500mm f4.5 EF-L
Fuji Sensia 100

Serval Cat -- Common but rarely seen and even more rarely photographed
Canon EOS-1V 500mm f4.5 EF-L and 1.4x Teleconverter
Fuji Velvia

Lions "Dating"
Canon EOS-40D,
70-200mm f4 EF-L-IS @ 100mm
f8, 1/250 sec., ISO 200

Lions being chased by a Cape Buffalo Bull
Canon EOS-40D,
70-200mm f4 EF-L-IS @ 70mm
f4, 1/2500 sec., ISO 200

Lions being chased by a Cape Buffalo Bull
Canon EOS-40D,
70-200mm f4 EF-L-IS @ 183mm
f4, 1/2000 sec., ISO 200

Three Cheetahs that hunt cooperatively -- "the Three Brothers"
This is a very unusual adaptation for what normally is a solitary animal.
Canon EOS-1DS Mark III
500mm f4 EF-L-IS & Beanbag
f4, 1/400 sec., ISO 400

Leopard in the open -- seldom seen and a photographer's dream!
Canon EOS-1DS Mark III
500mm f4 EF-L-IS & Beanbag
f8, 1/500 sec., ISO 100

Leopard Hunting -- very seldom seen and a photographer's dream!
Canon EOS-1DS Mark III
500mm f4 EF-L-IS & Beanbag
f7.1, 1/640 sec., ISO 100

Two Leopards together in the open -- very seldom seen and a photographer's dream!
Canon EOS-1DS Mark III
500mm f4 EF-L-IS & Beanbag
f8, 1/500 sec., ISO 100

She actually got too close to focus on (about 2 meters!)!
Canon EOS-1DS Mark III
500mm f4 EF-L-IS & Beanbag
f8, 1/500 sec., ISO 100

Baby Baboon -- Lake Nakuru
Canon EOS-1DS Mark III
70-200mm f4 EF-L-IS & Beanbag
200mm, f5, 1/250 sec., Fill Flash, ISO 200

Black Backed Jackal -- Lake Nakuru
Canon EOS-1DS Mark III
500mm f4 EF-L-IS & Beanbag
f11, 1/320 sec., ISO 800

Lion and Cape Buffalo Carcass -- Lake Nakuru
Canon EOS-1DS Mark III
500mm f4 EF-L-IS & Beanbag
f4, 1/500 sec., ISO 800

Pygmy Mongoose peeking from rock -- Masai Mara
Canon EOS-1DS Mark III
500mm f4 EF-L-IS, Handheld
f4, 1/2000 sec., ISO 400

Hyena nursing -- Amboseli
Canon EOS-1DS Mark III
500mm f4 EF-L-IS, Beanbag
f8, 1/800 sec., ISO 400

More will come later!!!

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