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During the second week of this, my fifth wildlife safari, I photographed my first leopard. It was high in a tree, not far from our Puku Ridge camp. Leopards are frequently seen in South Luangwa National Park, generally at night, but there are no guarantees of a sighting. During the first week, we briefly saw a leopard running through bush in the glare of a spotlight during a night game drive. But this one was sitting high in a tree in late afternoon. It was a difficult shot at best -- the leopard was in deep shadow, sun was coming directly into the lens through the leaves. I exposed for the leopard, and extended my zoom lens to nearly 700mm to bring it close enough to look us in the eye. Extremely shy, this leopard would take flight even as I pressed the shutter button.
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