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I love the tail and the paw up. IQ looks great and I thin the low light/overcast conditions worked in your favour. Blacks look great and the Leopards colours seem spot on.
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Hi Rachel, he certainly performed to camera and a great specimen too. You can't help but love the curved 'follow me' tail. Agree that having the river bed sand as the overall backdrop, but I don't feel it's a deal breaker. I like the hint of tongue, head slightly to camera and the stretched paw as he walked along the river bed, tummy looks quite full too.
TFS
Steve
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Hi Rachel,
Would agree with the others the tail and paw up add to the image's good IQ.
Personally I find the sand a little warm/yellow, which I think if you knocked back, would help the leopard pop. Have attached a RP with some burning on the sand to bring out a little more texture too.
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Thanks everyone for the kind comments and suggestions. I'm glad you like this one of my favorite leopard. Sorry Russell but I think your treatment of the sand is way off. You've made it look wet and heavy, almost like cement. I feel the softer texture and yellow color of the op is much more accurate.
Thanks again,
Rachel
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Thanks Andreas. The IQ on the 7D is great so long as the image is properly exposed. If the exposure is off too much in either direction that's when the problems come in, especially if it is underexposed. It's just not as forgiving a camera as some other bodies and some things can't be corrected in post without it affecting the IQ.
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Rachel
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Rachel, very nice image with superb IQ despite the high ISO. I like the framing too.
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Thanks Sanjeev, much appreciated.
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Love the eye contact here, Rachel, great IQ too. Pity about that top strip but it's no deal-breaker.
Although I don't mind your OP sand, Russel's RP has made the leopard stand out nicely...