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Marc Mol
11-11-2010, 02:22 AM
These are the Mara three Cheetah bros on the lookout for Gnu in the late afternoon.
The light was not optimum with heavy cloud, unfortunately, but when you get all 3 on the mound you make the most of it.
Cropped to pano.

D3s 500VR 1/640s ISO800@f/6.3 Masai Mara, Kenya Oct 2010

C & C most welcome

Cheers
Marc
Ken Watkins
11-11-2010, 02:43 AM
Marc,

Nasty blue cast in the BG;)

Great poses, have you tried warming it a little, and perhaps a little selective lightening on the eyes.

Did they find any Gnu?
Marc Mol
11-11-2010, 02:58 AM
Marc,

Nasty blue cast in the BG;)

Great poses, have you tried warming it a little, and perhaps a little selective lightening on the eyes.

Did they find any Gnu?

Thanks Ken
I have already selectively lightened all 3 pairs of eyes, it's just not showing here on such a small size posting, I think any more and they take on a demonic appearance.
I guess I could warm the WB a tad, it may remove the blue in the BG mountain, but would have to do this selectively otherwise it leaves a red cast:2eyes2:
and no this was another unsuccessful hunting night.
Steve Kaluski
11-11-2010, 04:20 AM
Hi Marc, the overall colour looks good to me and personally, I like the blue horizon, to me it seems natural, plus you have not got it running through their heads, like some do. ;)

My only suggestion might be, duplicate the layer, Levels middle slider 1.10 > Brightness 8 > Sat +20 then using a mask, let that be applied to the FG & cheetahs (follow the contour of the cheetahs & mound) only, leaving ALL the BG alone.

Nice one. :cheers:

TFS
Steve
Ken Watkins
11-11-2010, 05:04 AM
Marc,

Thanks for that, it is often a problem to see clearly what is going on when you have such a small image.

Certainly would not want such beauties to look demonic;)
Rachel Hollander
11-11-2010, 08:51 AM
Marc - How cooperative they were to all look in one direction:). Like the comp and pano works well. Would like to see if Steve's suggestion brightens them a bit. Well done.

TFS,
Rachel
Stu Bowie
11-11-2010, 01:12 PM
Marc, what a sighting, and with all three with alert stare's. Good angle of capture, and maybe in this, a slightly higher angle may have helped too.
Marc Mol
11-11-2010, 04:37 PM
My only suggestion might be, duplicate the layer, Levels middle slider 1.10 > Brightness 8 > Sat +20 then using a mask, let that be applied to the FG & cheetahs


Good suggestion, thanks Steve. :cheers:
Rachel Hollander
11-11-2010, 10:43 PM
Marc - repost looks great. Well done.

Rachel
Sid Garige
11-11-2010, 11:16 PM
Looks like they are taking break after a long day at work. Very nice image.
Steve Kaluski
11-12-2010, 02:28 AM
Thought it just lifted it a bit Marc, hopefully in the right direction. ;)

Steve
Tim Munsey
11-12-2010, 02:55 AM
Cool shot, good to see them alert, each in a different position but joined by there attention.
Excellent

Tim
Harshad Barve
11-14-2010, 08:06 AM
Super image and great repost too
TFS