Been trying for a leopard with a sunset background for years and after following this male leopard for 2 years I finally got the shot. Hope you like it. Sabi Sands Private Game Reserve South Africa www.perfectpictures.co.za
Canon 1D Mark III
Canon 70-200 f2.8
100mm
1/100 sec, f/2.8
Mode: Av
Exp comp: -2/3
ISO: 800
Flash: On
06-21-2008, 07:34 AM
Alfred Forns
Too sweet for words Peter !!! The cat is even surprised !!!
I like the natural looking flash fill and would have wished for more coverage over the cat. Might also select the eyes and sharpen a bit Do like it as presented and is one fine image !!! Big Congrats !!!!
06-21-2008, 07:38 AM
Sharna Lee
WOW! Getting that close to one of these is scarey enough, but stalking it for 2 years? sheesh. You're a braver person than I.
This image is wonderful. As Alf mentioned above I would also try sharpening the eyes a bit but aside from that it's magnificent. Excellent job here.
Sharna
06-21-2008, 10:34 PM
Axel Hildebrandt
That is one surprised look. :) I'm glad you finally made the image you imagined, well worth the effort.
06-22-2008, 01:06 AM
Geurt Bloem
Well done here Peter and the cherry on the cake for getting this shot. Ditto on the eye sharpening.
06-22-2008, 04:03 AM
Vincent Grafhorst
Wow, fantastic photo Peter! This is exactly the kind of images I have been dreaming of making some day after I saw similar images by Nigel Dennis of lions. Big congrats! Maybe some image sharpening and darkeing of the head a tiny bit will make thi look even better!
06-23-2008, 02:58 AM
Sabyasachi Patra
Very nice picture. I would have liked a little negative exposure to the flash. That would have helped the eyes. Nice background colour. Congratulations.
06-23-2008, 10:36 PM
D. Robert Franz
Excellent capture here.. I think everything is covered above...
06-27-2008, 06:36 PM
Steve Foss
Positives outweigh the negatives exponentially. Both have been covered.
Simply sweet work!
Rather than darkening just the head a bit, there's a pretty solid line of flash exposure difference here, including some of the grass behind the cat. With enough pixels for feathering, lassoing the hot areas and dropping mid range levels to suit would take care of that issue.
07-05-2008, 10:34 AM
Gary Hamilton
Persistence pays off! Great shot--ditto on a little less fill flash, but you can still adjust that in PS.