Scotia's Previous Cub (n'Zilu)

[Dumay de Boulle]

This is the previous cub of the Scotia female, her name is n'Zilu which means fire as last year she burnt off her whiskers getting to close to a bush fire. They have since regrown....

Canon 5D MKIII
Sigma 120-300 f2.8 OS @300mm
ISO 1000
AV f2.8
TV 1/320
Spot metering

Thanks for looking

[Sanjeev Aurangabadkar]

Hi Dumay, this is gorgeous! Lovely cat with nice BG and very good details. I like the vertical composition. A little more DOF would have been nicer!

[Steve Kaluski]

Hi Dumay, another stunning portrait!!!

Good techs and lovely DoF at 2.8. Looks well exposed, but can't help feel a tad more exposure, under a third of a stop would just lift it, but again all personal choice. You are so fortunate.

TFS
Steve

[Tobie Schalkwyk]

Now this is what they mean by 'picture perfect', Dumay! Not sure if you've done anything special to get the BG color but it works perfectly for her! Love the pose and detail - well done!

[Jonathan Ashton]

Wow that looks well detailed and for me the DOF is just fine - wonderful shot.

[Rachel Hollander]

Hi Dumay - a very regal portrait of her. Great detail and dof not an issue for me either. I see a bit of magenta in the whites that if it were mine I would reduce. I thought cats were smarter than to get too close to a fire. I'm glad it was only her whiskers.

TFS,
Rachel

[Dumay de Boulle]

Thanks for all the comments folks.
Rachel I also thought it had a slight cast but I wasn't sure if it was the BG giving the illusion on the whites. I will relook and repost.

[Dumay de Boulle]

I have reworked the image and used the advice given by Steve and Rachel.
I upped the exposure by about a 3rd of a stop,removed the magenta and purple and warmed the WB. Lightened the eye slightly and upped the whites in selective colour.

[Steve Kaluski]

I think it now has a very nice 'pop' Dumay, and has now elevated it to where it needed to be, a real corker, but how do you now feel?

[Andreas Liedmann]

Hey thats a Dumay ,
stunning portrait of this beauty , luckily with all the whiskers back in place . Nicely processed in the RP with superb tonal range and very nice colors and detail . Very good job done !!

TFS Andreas

[Carl Walker]

MMMM stunner shot. RP is great improvement Dumay

[Gregor Bergquist]

Well done! Super portrait and the changes took it up a notch.
Leopard seems to be the flavor of the month :)

TFS / Gregor