Comment from redonion
What a beautiful animal.Colors,clairety and placement very nice. Love the sleekness of wild cats.Fantastic picture.

 Comment Written 20-Dec-2012

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reply by the author on 21-Dec-2012

thanks a lot

Comment from rooskanga1
She is a gorgeous creature. Love the look in her eyes. She's keeping a watch on you and your jeep no doubt. I do think that it could be lightened up just a tad but not gonna deduct for that.

 Comment Written 20-Dec-2012

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reply by the author on 20-Dec-2012

many thanks

Comment from Zilyram
What a magnificent animal looks so long and sleek posing there for you. Composition, color and focus are all excellent. :) Mary

 Comment Written 20-Dec-2012

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reply by the author on 20-Dec-2012

many thanks again Mary

Comment from Catherine_Wallace
Fantastic capture of this magnificent creature. The colours and contrast are superb, really illuminating the eye. The exposure is well done and I particularly like the texture of the ground/rocks the cheetah is lying on.

 Comment Written 20-Dec-2012

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reply by the author on 20-Dec-2012

many thanks Catherine

Comment from filly421
Wonderful subject and nice picture of this beautiful animal.
Like how we see the length of his/her body, the sleek lines, how he is propped on the two front elbows, looking out, gold eye visible.
Nice light on the subject.
Good focus that shows the animal well.
like the natural colors of cheetah and surroundings.
good composition with sufficient foreground, and good amount of space around cheetah.
well taken photo.

 Comment Written 20-Dec-2012

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reply by the author on 20-Dec-2012

thanks so much for your kind and detailed comments

Comment from Catherine1970
Wish I could give a 6 for this shot..Love the carefree expression..But I bet could act out aggression in a split second..
Wonderful pattern on the fur..Love the coloring, nice texture of the ground the animal is sitting on.
Lighting is good, nice splashes of sunlight on the back of this magnificent animal..Good blurry background, making the spots stand out along with those eyes! They are so beautiful! A wonderful submission! Thanks for sharing!

 Comment Written 19-Dec-2012

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reply by the author on 20-Dec-2012

thanks a lot again for your kind comments

Comment from KathyEB
Wow this is a really nice shot and has quite an initial impact on the cheetah. Nice focus, detail and lighting, good DOF. I hope that you were not too close. Beautiful animal.

 Comment Written 19-Dec-2012

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reply by the author on 19-Dec-2012

many thanks kathy for your kind comments and high rating

Comment from Annieboyd
this is a wonderful shot, looks like he was posing for you. The focus is great. Good use of depth of field. Your choose of crop is very nice,

 Comment Written 19-Dec-2012

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reply by the author on 19-Dec-2012

thanks so much

Comment from khristysdesigns
I so like how he is looking at you. His spots are just amazing. I know lepards are very different looking. I really like how he's just chilling on eht plains. very good photo!

 Comment Written 19-Dec-2012

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reply by the author on 19-Dec-2012

thanks so much again

Comment from Regina E.H-Ariel
OH yes this is a perfect title for this guy and looking at his long streched body we know why he is the world champion - this picture has a wonderful frame showing the more grey sand and the golden prairie colors behind this giant cat - good distance - very nice position , good camera settings - the air is dizzy from the heat and nevertheless your shot is clear - well done

 Comment Written 19-Dec-2012

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reply by the author on 19-Dec-2012

many thanks Regina