A standing photo, showing a cheetah sitting with her back to us. The photo was taken during sunset and she seems to be enjoying it, just like us.
The landscape consists of hilly grassland, savannah, so typical of Africa. The sun gives the sky some light spots here and there.
The cheetah is sitting at the bottom left of the picture, looking away slightly slanted to the right. She seems very relaxed.
I took the photo during one of the photographic trips I accompany, in the Masai Mara in Kenya in February 2023. Shortly before, we had followed this cheetah as she tried to catch a young zebra, but she started the hunt too far away and was exhausted before she got to him. So the picture looks very serene, but she's just sitting and puffing out.
Wildlife photographer with a great passion for Africa. In the Netherlands I photograph weddings, but I go to Africa as often as I can to create new work... Read more…