Another of my Okavango Leopard images, as he licks his lip and nose while lying up-side-down.
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Another of my Okavango Leopard images, as he licks his lip and nose while lying up-side-down.
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Hi Sanjeev yet another real stunner from that sequence , man you have been so lucky , Doc.
Very nice comp , the stare and the tongue are such great combo . :wave: nice detail and colors . The lined up flies are also adding something to this image , very well done .
Just asking curious , have recovered somehow blown HL ..... as the areas under chin and some of the shoulder do look a bit " processed/ recovered " to me ???
TFS Andreas
Thanks Andreas, I did recover some HL but on the FG and a tiny bit on the belly but not much near the chin/shoulder. Also opened up some mid-tone on the head area.
Lovely image, Sanjeev. Great with the upside-down pose and tongue out. And, fantastic eye contact. Like Andreas pointed out, the flies are a nice added touch to this image. The only thing I would do is to clone out / content aware the branch in the background that is sticking out above the leopard's arm, as it is catching my eye and distracting.
Ok Sanjeev it just looked like being recovered , thanks for further clarification .
You lucky, lucky, lucky man:bg3: I envy you:t3
This beautiful "thing" with its rosettes, wondering eyes and pink tongue will keep me awake for some time tonight, LOL.
Interesting lighting conditions, not easy though and I gather you had to recover some HL there - nice work, my friend! The pose is superb, love the colours and tonality, super framing, sharpness, love the vegetation, love everything, including detail in the blacks:) But most of all I love the playfullness of the subject, the "tease", that eye contact. I've done some studio work from time to time, once even visited a pro for a shoot with a model just to get some experience, but I have never seen such a delightful pose ( from either human or animal) in my entire life. So good of you to share this, superb capture, congratulations Sanjeev:5
Kind regards,
Sorry Sanjeev, I only read the previous comments after writing mine. I see you have already covered the HL issue.
Love this image:w3
Good night...
Hi Sanjeev - Another very cute image from this sighting. Seems like this youngster was a character. The pano crop and low pov work. I might burn the brighter area of the bg to the left of the leopard. How did you recover the HL on the ground? Did you apply any global HL adjustments? I agree that some of the whites in the fur have a recovered look.
TFS,
Rachel
Sanjeev did notice some of the white bits looked a bit odd, that apart do like the pose that you have caught and the line of flies make for more interest,great work.
Keith.
Hi Sanjeev - =- Great to see one more from this sighting , never will have enough of it . The whites as Andreas mentioned do looked recovered quite a lot .
TFS !
Hi Sanjeev
Stunning, stunning pose and capture!
Techs covered above..
Was he laying on an anthill- slope in front and Blurred BG?
:cheers:
I remember when you posted your first of this series and another great moment here Sanjeev, the tongue flick and subsequent flies enhacing nicely here, granted you blown chin & forearm HL's could do with a rework.
TFS
Hi Sanjeev, another cool image, address the remarks above and you will have another winner, well done.
TFS
Steve
This scene really paid off, the POV is excellent.
I agree with the comments on the whites/highlights - if they are indeed not too blown or washed out in the RAW it is worth a rework.