"Nature and wildlife photography is part planning and preparation, and part being able to instantly adapt to new opportunities as they arise around you. "One of my hoped-for opportunities on safari has been to capture detailed patterns of beloved creatures’ furs and skins. "Doing so is perhaps much more difficult than many people may realize. Quite a few factors must perfectly align: proximity to the subject, angle of the subject (perfectly perpendicular to my lens, ideal lighting, etc.). "Like many of my Signature Edition captures, this was one of those unforgettable, once-in-a-lifetime moments in which everything aligned. This female leopard strode perfectly beside my position, no more than ten meters away. "The result is an impossibly sharp capture of one of Creation’s most beautiful animals: the majestic leopard."
