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    A large male grants me his best stalking pose whilst staring down my lens one early evening inside a Yellow Fever (Acacia) forest.

    Eastern Serengeti- TZ.

    I leave for the Serengeti @ calving time today...........see you all in 4 weeks time.

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    Hi Masrc ... what an intense stare he gave you . Very cool .
    BG is nice , personally i think the tree is a bit overwhelming ....
    Color balance is a bit " off " in the tree for my taste .... as the blue / cyan is quite intense .

    Good luck with the caling

    TFS Andreas

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    Superb sighting and I love the pose from this leopard, Marc.

    I can live with the size of the log, after all it was there and nothing you could do about it. But if this were mine I try get closer, maybe lose the white patch at the top and the tree trunk on the RHS, not sure the IQ will be the same?

    Hope the Serengeti trip is a successful one, safe travels! And thank you for sharing!

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    Thanks Andreas

    Quote Originally Posted by Andreas Liedmann View Post
    Color balance is a bit " off " in the tree for my taste .... as the blue / cyan is quite intense .
    TFS Andreas
    Please note that this was captured @ 6.47pm way after sunset, the cooler accurate colours must reflect that reality.


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    Thanks Gabriela

    Quote Originally Posted by Gabriela Plesea View Post
    . But if this were mine I try get closer, maybe lose the white patch at the top and the tree trunk on the RHS, not sure the IQ will be the same?
    Kind regards,
    I hear you, but deliberately went for the full sky and side tree inclusion, just my preference.
    To crop both the white sky and tree loses the impact, IMO.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Marc Mol View Post
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    Please note that this was captured @ 6.47pm way after sunset, the cooler accurate colours must reflect that reality.
    Fully ok if you see that way .... but never heard of a MUST in that term ! Always a matter of taste , Marc .
    This could go into a long discussion , but better on a personal basis not via written words

    Cheers Andreas

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    Quote Originally Posted by Andreas Liedmann View Post
    Fully ok if you see that way .... but never heard of a MUST in that term ! Always a matter of taste , Marc .
    This could go into a long discussion , but better on a personal basis not via written words

    Cheers Andreas
    You are correct of course, very subjective indeed, my "must" might be another's "maybe"


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    Sounds better ... to me

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