Big Cats

Some bigger cats than usual.I'm posting these two photos as inspiration for friend John C who is heading off to Africa soon.He hasn't been too well recently but says that he is now fully recovered for the big trip.
I took these in Botswana on a Canon EOS 5 with a 70-200mm f2.8 lens and a Canon 2X converter.A brilliant combination but not exactly lightweight.They were taken on beautiful Fuji Velvia slide film.
John uses a Canon S95 - a great little camera but he'll be hard presssed to get this close to the big cats with it.Well he could get this close but we might not recognise him afterwards.Not to worry- have a great trip anyway John.