Cheetah Cub Looking Back

[Loi Nguyen]

On the last morning at Mashatu, we finally caught the cheetah family on the move in the early morning hours when the light was good.

1DX
100-400 II @ 300mm
1/1000
f8
ISO-800
HH

Cloned a couple of dark foliage spots in the BG

Cropped mostly tom top, a little bit from the other 3 sides.

Thank you for commenting on my previous images

Loi

[haseeb badar]

Hi Loi -- Lovely settings ! nice details and the pink little flowers are adding to the image ! The face of the Cheetah appears a bit bright , BKG is somewhat not clean enough but it is not a deal breaker ! curious to know what is that white thing in the FG ? appears to be a piece of plastic or paper !

[Rachel Hollander]

Hi Loi - I like the pensive pose and the comp here. Exp and dof work well here. I agree with Haseeb about the white thing but not about the bg or the brightness. I know you like your images on the warmer side but for me there's a reddish cast that I would reduce.

TFS,
Rachel

[Ákos Lumnitzer]

A bit tight on the bottom for me, but lovely light, details and subject of course.
Nicely done Loi! TFS mate

[Loi Nguyen]

Hi Loi - I like the pensive pose and the comp here. Exp and dof work well here. I agree with Haseeb about the white thing but not about the bg or the brightness. I know you like your images on the warmer side but for me there's a reddish cast that I would reduce.

TFS,
Rachel

Hi Rachel, there was a little red cast due to the early morning sun. I just used Auto WB in DPP4. Which browser are you using? On Chrome browser, it looks very Red. On Safari, just a hint of Red.

Thanks

Loi

[Rachel Hollander]

Loi -I brought it into PS so browser doesn't matter. It's just a hint of red but if it were mine I would still reduce it. Btw I'm not sure what using auto in DPP4 does but in the past using auto with Canon tended to add red and yellow.

Rachel

[Gabriela Plesea]

Hi Loi!

Mashatu was wonderful, given your sightings! I like the pose from the cheetah and the vegetation, especially the little red flowers:)

Framing is great, the comp works for me. I could be wrong, but it feels as if you added a filter in PS - I would reduce the warmth on the cheetah if this were mine, the subject would stand out more against the rich BG.

Thank you so much for sharing, I enjoyed viewing, looking forward to more from this trip:)

Warmest regards,