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Photos taken in the Santago Rare Leopard Project Sanctuary. Most of the beautiful furry guests are involved in breeding programmes to preserve their rare species. For a cat lover, it's a paradise. I took 1950 photos in 5 hours :o) And kept these 52 only!

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56 comments

  • Beautiful shots, Roberto! It must be so frustrating not to be able to pet them though. These are truly great creatures. Thank you for sharing their portraits with us. I hope the program is a big success. Hugs from Missouri, Beth

    said  of bvillanyi bvillanyi 1 months 11 days ago

  • Wow! How anyone could hurt or kill these beautiful creatures is beyond me. They are all so gorgeous! I especially love the clouded leopard. There is just something magical about their markings. An absolutely perfectly shot album as usual! Thanks for sharing!! Linda in Maryland, USA

    said  of lindaglenn62 lindaglenn62 1 months 11 days ago

  • Belle bestie, ma che paura che fanno! Bellissimi primi piani, ma immagino tu abbia usato un potente zoom, perche' non penso sia possibile avviciniarsi. Bravo1 Complimenti Roberto. Un abbraccio, Renato.

    said  of renato26 renato26 1 months 10 days ago

  • Hi Roberto, another awesome "big" cat album! One of our cats looks a bit like the puma but much smaller :-) Ciao, Barbara

    said  of bakinnett bakinnett 1 months 10 days ago

  • Hi Roberto ..A Great Album With Awesome Shots...JOjO

    said  of jdsmith01100 jdsmith01100 1 months 10 days ago

  • Eh no, carini, nella gabbia con voi non entro, ma siete veramente bellissimi!!! Eheheheheh!!!! Mio caro Roberto, questo non è un album, è una delizia! ;0) Ebbene si, lo ammetto, sono innamorata dei mici di tutte le taglie e questi ritratti sono assolutamente magnifici! Che espressioni! WOW! Mhhhh! a dire il vero troppo troppo vicina a quei dentini non mi vorrei trovare, ma non sai quanto mi piacerebbe poter provare a scattare delle foto a questi stupendi animali! Oh beh! tanto non sono brava come te, per cui mi va bene a anche ammirare i tuoi splendidi scatti e continuare a sognare! Grazie Roberto! Un abbraccissimo! Simonetta

    said  of simonaman simonaman 1 months 10 days ago

  • Amazing images. I like that you isolated most of the shots in such a way that you can't tell they are captive. Great job.

    said  of twmurph99 twmurph99 1 months 10 days ago

  • Holy cow, you've got another spectacular album. Can't wait to see the Proshots if these are the community ones! :^} MJ

    said  of mjesli mjesli 1 months 10 days ago

  • Roberto, I can see you had a wonderful time in that sanctuary. You have many beautiful portraits in this album, thanks for sharing with all of us!. I'm sure that this album will be a successful one, like your previous albums of big cats. Have a wonderful day! Yair.

    said  of ykarelic4 ykarelic4 1 months 9 days ago

  • Wow Roberto! Fantastic shots. Greetings Ria The Netherlands

    said  of 8598 8598 1 months 9 days ago

  • Beautiful album Roberto, 44 and 47 are my absolute most favorite shots, and keep in mind, I do not care for big cats, but those are hard to resist...Maria

    said  of enemaria100 enemaria100 1 months 8 days ago

  • Wonderful shots! I love cats also and it seems you cought some of their personalities also. Great job. Pam,

    said  of mtheartt1 mtheartt1 1 months 7 days ago

  • You have taken some truly wonderful photos of these beautiful creatures. What an exciting adventure that must have been! Regina/California

    said  of RSPBROWN RSPBROWN 1 months 7 days ago

  • Dear Roberto, A supereb set of pictures here with some trully beautiful cats as your models. This place looks realy good and the settings make for good pictures too. Thanks so much for telling me it was here I have really enjoyed my visit. Take care now, Jill

    said  of jillbatchelor2 jillbatchelor2 1 months 7 days ago

  • Excellent album, superb photography, amazing and amusing to view. Another Big Bravo Roberto! Ciao! :o) Orly

    said  of orlyyahalom orlyyahalom 1 months 3 days ago

  • This album is a treasure. These cats are beautiful. I can see why you were facinated with these creatures. I do the same at our zoo, but not with such fantastic results. What kind of camera/lens did you use. And, how on earth did you get to pet one?

