These photographs make me sad, and I will tell you why in a minute. We had just started our morning safari in Ranthambore. It had rained all night, followed by clear skies and promise of a golden morning. As soon as we entered the park, these were these fresh leopard marks that got us hooked. Somewhere near us, there was a leopard taking the morning walk. So we followed the pug-marks to a nearby hillock and behold! There was this leopard walking right in front of us. The light was perfect, the background was perfect and all I had to do was pick up my camera and go clicking. Here comes my reason of the grief. For most of the time the leopard walked on the gravel path in front of us. Then just before disappearing in the slope below, it stopped, and turned its head to look at us in the eyes, all for one second. In that moment of perfection, I messed up. That photograph, for me, came out of focus. I donβt remember being this dejected for a very long time. Every time I look at these photographs, they reminded me of that one shot which I missed. Not sure if another chance like that will ever come again. I know it is petty, but thats how it is. In case you want to see the shot that I missed, you can see it on the timeline of @jacksondsouza.k . He captured that moment perfectly. Ranthambore, July 2022 #callofthewild #leopard #jungle #wildlife #indianwildlife #ranthambore #catsofinstagram #bigcats (at Ranthambore National Park) https://www.instagram.com/p/CiXg5rtqpGo/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=