AWARDS: ENGLAND / WILTSHIRE / LAKE DISTRICT / WALES / SCOTLAND / COAST OF S.W. ENGLAND / COAST / STORMS / LAKES & MOUNTAINS / WINTER LANDSCAPES / DESERTS / ASTROPHOTOGRAPHY / BRITISH BIRDS 1 / BRITISH BIRDS 2 / BRITISH MAMMALS / BRITISH INSECTS / WORLD BIRDS / WORLD MAMMALS / NATURE
IMPALA RUNNING FOR ITS LIFE
This impala is fleeing a pack of wild dogs in Lower Zambezi National Park. With a top speed of 90 km/hour, impala can leap and zigzag in order to escape predation. I was working in low light on an overcast day and my 600mm f/4 lens was essential equipment, along with animal detection on my Canon R5ii.
F/4, 1/1000th second, ISO 1250
Accepted: Smethwick 2025 - Ribbon