Nikon D3 70-200VRII, taken at 70 mm. 1/320s- F7.1 ISO400. +0.3EV.
Female Leopard
Nikon D3 70-200VRII, taken at 70 mm. 1/320s- F7.1 ISO400. +0.3EV.
Beautiful IQ...Staring nicely in your direction. You must have been nice and close...Lacks a bit of punch though ,the image is a bit light for my taste and maybe a touch of, levels, contrast and saturation.
Last edited by Dumay de Boulle; 02-10-2011 at 03:37 PM.
gotta love that stare
nice compo overall - wish for a lower angle but this was probably either from your own vehicle or a safari vehicle?
Certainly an elegant cat, in a graceful pose.
I too would prefer a lower POV, but most of all, more depth and punch within the image giving it character it deserves. On first viewing it almost looks 'washout' for a better phrase, compared to your usual standard Vivaldo? Could it be that you used a flash based on the data?
Quickly done on the laptop as I am out, but is this more in keeping, just trying to help.
Steve
Post Production: It’s ALL about what you do with the tools and not, which brand of tool you use.
Great stare and pose, like the flipped tail. I agree that something seems off with the lighting/contrast.
TFS,
Rachel
May be between re-post and OP , but great sighting and would love to see something like this in my files
TFS
Love that cat walk look here Viv, Steve's re-post is an improvement.
TFS
Would agree that OP needs a few slight adjustments to bring out the beauty of this cat.
I think the OP is too bright and the repost is too dark. Maybe this looks better?
Great to see this out in the open and a very healthy looking specimen as well.
The light also looks OK without any harsh shadows.
I agree that the original post is a little over exposed and needs a minor adjustment to taste.
For me, the angle is the difficulty and unfortunately that has been made more obvious with the water line that dissects the Leopard. It appears that the base of the image has some evidence of cloning which detracts slightly.
Cheers
Austin
Nice out in the open sighting. Agree with the lack of punch on the op. Good sharpness and pose. Well done.
TFS
Todd
Thanks very much for honest commentsLooking at the image this morning, it does looks very flat and overexposed. I like Ofer's version. I did clone wheel tracks in the FG unfortunately didn't do a good job and didn't use flash as far as I can remember.
Unless this is a white Leopard the colours in the OP seem much to bright.
Given the quality ofyour past posts I must assume this is a processing error, did you preview before posting?
Clearly this would have been a better image if you were further away with a larger lens as this should have produced a lower POV.
Still nice though
Thanks Ken, agree with PP error on my side, looking at it this morning it does look very overexposed. I don't know what I was thinking when I posted thisbut normally I would do PP on the image and have a look at it the next day before posting. This was a rush job and it shows
PS I like your version. I also normally like using long lenses but as you know on game drive one cannot always choose low angle and how far one is from the subject. I was going to post it darker and at the last minute lightened the image
My repost, tryed again, hopefully this one work better TX
Last edited by Vivaldo Damilano; 02-11-2011 at 10:50 AM.
Much better Vivaldo, more in keeping with previous posting, but might want to drop a fraction in the Red channel
BTW I think the EXIF showed flash fired?
Steve
Post Production: It’s ALL about what you do with the tools and not, which brand of tool you use.
Thanks very much Steve, struggled with this one
Has this thread set a record for reposts?
Vivaldo,
I was a little dissapointed with your first try but the second is much better
Thanks Ken, very proud set new records on BPN
Repost looks good, way to stick with it
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