Our safari vehicle happened upon a mom cheetah with 2 young resting in the shade of a tree. I loved the look of the green vegetation and the purple flowers with the cheetahs. Photographed on the Ndutu Plain, Tanzania in mid-April.
Canon 40D, Canon 400 f4 DO lens + 1.4x
1/400, f7.1, exp. comp. +1/3, ISO 500
I added a little to the left side of the image and removed a flower stalk that went right into the whiskers of the upper lip. There is this bright spot between the purple flowers and the cheetah's mouth that I just struggled and struggled with. I used Content Aware, Healing Brush and finally dodging. I can't get it less conspicious and still keep it natural looking with the whispy whiskers extending into it. I want to print this photo so would really be glad for any comments for improvement. Thank you.







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