Time of day? Overhead conditions?

Colours look a bit 'cool'.. just an observation. Nothing more.


A rather determined look, that you captured. Wonder who she/he was eyeing..


Composition is spot on, as always.

Go right to the eyes.. and their intensity.


Really looking forward to the rest from your 'safari'. :o)


Actually.. and of note.. that is what separates/elevates your photos for me ... not immediately recognizing as having been shot in a park/zoo.

Good good stuff.

And but, of course.. thanks again, Garrett, for sharing these with us. Little or big.. love the 'kitties'.


EDIT: Garrett was kind enough to respond to my question(s) above in a PM to me. I am going to copy and paste his reply/PM here:

"The image was shot at about 1:30 pm. The shade was a compromise to get uniform light. The enclosure has a street on the back side for trams,etc. (totally back lit). If I raised the lens even a little I would have picked up the back lighting. Truly a worthy challenge.

So I put my 1.4 teleconverter on my 600 mm lens and set the camera
to DX crop to shrink the exposure field. In this way I was able to keep all of the cub in the shade and stabilize the light. I suppose I could have warmed the image a little in photoshop with a color balance layer, but I try not to do too much to my images other than some lightening, darkening and cropping. While there was some sunny spots in the enclosure, the cats were all laying around in the shade. Even nursing at one point. You will see some of the back lighting in tomorrow's submission. "

I love this priceless lens capture, such a wonderful facial expression, they look so sweet till they grab your fingers or ?
tigs♠

On the cuteness scale, this rates a 10. I love the markings on it's face, and the look in it's eyes. Super nice shot, Garrett.

The pose is priceless Garrett.
Thanks for sharing the shooting info.
The clarity once again is perfect.

TicK

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Cubby is a cutie! The shot is really clear and the expression on his face is priceless! Wonderful!

Cute, cute and cute! The expression on that face is priceless

The markings on this little ones face are just beautiful - a wonderful shot Garrett. Thanks for sharing.

Wow this is one stunning close up photo and the detail is amazing especially in the cubs facial markings .Plus your focus setting was one hundred percent give a soft focus around the outside of this beautiful creature ,

What a sweetheart. Beautifully captured, Garrett.

What a precious face. Any Mother could love that face.

Wowsie, this is a perfect shot of this adorable young cheetah, those eyes are absolutely beautiful with the markings coming down from the eyes, such detail showing us just how fuzzy they are when small