Hey Shantanu what an image this!! dappled light and two red leaves give it an occultish feel to the image. Imagine the stillness of the frame and the activity within that stillness. The beast is definitely not at rest. For me it is a "decisive moment". Red leaves silently lace the moment with intent.
Thanks for sharing..will keep coming back to this Shantanu..

Unrest in apparent rest, Nirlep said it well..

Mysterious all right, stalking posture adds to it..the shadows and light make this image..and that eye full of purpose, lovely image Shantanu.

Its all been said I guess, superbly made, I think the light on the leopard has made this apart from the red leaves. Fantastic..

great mood in this pic shantanu.... light works amazingly well here