12th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Altered Images
The Cat Wins
The Cheetah Conservation Fund in Namibia is home to a large population of cheetahs. Some of these cats were brought in as orphans at a very young age (sometimes only a few days old) and will never be released back in the wild. They run a few times a week on a dirt track following a piece of cloth that is pulled by a cable system at a very high speed. Sometimes they catch the cloth and the system has to be reset. This provides an excellent opportunity for photography and great training for the cheetahs.
Photo Detail
| Date Taken: | 10.2014 |
| Date Uploaded: | 11.2014 |
| Photo Location: | Otjiwarongo, Namibia |
| Camera: | Canon EOS-1D X |
| Copyright: | © Michel Zoghzoghi |