    said  of DeniseMichard DeniseMichard 1 months 3 days ago

  • Wow I can see why you would want to take so many photos there! Such fantastic beauty in these cats! Beyond words. Thanks for sharing these!

    said  of pamsavelo pamsavelo 26 days ago

  • Since you took 1950 pictures and decided on these 52 (which I loved them all so they are now my cat collection of screesavers) could you possibly do another album or one album for each of the cats. All of these are just AWSOME AND AMAZING. I would like to thank you for sharing these beautiful animals and the pictures with the rest of us on webshots who may never in their lifetime be able to actually look at one of these fantastic creatures up close.

    said  of chacooe3 chacooe3 23 days ago

  • Roberto, This is an absolutely beautiful collection of photos. Where is the Santage Rare Leopard Project Sanctuary? Kim

    said  of kjstephenson kjstephenson 21 days ago

  • Good morning Roberto, This album is just so beautiful. The cats are gorgeous and your photos stunning. I enjoyed every one - what a treat it must have been to spend the day at such a wonderful place. Best regards- Lynne

    said  of donolew donolew 15 days ago

  • Lovely shots, Roberto! You certainly have captured the different moods and postures of the leopards. A very beautiful album of the wonderful cats.

    said  of suresh_krishna suresh_krishna 15 days ago

  • Thanks for sharing these pics of the most beautiful animals on the planet. I hope the program is a success...

    said  of meigom meigom 15 days ago

  • Fabulous shot for the homepage - Congratulations on the cover! but really a great album. Definitely not the kind of subjects we have the opportunity to shoot everyday. Lucky you! Lorraine (NYC)

    said  of spinal111 spinal111 15 days ago

  • This is a really wonderful album. I think it's so sad that they are losing there natural habitats because of human greediness and disregard for everything but themselves. Personally, I prefer animals to humans and that's why I live with a bunch of cats and no humans.LOL

    said  of diatat diatat 15 days ago

  • CERTO CHE SEFAI CACCIA FOTOGRAFICA IN QUESTA MANIERA CHISSA CON IL FUCILE!!! iMIEI MIGLIORI COMPLIMENTI.AMEDEO

    said  of Benedetti56 Benedetti56 15 days ago

  • First, I must say what beautiful creatures these animals are. Somehow you want to be friends with them and give them a nice big belly rub. You have done a fantastic job of capturing their beauty. These are wild creatures and as such can be dangerious, but you still have to love them for their beauty. Thanks for sharing with us. I love the high resolution shots, they make beautiful 8 1/2 x 11 pictures that we shall enjoy for many years to come. Keep up the good work and God Bless you and your eye with the camera.

    said  of goodstudmuffin goodstudmuffin 15 days ago

  • What beautiful photos and what a wonderful place for them to have a haven. I so envy you getting to see them. I love animals and especially the big cats. Their eyes can melt your heart.

    said  of snafu555 snafu555 15 days ago

  • Hi Roberto, This is a wonderful album. Thanks for sharing it, with us. All The Best, Teresa

    said  of teres187 teres187 15 days ago

  • Great photos and a wonderful album

    said  of mccoyray mccoyray 15 days ago

  • Just a note to say Thank You for sharing your Wonderful talents and your Magnificent Friends.....TT

    said  of t1941 t1941 15 days ago

  • Wonderful Album--Sure made my whole day!! Brought back alot of good memories of my working days at a local zoo and the Cougar that was my Best Friend!! Thanks and Congratulations too--!! Cookie..N.J. USA

    said  of taureancat taureancat 15 days ago

  • This is an awesome album! I think you should try publishing them in some wildlife magazine. Best Regards, Tausif

    said  of tausif_farooqi tausif_farooqi 15 days ago

  • What great shots Roberto, I adore all cats, large and small but especially wild cats such as leopards, tigers etc. Brilliant! Sandra in Kent, England

    said  of sandoc100 sandoc100 15 days ago

  • wow, awesome photos.

    said  of samira26 samira26 15 days ago

  • ph my gosh, what an amazing album. You did a fantastic job of making them look like they are in the wild. And you must have gotten there at feeding time??? Di

    said  of trueblvr trueblvr 15 days ago

  • Thank you very much for helping me add to my BIG CATS collection. You have some GREAT shots here. Excellent album.

