Rim lit cheetah family

[Marc Mol]

C'mon guys & gals....we need to see more Themed images for this month

6.39am

Having failed to make a kill the previous day, mum Keziah and her 3 x 6 mth old cubs are up early and ever vigilant for another hunting opportunity to arise.

Central Serengeti- TZ.

Nikon D5
Nikkor 400 f/2.8E FL VR
1/1250s
f/5.6
ISO800

1400px wide

Bean bag, front pax seat, almost F/F, TK adj's, curves, levels in ACR & PS CC'20.

Cheers
Marc

[Chris van Rooyen]

Beautiful! Light is divine. Image looks slightly soft on my screen?

[John Mack]

Beautiful frame. Love the light and the mood to this one. Nice pose on all the cheetahs with good sepration as well.

[greg cowle]

Fabulous light. All four cheetahs have nice poses.

[Jonathan Ashton]

I like the almost softness and slight milkiness due to the light, I don't know if you have tried the selective use of Dehaze, I know I said I like it as is but I wonder if Dehaze would have a positive or negative effect.

[Sanjeev Aurangabadkar]

A cool image Marc, with nice 'effect' and good PP work and exposure. The 3 cheetahs looking at camera really helped in grabbing attention.

[haseeb badar]

Hi Marc -- loved the light and framing , Cheetahs are so special as a subject and the light is magical as well. Softness is there in the image but justifies the lighting and the scene perfectly so not a deal breaker for me. Very nicely done.

TFS !

[Rachel Hollander]

Hi Marc - Beautiful morning light and colors. I agree that the mom looks slightly soft. Perhaps a very slight amount of dehaze as suggested by Jon applied selectively to the mom might work. Rim light works really well and I love that they are all looking in different directions.

TFS,
Rachel