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    I was cleaning up my 2011 archives and gave this one a quick rework - think I have posted it here before.
    From a lovely sighting one morning in the Kalahari...the female ended up making a kill close to us eventually.

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    Just beautiful, Morkel. Love the composition and the stacking of order. If there is one thing I wish, that would be to have a catch light in the eye of the one in the back. Perhaps brighten it up slightly would make the image better. TFS. Loi


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    Hi Morkel i absolutely agree with Loi about the comp and stack of order . I am fine with overall colors and contrast as presented . But i always try to play ……….. with images so i played.
    I wanted to push the colors more apart from each other , to get more different shades of color , and this is only really working in LAB color , as far as i know .

    So here is the " improved " LAB version , would like to know your thoughts . Maybe i went too far …...

    Cheers Andreas

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    Was this taken at Mata Mata, Morkel? Love it, don't remember seeing it before, maybe you posted it before I joined BPN. We saw two young males at Mata Mata last February, that memory makes me think of these youngsters. They were resting together after a kill, tummies full, belly index high. The next morning we only found one, very agitated and calling desperately for his brother, indifferent to our presence and he walked past our vehicle as if we did not exist. The other people present thought this was a pregnant female, until she - in fact HE - turned around and walked away from us... We could only assume that the two were probably separated after the kill, maybe lions or hyenas interfered, not sure. We took numerous images of this young male as well as some video (amazing sound of his calls, a mix of miaows and loud purrs ) and later watched him disappear into the dunes.

    Beautiful capture Morkel, lovely light, so warm, almost golden - or shall I call it "Kalahari light"?

    Warmest "Kalahari" regards,
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    Great family pose! Love the "cluster" look of the heads & legs at one end and legs & tails at the other, as well as the mix of standing & sitting. I find it interesting how the youngsters seek that close physical contact with the mom, even after they are weaned. Very nice having no vegetation interfering with the cheetahs and a nice even row of blurred vegetation in the bkgd. I see what Andreas has done, but can't decide between the two.

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    Morkel - Terrific grouping and comp. Nice light and huge cuteness factor.

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    Great family portrait Morkel and a good low angle! Pity they did not all look straight at the camera...

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    Hi Morkel

    Stunning moment captured!

    Love the light and the family pose.

    Yes, the eyes, but to get three pairs looking at you…..

    Looks like Eleanor with her cubs?

    I have witnessed on a few occasions the cubs spoiling the hunt..

    Would like put the OP and Andreas RP on different layers and play with opacity..

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    Beautiful shot love the light and the texture in the fur. The two versions are remarkably similar, either work for me.

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    OP for me matey, wonderful comp of this family scene.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Andre Pretorius View Post

    Looks like Eleanor with her cubs?
    Sorry Andre, missed your remark.
    This one was called "Gerthie" - not sure where she's roaming these days.
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