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ISO500 600mm f4 5DIII 1/6400
PP: Mac CS6 ACR7.1
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Maybe a little bit more space on the LHS??
Details:
ISO500 600mm f4 5DIII 1/6400
PP: Mac CS6 ACR7.1
Thanks for viewing!
Maybe a little bit more space on the LHS??

Hi Saurev
Nice image with great eye contact. I like the way you have filled the frame with your subject. I assume the sun was high?
Regards
Andre
Saurav,
Firstly I am happy with the position of the Cheetah as posted, and it looks like the sun was doing you no favours, but that's Wildlife photography for you
If I had any nits which I do not really it would be the position of the pupils, but given the structure of the Cheetah's skull it is very difficult to get them placed well.
Hi Saurav, well first things first, good news, looks like we have solved the Profiling issue you had on your previous image which is great.
Regarding the image, I think you were right in your own assessment and that a little more room to the left would have helped, likewise if you had more space at the foot of the image too. However, based on that perhaps you haven't, then as presented looks ok but if you have some more above then I might be tempted to include that and go for a 3 x2 (1024 x 724px) ratio working the crop from the bottom LH corner. The light does look harsh, but you have worked it well, not blowing the whites and the blacks/shadows are not completely choked, but at this size it's difficult to tell. The blood stained face, mouth open as the Cheetah draws breath and the trailing guts all give substance to the image and conveys easily what has gone on to the viewer, WD.
I'm curious about the techs, the SS is very high, likewise the ISO and wide open aperture, was this from tracking the kill?
TFS
Steve
Post Production: It’s ALL about what you do with the tools and not, which brand of tool you use.
Steve you are absolutely right on both counts. It was around noon when I saw the kill and I tracked the two male cheetahs for an hour or so before it brought down a topi.
Posting a looser crop..almost full frame
Excellent news, glad to be of help.
Based on the RP Saurav, I might now suggest coming in about a third in from the LHS, then start the crop from the bottom working diagonally up to the right hand conner, but stopping, so you don't include what appears to be the 'ear' of the Topi, based on a 800 x 566 or 1024 x 724px format. Just a thought.
Canon can push the yellows and reds at times, try just reducing the yellow say -20 (figure is optional/personal).
Will also ask you to check something on your camera settings, not that it should make any difference.
Steve
Post Production: It’s ALL about what you do with the tools and not, which brand of tool you use.
Saurav,
I would agree with Steve's assessment on the RP.
For high contrast images, try a reverse s-curve (see here for more http://www.birdphotographers.net/for...Robert-Amoruso).