PAOLO TORCHIO

Camera: NIKON Z6II

Lens: NIKON 80/400 MM

Aperture: 5,6

Shutter speed: 320 SEC

ISO: 16.000

Description: The Sun is already gone down, but the colors of the Mara are more then what you can believe, while the leopard is climbing the tree where his prey is safely stored...

Story from behind the lens: During the afternoon game drive we spotted the carcass of a Thommy on top of the tree. The leopard was not far away sleeping in a small bush, so we decided to wait for the cat to come and climb the tree. It took longer than expected, and the last light was almost over when the leopard decided to show itself and climb the tree, but not before of chasing away a barking jakal and recover from him one of the legs of the gazelle previously fallen down. The colors of the Mara plain were unforgettable...