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Hi Rachel - In this scene the BG really is not that imp , the gaze of the leopard is catching the views attention , the right ear of the leopard appears a bit murkier to me then its left one . But i loved this image .
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Great angle Rachel ,really gives a majestic feel to this image.
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Thanks Haseeb, Charlene and Gabriela. Haseeb - I think Gabriela is correct that the ear is due to the dof. Gabriela - yes, this is ff.
Thanks again,
Rachel
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Hi Rachel, beautiful light and the side lighting gave depth to the leopard. Not much you can do about the BG. Loi
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Hi Rachel, you should have popped the 1.4 on and cropped, easy with hindsight
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The location is what it was and you know we tried to get better angles. I do think the 2x created to tight a comp and hasn't allowed for any fine tuning, as more below would be better. I like the off set gaze and the way he hunkered down. I know you love the luminosity layer and did not mention it in the info, but if you have applied it I think it has flattened down the colour and it's looking a little muted, need to view my images as a comparison. Techs look good, nice SS.
TFS
Steve
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Thanks Loi and Steve. Steve - I think I was actually ok with the 2x here, I just needed to reframe the shot slightly with a couple of more inches below the back paw. This was when we rolled back while repositioning before going in closer for those tight head shots we both got. No luminosity mask here at all. Really very minor adjustments with perhaps just a bit warmer wb then some of the earlier images.
Thanks again,
Rachel
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Hi Rachel
Love the Leopard's gaze and your POV.
Techs good to my eyes.
I would crop from the top for a pano...
He was real close...
Just a thought, did you not have the 500 handy?
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Thanks Andre. Btw I don't have a 500. Too heavy to carry.
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Not the MKII Rachel, it's only a little heavier than the 300f/2.8
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I guess I consider almost 2 lbs (or a 40% weight increase over the 300II) to be significant and the difference between being able to handhold for long periods. But now we've gone off topic.
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Cool pose/expression here and I like the colours Rachel.
I'd crop more from top for a pano feel given the tightness at the bottom?
Heading that way this weekend - hoping for some cats like this!
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Nice shot, nice stare, nice pose Rachel! I can smell the dust by just looking at this shot!
I have not been around for a while due to personal circumstances so this morning I don't feel like critiqueing - I just want to sit back and absorb the fantastic shots coming from some of our forum members such as yourself. I'll have to return to some of them later today - sitting back and in no hurry, ice cold beer in the hand...
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Thanks Morkel and Tobie, much appreciated. Tobie, I hope you'll get back to posting soon.
Thanks again,
Rachel
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Hi Rachel, love your comp with the leopard 'draped' across the frame. Good eye contact, and I like the DOF with full focus on the head.
You probably still have thousands of leopard images tucked away from your trip of last year.
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Thanks Stu and yes, I still have plenty more.
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Really excellent shot, even though a bit tight. Don't they wait so you can change a converter? Bummer!
I love the inclusion of habitat, images like this have their place as much as the clean, smooth BG ones.
If anything, since the ears were mentioned, I would have stopped down a bit more to try increase the DOF if it were possible at the time. Even if that meant getting a bit more definition of background elements. Since those are already there, it would not probably matter that much.
Very well done! :)
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Thanks Akos, much appreciated.