Leopard portrait

[Andreas Liedmann]

Hi folks .... well a special for me !!!
Never been that close to a Leopard before , as shown with this image . So i loved it !!!

Image taken in early morning light , Botswana ( Khwai Concession )

Hope you like it .

Canon EOS 1Dx II
EF 500 IS L II with 1,4 TC
Bean Bag

F 8 ; Iso 2000 ; 1/2000 sec ; man exp and Auto Iso

Processed with C1 ( for a change ) and PSCC 2019 ; no crop

Thanks for watching and commenting to my previous posting .

Cheers Andreas

[Mike Poole]

Whats not to like here Andreas? Fantastic close up and with the kit and processing skills the sharpness just jumps off the screen at you - it must look superb at full resolution.

Around the cheek area does look a little brighter tan I was expecting with early morning light, but that may just be the colouring of this particular individual.

I have a feeling there may be a few more stunners from this session!

Mike

[Matt Sutherland]

Love it. Oh for a head turn this way... But you hit all the marks, and this profile works.

[Jonathan Ashton]

Super shot Andreas, quite simply I wouldn't change a thing.

[Sanjeev Aurangabadkar]

Fabulous portrait of this beautiful cat. Great details and Nice light. Well composed. Congrats!

[John Mack]

Looks great. Nice detail. Really like that intent pose on the leopard. Light looks quite nice as well. Well done.

[Andreas Liedmann]

Thanks folks for your kind comments .... much appreciated .

Cheers Andreas

[Marc Mol]

Cracking image Andreas, good detail with pleasing clean BG.

TFS

[Andreas Liedmann]

Thanks Marc :w3

[Steve Kaluski]

Hi Andreas, a good 'stock' portrait of a Leopard. Great detail in the eye which is key to the shot and just the right amount of DoF. BKG is pleasing without any distracting elements. The 'blacks for me are a tad heavy, personal tastes, but certainly in the eye it does mask some finer detail which you can tease out. It's the little things that make the difference.

TFS
Steve

[Andreas Liedmann]

Thanks Steve for your comment , much appreciated .
Agree with you about the blacks , as you say matter of taste and that they mask some finer detail at times . Might have masked the eyes a fraction , will try to keep that in mind .

Cheers Andreas

[haseeb badar]

Hi Andreas — what a cracking image , I simply loved everything abt it. Terrific details and that BKG is so clean and good. Simply enjoyed viewing this fantastic Leopard image.

TFS !