22nd Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
Indian Ghost
This photo shows an Indian leopard in the golden light before sunset. Our time in the national park was coming to an end and we were all ready to return home empty-handed. But our guides decided to take one last look, and that's when the magic happened. As we rounded a bend in the road, there she was, peacefully drinking. It was so thin that, at first, we thought it was a rock. She drank for a few seconds, looking straight at us, before disappearing back into the jungle like a ghost.
Photo Detail
Date Taken: | 05.2024 |
Date Uploaded: | 12.2024 |
Photo Location: | India |
Camera: | Canon EOS R6 |
Copyright: | © Jessy Hoffmann |