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Leopard drinking

Oct 21 2026 | By: Jim Zuckerman Photography

I photographed this leopard at a water hole in South Africa. To make sure I captured a good extension of the cat's tongue, I set the frame rate to the highest setting -- 14 fps at the time (this was taken in 2015). My other settings were 1/500, f/6.3, and 800 ISO. I was quite close to the leopard which is why I could use a 290mm focal length. I used a vertical composition; otherwise a horizontal framing would have included too much dirt and mud on either side of the cat.

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