The Leaf!

[Anette Mossbacher]

You all know the story, I FOUND another normal CHEETAH yeah

Early morning at sunrise, I found them… again… they were very curious and gave quite some fun. This one had the glued leaf on it's nose through this entire series, so I just lea'f'e it on and do not remove it.
Maybe should, well I wait what you all say.
Rachel, I assume enough space for the long legs this time

Lightroom the usual, CC a tad Levels, Midtones at the very end crop to 4: five (8:10)

1DX & fake Fiat 500 ( 70-200mm L IS II & 2x III) 380mm
f/8.o 1/1250
ISO 800


Have a great day and eve

Ciao
Anette

[Rachel Hollander]

Hi Anette - Yes, enough room below for me this time. Gorgeous light and nice pose with good eye contact. You know my feeling about cloning so I would definitely leave the leaf. I might just take a bit off the top though.

TFS,
Rachel

[Anette Mossbacher]

Thanks Rachel, will see how it looks when I cut off more top with this one.
Thanks a lot for your time

Have a great day

Ciao
Anette

[Katie Rupp]

The leaf makes it unique, so I say keep it! Beautiful light for sure.

[Sanjeev Aurangabadkar]

Beautiful cheetah in gorgeous light Anette. I would leave that leaf alone. TFS.

[Anette Mossbacher]

Thank you very much Katie & Sanjeev, so the let has it's place as it looks

[Dumay de Boulle]

Superb light and nice surroundings. Very nice!

[Steve Kaluski]

Hi Anette, seems you will go to any lengths to be different, LOL.
Glad you kept it in, a unique image. Lovely light & detail, just wished those rocks weren't there and the grass was the only habitat, but hey...

TFS
Steve

[Anette Mossbacher]

Thanks so much Dumay and Steve,

Steve did you see the eyes?
You should look up, not down on the feet, what rocks, those are potatoes
This is natural world as it is, including the little leaf, sweet spot
So image unique, glad to say that

The grass the only habitat, well let me look in my files, might can accomplish that as well. But I did already a few weeks ago post one, grass only

Thanks again for all comments and the time you all took to do so

Have a great day

Ciao
Anette

[Carl Walker]

That fiat 500 she works well. Love the light you have captured here together with a lovely image.The rock/log is not bothering me but agree with perhaps some off the top perhaps. TFS Anette

[Steve Canuel]

Beautiful subject, light and color. I like the rocks in this case, might also take some off the top.