Perched Cheetah

[Morkel Erasmus]

It's a bit slow in the wildlife forum, so here's another one to pick up the momentum.
A fun moment from the Kalahari. These cubs were very playful and photogenic one morning in the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park (back in November 2011).

Techs:
Nikon D3s
Nikkor 500mm f4 VR-II
1.4x teleconverter
f8.0 | 1/1000 SS | ISO-720
EV +0.7

Pretty much full frame.

[Anette Mossbacher]

Hi Morkel,

very nice image, as usual. If I look at it, I might would like to have a bit more room to the left. Light and rest looks good to me :bg3:

Ciao
Anette

[Rachel Hollander]

Hi Morkel - I like the inquisitive pose and the comp works for me, as does your usual detail and sharpness. I might reduce the yellows just a tad. I looked twice to see if this was taken with your Nikon or your Canon before the switch (I thought it was the Canon induced yellows).

TFS,
Rachel

[Steve Kaluski]

Nice one Morkel, love the BKG which nicely separates the subject well. Like the DOF and sharpness on this one. Crop works as presented IMHO.

TFS
Steve

[Robert Amoruso]

I like the composition, the look away and the log.

I tried Nik Detail Extrator and then sharpened it some more and really like the results but just on the cate and log - mask the BG.

[dankearl]

Nice slinky looking pose and a nice "perch".
I might lighten the dark BG line a bit as I feel it draws my attention.

[Danny Laredo]

Lovely image and sweet like and BG.

[HadiAnsari]

Nice one Morkel.Lovely image and a nice "perch".
TFS

[Brendon Cremer]

Great image Morkel, like the comp as is but agree with a little drop in the yellows, otherwise lovely detail and great bg.

[Morkel Erasmus]

Thanks for your valuable feedback.
Here's a repost...less yellow and slightly sharpened...

[Shreyas Mantri]

Excellent pose and shot, Morkel! Your re-post with lower yellows works great!
TFS