Amur Leopard - Crispin

The Amur leopards are big cats and definitely part of our Big Cat Photography and children's photography workshops at the Colchester Zoological Society. As the leopard enclosures are not far from the entrance area and the main restaurant, we usually stop by here multiple times during the workshops. This gives our photography workshop participants a good chance not only to photograph this beautiful big cat species in different light conditions but also to gain different photo opportunities.
I managed to take some of my best photos of the Amur leopards at Colchester Zoo when I could not see the cat(s) at first. Patience is definitely an important skill in wildlife photography.
Crispin is a good example for this.