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Hey Marc - another great frame from a great sighting.
I like this, good use of the dark-to-light grading in the sky and it pops nicely tonally.
The sliver of shrub at the bottom anchors it nicely.
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Hi Marc -- Another terrific frame ! Loved the conversion and the moment . Nice separation from the BG , makes it pop out .
I find those tree in the BKG appearing like a sketch , is it due to the atmospheric haze ?
TFS !
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Hi Marc - This works very well as a b&w too. I might just darken the tree or at least the highlights on the tree so that the leopard stands out a bit more than the tree.
TFS,
Rachel
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Hi Marc, not easy capturing a leopard ascending up a tree, they are so quick and agile. Your comp suits the action, and the leopard is nice and sharp against the clean BG. I do like your conversion too.
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Love the leopard the sky and the background trees. The main tree whoa the main tree - don't like the bright highlights a bit - sorry they keep pulling my eye from the leopard.
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Hey Marc, I think this is about the pattern on the tree bark and the pattern on the cat. this image holds my interest and definitely gets me thinking; the tree bark has a kind of leopard pattern so the cat and the tree sort of compliment each other. Composition is the artist's choice but I am not sure if the 2 palm trees add to the image or detract by drawing the eye from the subject? It might be worth trying a vertical format and possibly try cropping out the ground completely which creates mystery as to the cats position relative to the ground. I really like the image because it is thought provoking, many textures, patterns. I think that if this image was just the cat and the tree bark it would be absolutely killer. TFS steve
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Hi Marc
I like your RP the most, feels almost that flash was used.. stunning conversion.
One first sees the tree, then the ascending leopard- the sense I get is- going UP!
Love the inclusion of the two palms, would just burn the highlights- they draw my eye away from main subject.
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Hello Marc,
Stunning capture and I like your RP, the conversion adds lots of drama and emphasises the elegant, almost effortless climb of the leopard. I personally like the palms in the BG, they add context and a kind of charm to the scene. Beautiful, Marc
Kind regards,
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Hi Mark
Super conversion. I'm leaning more to your own repost. Beautiful capture!!