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    Hi Sanjeev and for sure all others ..... not a competitor to your great flipped Leopard , just another fancy/funny looking big cat .
    Would have loved to get a low POV as Sanjeev with his Leopard , however take what you can get and do not complain .... just make the best out of it.

    This image was taken in KTP during my last trip to SA .

    Canon EOS 1 Dx
    Ef 200-400 with TC engaged
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    F 5,6 ; Iso 800 ; 1/1000 sec

    Processed with DPP 4 and PS CC ; quick and dirty B/W with preset and local contrast added , final touch up with 3 D&B layers .

    Thanks for looking and leaving a comment to my previous thread

    Sanjeev i hope you do not mind my post

    Cheers Andreas

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    Hi Andreas, thanks for giving my leopard some company I don't mind it at all. Nice conversion with good tonal range and well handled light. The eye contact is cool and lovely pose.

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    Hi Andreas -- lovely conversion , very good sharpness and nice composition as well ! i loved the eye contact and nice punch as well . TFS !! Sadly for me no such tiger pose with me .

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    Hi Andreas - Nice pose. I like the paws in the air too. Sadly though I am not in love with the conversion. It's a bit too contrasty and grainy for my taste. But it's all personal preference and choice. So I don't have to like it so long as you do.

    TFS,
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    This works awesome as a B&W IMO. Almost like a charcoal drawing in high detail.
    Really love it Andreas!
    Great eye contact!

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    Hi Andreas, like the lazy expression and upside down capture, think you could loose some space off the RHS. Like Rachel, I'm not a lover of pushed mid & 3/4 tones, I just feel it clogs the more subtle contours & reduces the form, but good to explore and challenge both yourself & the audience. Again it's just personal tastes.

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    Hi folks thanks so much for your various comments , expected them as posted from you i.e. Rachel & Steve but as always no problem , as we all have our own view to things .

    Just for additional info , i wanted to have the " form" more in the face rather than in the body , so i burned the 1/2 and 3/4 tones in the body .

    Rachel for me the image does not look grainy .

    But anyway thanks again for your thoughts folks , cheers Andreas

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    Sorry Andreas, gritty would have probably been a better word. I see it in the face, particularly on the right side of the face.

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    No problem Rachel ..... yeah i see it too , that is just a masking issue from my POV should not have been there ( the grittiness ) .

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    loverly capture,nice look on its face,like the conversion.TFS.

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    Thanks Chris for your comment

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    Love the pose and comp here Andreas, but the mono version isn't doing it for me either, all a personal thing of course, and there are many ways to "skin" a B&W conversion.

    TFS


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