Extreme backlighting

I photographed this caracal with extreme backlighting in Kenya. What draws my eye is the very unusual bright red tongue. I didn't add saturation or vibrance to this image -- it didn't need it. With wildlife, if I have enough light I tend to close the lens down for increased depth of field. In this case, it was very important that the caracal's head was sharp including the whiskers. I lost the furthest ear, but it was also important to use a fast enough shutter to freeze the movement. Photography is endless compromises. My settings were 1/800, f/9, and 800 ISO, and I used a 100-500mm Canon zoom.

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