Thanks for the thumbs up everyone!
How about another shot from the "A" 400/2.8 ED files?
In the early mid 90's I spent three months in Namibia and South Africa.
One of the highlights was spending a full day following a mother cheetah while she taught her three cubs how to kill during a hunt. This series of images were taken in a large shared private game reserve in eastern South Africa. A game ranger and an expert Shangaan Zulu tracker (seated on the front bumper) in a small Land Rover made this rare opportunity possible. There were only four people in the vehicle (my girlfriend being the fourth.) The reserve was new and there were no other vehicles around which was great. I got to say "can we drive over there?" and the ranger would. It was amazing how the cheetahs simply ignored us. We did keep a safe distance as not to wreck the successful hunt.
Here the female cheetah strikes a classic pose during the hunt for food for her three cubs. This really was one of of those "once in a lifetime moments..."
I had the 400 in my lap with a short monopod. This shot was taken on Kodachrome 64, shot at 1/500th at 5.6 I believe.
PS: this photo is copyrighted and any private use is prohibited.
Max