Photographer's Note
Ranthambore National Park or Ranthambhore is one of the largest national parks in northern India. It is situated in Sawai Madhopur district of southeastern Rajasthan, about 110 km north east of Kota and 130 km south east of Jaipur, Ranthambhore was established as the Sawai Madhopur Game Sanctuary in 1955 by the Government of India, and was declared one of the Project Tiger reserves in 1973. Ranthambore became a national park in 1980. In 1984, the adjacent forests were declared the Sawai Man Singh Sanctuary and Keladevi Sanctuary, and in 1991 the tiger reserve was enlarged to include the Sawai Man Singh and Keladevi sanctuaries. Ranthambore wildlife sanctuary is known for its tigers and is one of the best places in India to see these majestic predators in the jungle. Tigers can be easily spotted even during the day time. A good time to visit Ranthambore National Park is in November and May when the nature of the dry deciduous forests makes sightings common. Its deciduous forests were once a part of the magnificent jungles of Central India.
The park lies at the edge of a plateau, and is bounded to the north by the Banas River and to the south by the Chambal River. There are several lakes in the park. It is named for the historic Ranthambhore fortress, which lies within the national park. The park covers an area of 392 km², and is known for its tiger population, and is one of India's Project Tiger reserves. Other major wild animals include leopard, nilgai, wild boar, sambar, hyena, sloth bear and chital. It is also home to wide variety of trees, plants, birds and reptiles. Ranthambore is also the site of one of the largest banyan trees in India.
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CLODO
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(45116) 2013-03-16 7:14
Hi Valter
super catch, with the nature colors in accordance with its fur, very good framing.
Cheers
CLODO
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(0) 2013-03-16 7:44
Hi Valter,
isn't he cute! Beautiful capture, and he's staring right at you! Were you shooting from a car or what? It must be a bit scary to take pictures of leopards at such close quarters:)Excellent picture!
Have a great weekend
Marina
lousat
(139170) 2013-03-16 9:40
Questa dovevi usarla per un esordio col botto su treknature..ehehe...incontro fortunato sfruttato al meglio,i colori,i dettagli e l'esposizione sono davvero al top,bello anche l'ambiente corcostante che fa' "pendant"con la peliccia! Buona Domenica,Luciano
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(34141) 2013-03-16 11:35
Hi Valter,
Wow! What a fantastic moment you have captured! Really beautiful pose and interesting surrounding of the cat made the shot really great. Very well seen and done with a perfect timing. Bravo!
Best,
Gosia
Miguel82
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(47110) 2013-03-16 11:57
Huge shot Valter, it is exceptional to see the leopard (panther) by day hours and in the wild
Impressive pix, a pure beauty
It is a ladie?!!
Golden vegetation and the colors are superb
Contrary to most of big cats family members, it is one who success in adapting itself to most of different environments and the less endangered also
Congratulations
yquem46
(38752) 2013-03-16 14:26
ciao Valter
You've been quite lucky with this one !
I was expecting a tiger in Ranthambore but not a leopard, actually, a very rarely observed shy animal
I saw 2 of the last asians lions when I was in Sasangir in Gujarat. Have you been there?
A very good sharp shot here, you can be happy and proud
best regards, have a nice WE
patrick
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siolaw
(38294) 2013-03-17 0:29
Ciao Valter
Bel colpo! buona anche l'inquadratura. Il colori dello sfondo vano benissimo con quelli della bestia!
Un saluto!
Laurent
carlo62
(81265) 2013-03-17 1:15
Ciao Valter
un animale magnifico splendidamente fotografato, i colori sono stupendi.
Un bel micione, potevi portare due gomitoli....
Un grosso saluto
Carlo
Silvio1953
(221463) 2013-03-17 1:29
Ciao Valter, ti si è messo in gran posa e ne hai approfittato, gran bella ambientazione, magnifico scatto, bravo, buona Domenica, ciao Silvio
holmertz
(102604) 2013-03-17 15:05
Hello Valter,
Oh, what a lovely sight. It's a magnificent animal and you captured it in a superb position. Colours and sharpness are equally perfect. I quite envy you this shot.
Kind regards,
Gert
krzychu30
(15512) 2013-03-17 15:21
Hello Valter,
after the previous impressive shot of the tiger from this Park,now you present us leopard.And he also looks very majestic and dangerous.I don´t know how did you explore this Park,but I would go there only in a tank or at least armored limousine:)
The scene fascinates me equally much as terrify.
Excellently captured with superb details and nicely blurred background!
Kind regards
Krzysztof
Gigidusud
(21679) 2013-03-18 14:55
Ciao Valter,
Splendida cattura di questo bellissimo gatto con una piacevole luce dorata.Mi piace molto!
Buona serata e grazie per i tuoi gentili complimenti.
Ghislaine
abmdsudi
(95869) 2013-03-21 20:57
Hi Valter
This is a handsome magnificient big cat very well captured. In fact it's quite superb, the spotted coat provides almost perfect camouflage there. It's a cracking timing so much detail and spot on composition too which is so perfectly placed in the natural background. I have yet to see personally, let alone get a photograph. I love your work, Congrats
Kind regards
ourania
(51103) 2013-03-22 9:23
Ciao Valter,
il leopardo e' posizionato superbamente nel quadro e sopra la diagonale che distingue il primo piano dallo sfondo. Sembra un guardiano serio ma un po' annoiato. La nitidezza e' stupenda e le tessiture sono vivacissime. La luce calda e' splendida e fa i colori molto piacevoli. La pletora di tonalita' calde in tutto il quadro e' meravigliosa. Complimenti e grazie!Grazie anche del preziosissimo aiuto che mi hai offerto su TE!
Tanti saluti, buona giornata e bellissime vacanze,
Ourania
ikeharel
(113241) 2013-04-13 0:59
Buongiorno Valter,
The Leopard eyes were directly at your camera, maybe felt threatened by the lense, thought to be a weapon - animals instincts.
Beautiful taken the POV, show with grandeur this impressive and swift leopard in his living space.
Buona Sabato,
Ike
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Copyright: Valter Palone (bayno)
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(18348) - Genre: Lugares
- Medium: Cor
- Date Taken: 2013-02-11
- Categories: Natureza
- Camera: Canon 7D, Canon 70/200 F2.8
- Exposição: f/5.6, 1/250 segundos
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- Versão da Foto: Versão Original
- Date Submitted: 2013-03-16 6:20
