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Lovely capture Rachel. Great detail.
I like the composition and love the eyes. The leaves brushing against the leopard's head create a nice sense of intimacy.
The OOF branches under the leopard's jaw are a little bit idtracting but not enough to spoil a beautiful image.
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Hi Rachel,
Excellent portrait shot with some nice eyes clearly visible, like the comp with the foliage framing the subject.
The branches are not bothering me at all, but what bothers me are the colors, i think there is cast running across the image , red/yellow i feel.
There is some weird coloration in these highlights on the right side of the face going, was is necessary to recover highlights in that area ? If so i would rework it.
The tonal variation across the image is a bit flat for me, specially in the subject , i would open up range and give it again more contrast in the mid tones , leaving the darks alone.
But maybe you wanted it to be that way, so up to you.
TFS Andreas
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Hi Rachel, I've had to resort to the laptop to reply as the main ones are being cleaned and new OS installed. Viewing on the screen the colours in all three do not have the same depth so can't comment as such and this is why I hate laptops as the screen is never at the right angle even when you have the calibration strip spot on. I would say it's your call.
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Hi Rachel and Steve,
i like Steve`s RP the most , just personal preference of tones being more separated and have a cleaner and fresher look, both of Rachel`s posts are looking flat for me in tone and color.
But hey , your vision and preferences …… i am ok with it. Still a nice one .
TFS Andreas
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I like Steve's RP for contrast and tone, but I think the yellow/oranges have become a bit to saturated. I would increase lightness slightly and/or decrease saturation and then I think it's spot on.
Ed
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Nice framing, details and dappled light here Rachel.
I prefer your RP here.
Are there some hot spots on the cheeks (whites)?
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Hi Rachel, love the attentive stare, fixed on something other than your safari vehicle. I really like how the light has been cast on the left eye ( leopards left eye
) and your choice in going tight works well.
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Thanks everyone for the comments and suggestions.
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Hi Rachel,
just my input, the RP does it, agree with Morkel on the highlights on the cheap!
have a great eve
Ciao
Anette
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Great Leopard portrait. I like the direction into which the cat is looking. Sometimes it is better if an animal doesn't look straight into the camera.
This might also look good in B&W.
Markus
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