Wildlife Photo Competition 2 2016
Results
Winning Photo

Well this is amazing, not just for the quality of the photograph, but for the rarity of the situation. The cheetah looks fantastic and is coming straight at you. I can only wonder what is going on, and why it is coming towards you…? If we look at the tracks it looks like it has turned to come back. Anyway you have kept your cool and framed a nice background, (looks like Namibia maybe), which sets the scene for this striking animal’s home. You can be proud of this one, but be careful with that vignette...

My name is Benjamin, i am a hobby photographer based in Germany. The picture was taken during our travel through Namibia last year in september. It was a wonderful experience. The cheetah lives in captivity, because he has lost its parents due to poaching. The farm is part of an wider project to preserve wildlife and nature in namibia and is located at the D 707 between the Namib desert and the Tirasmountains, which you can see in the background. The shot was taken with a Canon 7D and a 70-200 2.8 lens at 800 iso and open aperture. I was a little anxious about the high iso, but in the end the photo turned out to be fine. And is one of my favorite shots i have ever taken. For more informantion, pictures, and timelapse video from namibia feel free to visit my site.