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    Another of the 8 month old cub taken in the Timbavati Game Reserve, South Africa. I'm sure many will think it is too busy but I thought it gives a little insight into the difficulty of seeing leopards in the trees at times.

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    HH from safari vehicle, cropped for comp, levels, curves, luminosity masks, selective color adjustments, sharpened in CS6. Although I don't usually clone, I did clone a corner of a leaf that was too close to the left eye.

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    Hi Rachel,

    when this image came on screen, it made me giggle. Because of the eyes, they look really like: you will be next!!!

    I would not much agree that the image is busy. Usually you only see eyes, between leafs or full face. Yes it is not easy to get a clear shot and sometimes you do not even see little leafs in the viewfinder at all.
    Somehow I like it. I would try a portrait crop, just to see how it looks. I am sure it does a huge difference!
    Details are great as usual with your images.
    Thanks for the giggle

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    Hi Anette - Thanks for the comment and suggestion. I originally cropped to portrait but actually preferred this.

    Thanks again,
    Rachel

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    Hi Rachel,

    Nice job on the processing with the light toned sky- the fur has nice detail/texture, and the eyes are sharp and well defined. As far as busy, since that is habitat where leopards are so often found, it is fine here. The distant OOF branches effectively break up the pale, featureless sky in the frame. Also don't mind the centered leopard in the comp. TFS this one.

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    The eye contact makes it work.
    I do wish the branch in front was an inch lower to clear the tongue, but not an image killer.
    You did a nice job with the light you had.
    Dan Kearl

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    I rather like this shot, I don't mind the leaves and branches as I can see plenty of leopard which is very sharp. Love those eyes.

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    Hi Rachel, based on the central position of the subject, is there any reason why you or have you shot it in portrait mode? As a landscape format I would have tried to put the subject more to the left or right to make the space and interest work, centrally placed is OK, however a little safe? As the Leopard is looking down with the body in line I do think on this one the portrait format would have worked better, however this is with hindsight and fully appreciate in the heat of the moment we all want to capture the subject before it flees. Techs look OK, but I might add some Brightness and a small hint of Vibrance. Again from previous images I would also look to slightly boost the foliage greens. Just lifting the head with a channels Curves adjustment brings out a bit more detail too. Wonder if there is a little Red or Magenta creeping in?

    Just my take, WDYT?

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    Thanks John, Dan, Jack and Steve for the comments and suggestions. Steve it looks good and you went even tighter than I had with my portrait crop version. Always good to have multiple alternatives.

    Thanks again,
    Rachel

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    Nice image Rachel, i think all has been covered here already, i do like the portrait style crop steve suggests. I may be inclined to add a little more vibrance and brighness to add alittle more colour and punch to the image, detail looks good possibly verging on over sharp

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    Nice - prefer the portrait crop. Looks a little over-sharpened, but I like the subject and its location.
    Ed

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