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    Rachel in her own thread gave a very good account, so no need to rehash the story, just a slightly wider take on the POV.

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    Subject: Resting Leopard on dry river bed (Panthera pardus)
    Location: SA
    Camera: Canon 1DX
    Lens: 70-200f/2.8 HH
    Exposure: 1/640s at f/7.1 ISO2500 EV +1
    Original format: Landscape, almost FF

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    Hi Steve - My favorite leopard . I like the wider view although it doesn't show off his huge size as much. You got the face clear through the opening. Dof and detail look good. I think he is a bit darker, especially in the face, than depicted here.

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    Hi Steve, very nice portrait of a relaxed leopard. Te only thing I would wish for is a little bit of light to bring out the colors of a beautiful species. Loi

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    Hi Steve, excellent wide view with awesome eye contact of this relaxing leopard. PP looks spot on so are the techs.

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    Looks good to me. Nice dof, getting most of the cat in focus, but most of the bg out of focus. I too think that it looks a little light, but I wasn't there.
    Great sharpness and processing as we have come to expect!
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    Interesting folks, if you are saying 'light' are you referring to the overall exposure as this is even from L to R across the full axis? Rachel, remember the images you shoot are tempered with a tad more saturation based on the settings, but it could also be recollection too, guess we will just have to go back to compare.

    Great sharpness and processing as we have come to expect!
    Ed I think you are hiding your own work under a bushel, but yes I have radically changed my workflow and therefore it's far more 'dovetailed/aligned' between the two products.

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    Nice framing here Steve - is he naturally this "pale" of colour?
    Certainly a nice specimen. Good low angle for a 70-200mm lens perspective.
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    Hi Steve , very nice portrait just different to the tighter version from Rachel.
    I like the overall color/tone you achieved from your workflow , sharp and detailed where it counts . IQ as good as expected .......... . Comp works nice too , how did you get that low POV with the lens ? Elevated river bank where the cat rested ? Or removed doors from the car ?
    Very nice job all around. .

    BTW - i do not see a radical change in the output , at least at web size . But if you say so ,i trust you .

    TFS and cheers Andreas

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    Awesome with the full face view, the eyes looking straight at you and the slightly open mouth! The grasses create a nice framing effect, and along with the rocks and sandy ground, show this particular habitat. Leopards are very high on my wish list. And hey, I love the idea of removing doors from the safari vehicle!

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    Hi Steve, good eye contact from this handsome fellow, and a slightly open mouth always adds a lot to the pose. Nicely framed/ positioned between the FG grasses and the OOF BG grasses, and this perspective works well considering you were shooting from a vehicle.

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    Hello Steve,

    I guess you already know how I feel about this image, but here it is: I find it impeccable and also...if I may say so...enviable. Detail is amazing and processing rather faultless, which really puts me to shame in terms of my processing Love the framing, by the way.

    The subject does not look at all "light" to me, although the BG does but in a very natural way, for it makes the leopard stand out beautifully

    How subtle your "tweaks", I wish I could learn from you so much more than I have! But I already learnt a few things tonight just by sitting quietly in front of the big screen and viewing your post - so thank you Steve, again...

    Warmest regards,
    Gabriela Plesea

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