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Wow Morkel, the detail and sharpness is simply amazing. I like the exposure, the eyes and comp. Thanks for the video too, show how the leopard struggled to climb the tree and finally managed to reach the kill. Great sighting indeed!
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Hi Morkel -- very nicely framed ! I find it a tad over sharpened with a possibility of reducing some contrast also . But a real eye catching portrait here ! What is that gel like secretion from its eyes ???
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Very dramatic and outstanding close-up capture! It is hard to keep my eyes off his eyes and the intensity of his feeding. I also wonder if it is a bit too sharp?
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Hello Morkel,
I love leopards, I also like a gore warning when I see it...Saw the thumbnail earlier but decided not to spoil things by viewing on my laptop at work. Got home tonight, computer on, BPN, Wildlife, Morkel's image... suddenly I must move back, away from the screen... this is so in my face, so close, intense, the flesh, the leopard, hungry and so beautiful...Wonderful portrait of this predator feeding and I can just imagine how close you were, Boetie. This image gives me an intense longing to spend the rest of my life taking photographs in the wild. I think you are already doing that:)
A vibrant image with clarity where it matters most - that eye is superb. Whiskers pop out from the screen. Don't know whether I would go back on the sharpness - I think I like it as is, I would have liked a bit more DOF but that's nitpicking under the circumstances. Just wonderful Morkel, I am green with envy!!!
Warmest regards,
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Hi Morkel - Love the intensity of the eyes here. I too would back off on the sharpness of the nose area, leaving the eyes as is. The video is so sad to watch what was once one of the most dominant leopards in the Sabi Sand struggle to get up the tree. Then it looks like he hardly ate once he reached the carcass unless that was clever editing.
TFS both,
Rachel
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Thanks for your comments, folks!