Been trying for a leopard with a sunset background for years and after following this male leopard for 2 years I finally got the shot. Hope you like it. Sabi Sands Private Game Reserve South Africa www.perfectpictures.co.za
Canon 1D Mark III
Canon 70-200 f2.8
100mm
1/100 sec, f/2.8
Mode: Av
Exp comp: -2/3
ISO: 800
Flash: On
Last edited by Peter Buntman; 06-21-2008 at 09:53 AM.
Too sweet for words Peter !!! The cat is even surprised !!!
I like the natural looking flash fill and would have wished for more coverage over the cat. Might also select the eyes and sharpen a bit Do like it as presented and is one fine image !!! Big Congrats !!!!
Wow, fantastic photo Peter! This is exactly the kind of images I have been dreaming of making some day after I saw similar images by Nigel Dennis of lions. Big congrats! Maybe some image sharpening and darkeing of the head a tiny bit will make thi look even better!
Very nice picture. I would have liked a little negative exposure to the flash. That would have helped the eyes. Nice background colour. Congratulations.
Positives outweigh the negatives exponentially. Both have been covered.
Simply sweet work!
Rather than darkening just the head a bit, there's a pretty solid line of flash exposure difference here, including some of the grass behind the cat. With enough pixels for feathering, lassoing the hot areas and dropping mid range levels to suit would take care of that issue.