    said  of midnighttb midnighttb 15 days ago

  • This album is so fantastic. You captured such wonderful faces and expressions. Sadie is truly beautiful and I would love to cuddle with Kahn. I can't imagine keeping only 52 out of 1950. I'd love to see what you didn't keep. Anyway, this has been a real joy to view and your dedication to these beautiful creatures shows in your work. Gloria

    said  of abbeygabbey abbeygabbey 14 days ago

  • You are very lucky to be able to take these pictures. I love all small and big cats. Thank you for sharing with the webshots community. Merci. Regards from Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

    said  of Rubis2000 Rubis2000 13 days ago

  • Awesome photos! Thanks for posting them.

    said  of sonnygone sonnygone 13 days ago

  • come si puo' non amare i felini? Cosi' belli, eleganti, dignitosi, espressivi... Solo mi fa male vederli in gabbia, li vedo come gli uccelli, il simbolo dell'indipendenza e della liberta'...se non ci credi prova a farti ubbidire da un gatto, se non vuole niente lo piega al tuo volere. Ed è proprio quello che amo in loro, nei loro occhi leggi amore e non obbedienza cieca. - Che dire delle tue foto? Riescono a incatenarmi al video... - Un abbraccio - Paola

    said  of paolagna paolagna 13 days ago

  • 1950 foto in tre ore??? Potrei fare di peggio LOL!!! Ormai parto con 160 giga di disco aggiuntivo al mio portatile. Credo di essere patologia! Devo imparare a fare come te. Devo SELEZIONARE. Scherzi a parte, sono parecchie le foto veramente buone!

    said  of dcrrld dcrrld 13 days ago

  • thx for sharing these photos...but how coyld you possibly choose just 52 out of 1950??? you must have more will power than me...LOL

    said  of TRUCKINDAMA1 TRUCKINDAMA1 13 days ago

  • The Black Panther photo is awesome. Well, actually, they all are - not fair to single out any particular one. I need to start culling some of my photos - when an expert like you keeps less than 3%. Of course your standards are much closer to perfection than mine. At any rate, fantastic album. Carol

    said  of albertsville albertsville 12 days ago

  • Absolutely gorgeous fotos, I can imagine that you took so many fotos, and how lucky are you to spend this day at the sanctuary. Great!!!! Thanks so much for sharing this fotos , the cats are such great animals.Hugs from downunder, lori

    said  of buletti buletti 12 days ago

  • Hi Roberto, this album of leopards is very nice. The cats all seem ominous, I wouldn't dare go near them. These shots are superb! A great selection! Regards.

    said  of zegale zegale 11 days ago

  • I have been in awe of these beautiful cats for most of my life. Thank you for some truly breathtaking photos. Maybe there will be a safari in my future one day!!

    said  of lainiemouse lainiemouse 11 days ago

  • Roberto, another great album I see.Never know what to expect,but from you my friend... It will be good! Thank you. L. Stevens eagle6760@comcast.net P.S. My new camera is an Olympus E510/ 2 normal lenses and a 140/600mm lens. Good camera,but maybe I should have looked closer at the E3 since it's fully waterproof.

    said  of larry168108 larry168108 10 days ago

  • Those are some handsome felines, mate. I like your captions.

    said  of fsw4picts fsw4picts 10 days ago

  • fantastic!

    said  of shadowdragon106 shadowdragon106 9 days ago

  • congratulations from Brasil.

    said  of tecahot tecahot 8 days ago

  • Thank you for sharing this amazing collection. You have certainly captured some outstanding shots of these wonderful cats but it is disappointing to think that they are all enclosed in a sanctuary although going by the looks of their faces they all seem very content. Hopefully the breeding programme will be successful.

    said  of Rach_who Rach_who 8 days ago

  • and all of them are exciting as well as beautiful.

    said  of robincollins1965 robincollins1965 7 days ago

  • What a wonderful collection! I loved all the different angles you captured.

    said  of instantk instantk 5 days ago

  • Beauties!

    said  of nerra100 nerra100 4 days ago

  • Anche questo album è davvero molto bello, complimenti.

    said  of pbonu pbonu 2 days ago

  • Excellent shots, Thanks - South africa

    said  of Elizabeth0263 Elizabeth0263 1 days ago

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