Cheetah Kill *Warning some pictures may not be suitable for all*

[Notch]

I was lucky enough to witness a Cheetah stalk,chase and kill on my recent trip to the Mara.

I was totally unprepared for the chase hence the poor shots (not easy trying to capture a Cheetah at full sprint)

#1 The three brothers were out just patrolling territory

#2 One of the brothers noticed something

#3 The poor Tommy didnt even notice!

#4 Moment of realisation!!

#5 The chase

#6 The chase 2

 

[Notch]

#7 The end

#8

#9

#10

#11

Normaly Cheetahs strangle their prey but on this occasion they decided to eat the Thompsons Gazelle alive, not nice but it is nature.

 

[Cobra]

Cracking sequence well caught

 

[MarlowTrips]

Brilliant photos! Especially seeing as you were unprepared.

 

[theMusicMan]

Awsome set of photo's... great stuff.

 

[SueB]

Absolutely fantastic shots, very well done you were so lucky to be able to capture the whole sequence.

 

[Forbiddenbiker]

Fabulous sequence, well caught sir.

 

[Mikharper]

Wow what a sequence, they really went to town on it at the end.

 

[Stacey.PenderUK]

Love this set......Beautiful capture of the chase and the animal!!!

Fab!

 

[ConfusedChicca]

Fantastic set of pictures, I especially love the gruesome ones.
x

 

[deanlewis]

Wow wow and wow, theese are remarkable, I bet you had all on keeping the camera still with such a fantastic event unfolding, the adrenolin rush must have been amazing !!

Dean

 

[BRASH]

 

[mobilevirgin]

You did well there - #8 - #11 are excellent - nice and sharp and a good sense of movement in them

 

[chewyuk]

Lyndon - Breathtaking mate - Shot 4 is a classic. Quality shots.

 

[Mohain]

wow! Cool!

 

[pxl8]

Yep, great sequence

 

[gibbo]

Brilliant shots esp. your final sequence (7-11)
What lens did you use ???

 

[wez130]

That is an awesome sequence, well done

 

[Notch]

Brilliant shots esp. your final sequence (7-11)
What lens did you use ???

Thanks all

Shots 1-6 5D with a 100-400L
Shots 7-11 1D MKII with a 500 F4

Missed two from the original post

 

[PapaLazarou]

Some great shots well done.

 

[taxi]

excellent shots with a true reflection of what goes on in nature.

 

[whiteflyer]

great shots, #11 is my fav

 

[kelack]

Fantastic shots there

 

[neilyb]

Brilliant sequence well captured.

 

[mobilevirgin]

the eyes in the last one

 

[cowasaki]

Excellent shots, a little more dangerous than my wildlife shots (I've only done squirrels so far )

 

[grumpybadger]

Stunning set Notch. I was lucky enough to see a cheetah hunting lesson (mum, 2 cubs and a baby Thompson) on the Mara in September. Must get pics up at some point

Paul

 

[Cobra]

Another cracking pair