Late Evening Cheetah
We unfortunately arrived very late at this sighting, a great pity. A coalition of 4 Cheetah all moving off with one exception.
Taken in Selous National Park, Tanzania, 4th September 2010
EOS 1D MkIV
500mm F4 IS hand-held from open game viewing vehicle
F7.1, ISO 1600, 1/100, EV +0.33
Cheetah in Selous … what luck you had there. I find the expression on this cheetah really nice, but it looks to me as if there is some camera movement. Perhaps at 1/100 @ 500mm you may have been better with a bean bag or someone's head as a balancing tool just to steady up things.
Ooops I meant Ruaha.
No bean bag no high enough heads, what can you do?
Tricky. I wonder if in those situations a carbon fibre tripod would do the trick. Nice and light and wouldn't take up too much room. Or even a mono pod.
Would agree Hilary, there is either movement or it's down to low SS sadly. What about a mono pod Ken, or a clamp that you can fix to one of the bars and mount a wimberley head or equivalent, you must have seen them on your travels?
Post Production: It’s ALL about what you do with the tools and not, which brand of tool you use.
I agree about the movement but still love the eyes.
Rachel
I like the tight look to accentuate the kill and the features of the cat. I think this could use some more sharpening. I downloaded it and sharpened it and that made a big difference.
Nice comp and the carcass in the foreground helps tell a story.
Lots to comment on here, firstly hand-held at 1/100 is never going to quite do it.
I find that trying to use monopods clamps etc does not really work in a vehicle unless you have the vehicle with plenty of room, and of course not many people in the vehicle.
We (3 of us) always have a private vehicle for this reason alone, you also need a good driver with some knowledge of a photographers(an extreme rarity).
Some vehicles do have bars that can be useful, this is why I carry my "Bush Bag" an extremely light bean-bag that fits on to the lens barrel. I presume in this situation I had this fitted but had knowhere to use it other than between my hand and the lens, I try to rest my left elbow on my leg for added support.
All of the above said I will be getting this week an RRS MH10 with quick release clamp to try out on our Christmas trip to Botswana.
I have folowed Roberts sugestion and added some sharpening, does it work?
Repost looks good Ken. The pose is nice and the leftovers provide a nice contrast of color. Maybe a touch of lightening to define the nostrils a bit?
Is that a tick on his neck?
[QUOTE=Steve Canuel;581314 Is that a tick on his neck?[/QUOTE]
Steve,
It is certainly a bug of some sort, but looks a bit big for a tick.
I'll try lightening the nostrils, thanks for the suggestion:)
Correct me if I am wrong, but Selous is not a National Park, it is a game reserve ( hunters and photographers are allowed at the same time) :)
The designation Game Reserve as against National Park in Tanzania means that hunting is allowed. In the Selous a small sector in the north of the park is set aside for photographic use only, the proximity of hunting has contributed to many of the animals being skittish, but it is still a wonderful place, especially in the Lake Manze area.Originally Posted by Kirk Adams
Very difficult to get light in a cheetahs eyes. You did well here and the repost is an improvement.
Repost is great improvement Ken ,
TFS
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