Bored cheetah

[Jay Shah]

Thanks to the comments received on the previous B&W images and some self study, I think I have found a sweet spot of selection of the right image for B&W and PP. Eager to know how it appears and appeals to your more experienced and better trained eyes.

Nikon D850 600 mm, 1/2000s, f5.6, ISO 800

[Marc Mol]

Nothing boring about this submission Jay, and it's a major improvement over your recent cheetah mound image,

good tonality range here in your mono conversion, and like the outstretched and ready to up & move pose.

TFS

[Basil Dardagan]

Beautifully sharp image that suites B+W really well imo ! I would be keen to see one with the Cheetah looking at you if you have it?

[Andreas Liedmann]

Hi Jay this a step in the right direction from the processing POV .
Maybe a bit less strong blacks and whites in parts ....The head does look a bit heavy in sharpening ...? Splitting the sharpening in a light and dark half helps , then you can lower the sharpening in each half .
Comp works well and the Cheetah is setting off nicely from the BG .
Nice one ...
TFS Andreas

[Jonathan Ashton]

Jay this is much much better - I really like it. Super composition and I love the background I get the impression the sharpening is a bit OTT, I have just read Andres's comment - I must remember that one!

[Steve Kaluski]

The conversion is far better than the previous posting Jay, with a lovely tonal range, although I might ease on the feet and tail, look it's sharp too, well done. :cheers:

I think you need to reduce the © Jay, it's a little dominant.

TFS
Steve

[Gabriela Plesea]

Hello Jay,

Nothing boring about this cheetah:w3 love the yawn and those outstretched limbs!

Good techs, image well composed and processed. As mentioned above, blacks appear a tad heavy in places. Sharpness is there and nice detail where it matters. Background is superb.

Lovely work, Jay - thank you for sharing!

Kind regards,

[John Mack]

The crop works well. Like the tongue of the cheetah and the overall composition here.

[greg cowle]

Nice composition and conversion. Looks satisfied more than bored to me.

[Jay Shah]

Thank you all for your comments and encouraging words. Thanks to the theme of the month, I got to learn a lot about what works and what does not for B&W images.

[Morkel Erasmus]

Yeah this is nice, and the pose lends itself nicely to the conversion with the distinct shapes and curves.
I echo that the blacks look a bit choked up in places (feet and tail as mentioned).

[Rachel Hollander]

Hi Jay- This works so much better than your previous theme submissions and the conversion is more controlled (except for the choked blacks). Keep refining the techniques and studying other b&w to see what you like and why they work.

TFS,
Rachel

[Giovanni Frescura]

I like the etil and composition and the backgrund (as flou)..but for me it no have space expecially on the right side