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    Made this in Serengeti
    D3, 200-400 at 400mm, F7,1 , ISO 800 , 1/2500
    Thought I am not fan of B & W but would love to master this tech
    All C & C are most welcome
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    Another version with slightly bolder contrast

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    I'll let the more experienced b&w photographers comment on the conversion. I just want to say that this is such an expressive look on the cheetah's face on the left and I like the way the termite mound fits into the frame. There is a good strong diagonal line through the image which I like. I wish the left hand cheetah's tail had been completely visible, but they seldom seem to do what we want.

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    Unlike your previous post which I think was excellent for B&W - this one doesn't really work for me.

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    Hi Harshad

    have to agree with Ofer .. not enough tonal range or contrast to really make this an interesting black and white...

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    Ofer & Peter , thanks for honest feedback

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    I think the B&W works AOK for me Harshad. I will second Hilary's observation on the clipped tail. The looks on the faces and the posture of the cheetahs is wonderful.

    I have not looked at your other B&W posting yet.

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    Hi Harshad, although I am not 100% on the B/W, I think the OP is the better option. Also, like your previous posting, I find the composition not gelling and wonder if a pano crop might just tighten the whole concept, WDYT? Although some more could still be lost on the RHS and go even tighter, I wanted to retain the diagonal angle of the LH cheetah, which in turn, may also help in the truncated tail.

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    I like the perspective here Bhai...though I do agree that the tonal range and feature of lines/texture isn't strong enough here to make it a hard-hitting B&W . I actually think the cheetahs would "pop" more against the blue sky of the colour version...(that's if your sky wasn't overcast?)

    I like Steve's slightly tighter crop on a compositional note.
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