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    Peter Buntman
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    This is Mafufunyane just after a scrub hair kill.
    70-200mm @ 70mm
    1/500 sec, f/4.5
    Mode: Manual
    ISO: 400
    White balance: Auto
    Flash: On
    Last edited by Peter Buntman; 08-30-2008 at 01:11 PM.

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    Hi Peter,
    Nice catch. Good head on pose. I feel a bit of negative compensation was needed for the flash. You may try to tone down the whites underside of the kill.

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    Paul Marcellini
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    What a great catch. Very nice to see. I would also tone down the whites.

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    Alfred Forns
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    I like it a lot Peter !!! Agree with suggestion Downloaded the image and adjusted the mid tone slider in levels, thats all you need !!! Excellent !!!

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    Johannes Glännman
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    I dont know about the image. Even if it might not be the headlights of a car it reminds me of those scenes on tv when they are out at night and looking on animals feeding and is using the lights on the car.... It does not feel so natural even if the tech-part is good..

    Cheers // johannes

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    Vincent Grafhorst
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    I am not a big fan of night shots myself since it hardly gives a sense of habitat and tends to single out the individual animal against a black BG often with harsch shadows, which makes it look unnatural. In this case making the image a bit darker will at least improve the unnatural look. The pose is really cool though with the scrub hair in its mouth. I do envy you for having so many opportunities of photographing Leopards Peter, keep 'm coming!

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    Peter Buntman
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    Thanks for all the comments and advice, I’m sure you all know Leopards hunt in low light and to get this kind of image there are many elements you need in your favor. On this drive we waited while this amazing leopard slept in a tree 20 meters off our property so we couldn’t even get a picture. 3 hour later he came don crossed the road and was walking to the dam for water when he came across the scrub hair all lights from car and spotlight / flashes were off so not to disturb nature as its meant to be natural with us there or without. After we heard the crunch and the cry we put lights on and fond him walking with kill in mouth right towards me, a fantastic sight and opportunity taken, As for the belly of the scrub they are very white so didn’t want to burn to much as I want my images as natural as possible.
    Thanks for the time to look and commnt again
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    Great natural history capture. Agree with above comments on exposure Well done...

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    Roman Kurywczak
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    Hi Peter,
    I feel you have shown us a behavior we don't often get to see. While I too am not a huge fan of night shots of animals......I think you have handled this very well. On my monitor......I would also tone down the whites on the hare belly.......but not a big issue. The comp and story of this is fantastic.

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    Thanks again all for your time to look and comment, I should have mentioned there is a strict policy not to use flash or spot light on any animals after dark with predators being the exception especially the cats, it doesn’t harm them in any way or help them in hunting.

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