Honing their skills
Managed to capture these two 11 month old bros honing their skills on a scrub hare they frightened out of it's burrow as light was fading due to an approaching storm. Enthralling to witness as the pair headed towards our vehicle, then the hare quickly did a 180deg's disappearing down a hole.
D3s 500VR+1.4tc 1/640s ISO1600@f/7 Masai Mara, Kenya Oct 2010. 30% crop.
C & C most welcome
Cheers
Marc
Marc
I am loving action here , techs looks spot on , excellent
TFS
You've certainly got some good action images from your trip. This really accentuates the long, mobile tail on the cheetah. This an interesting composition and you've framed them well.
Good capture of the action and both are tack sharp with good DOF on them.
Marc - exciting action well captured. I would consider cropping out the dark band of bushes across the top. As I do the scroll crop I feel it strengthens the image and impact.
TFS,
Rachel
Excellent action Marc, having both sharp is a bonus TFS
Good action captured Marc. Techs look good as well as both cheetahs nice and sharp. I like Rachels crop suggestion but would go further myself with a a crop from the rhs of image an a bit off the bottom to keep a nice comp. With the converging cats I feel placing them in center works well, just something to look at. Well done.
TFS
Todd
Appreciate the comments everyone.
That's the exact crop that I had originally made Todd, but felt it looked a little too central, hence this more room on the right. We're all different I guess.Originally Posted by Todd Frost
Real nice action shot, Marc. Love the intense looks on their faces, and the long tails flying.
Nice work!
Nice action shot. Really like the tails going off in opposite directions and the leaning body positions. Also like surroundings you captured them in. Ideally, would've liked a little more light in the eyes of the cheetah on the right (as viewed) but doesn't look like conditions allowed although they may be visible in the original size?
Nice action shot Marc, agree on a more central position, why is this against the rules?
your DOF has given a nice 3D feel here Marc!
lovely techs and action
I too would consider placing them centrally :)
I don't see a problem with a central crop for these cats. There is still lots of strength in the composition because you get an interesting 'v' shape from the tails down to the heads. Some central compositions look dull, but no way would this one ever be dull.
the 2 cheetahs really pop in this picture, good colours and sharpness
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