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    Love the clarity and the exposure here. Good thing you had somewhat of a green canopy behind it.

    I do find the oof stuff on the LRC a bit distracting and might crop the image vertically from the right, close to the elbow joint...while trying not to make it a square crop..


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    A cracking image Dumay, great detail where it counts and that intense stare is gorgeous, great detail in the eyes and nose, looks like things are really happening now. She looks very relaxed, draped on that tree. Just always watch the sharpening on the whiskers if you apply any there, sometimes I find it best not to apply it there as they can really stand out. Depth of colour, richness and the canopy backdrop all add to an excellent image. Personally the OOF leaves are not a deal breaker, but if you have the time it might be worth exploring other alternative crops perhaps.

    Cool image.

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    Who doesn't love a leopard shot! I love the light and the IQ. Agree about the OOF leaf in rlc. There was a thread about 6 weeks ago in the Avian forum in which Randy Stout fixed a picture by Kaustubh Despande that had a similar issue with a reed or tall grass in front of heron. The results were amazing. using his technique in CS5. I will try to find it for you,
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    Dumay,

    She is a beauty, I would certainly consider going vertical, as this would eliminate a lot of the "problem" areas.

    The BG is typical of this type of shot and always difficult to correct convincingly, I am fine with the sharpness

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    Awesome Dumay! Looks like you are really having a ball where you are now! Stunning soft light, detail and EYES!

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    Stunning leopard. The OOF leaves does bother a little but that comes with a leopard in a tree. It is just a pleasure looking at the picture it makes me relax. Ben

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    Hey mate, how are those eyes. Great DOF on the head, which in turn has brought out excellent detail, and the sharpness is spot on. I feel the leopard is well placed in the frame too.

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    Dumay, beautifully presented leopard portrait. Those mesmerising eyes mean that the oof foliage is a non event in my view. The detail in the branch and the strong diagonal line through the frame work very well. A couple of slightly odd marks across the leopards back, as if a leaf or two has been duplicated but not much of a distraction just a comment. I think you've handled the background very well.

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    Thanks folks, OOF leaves are not an issue for me...Hillary I see what you mean on the line on the back...I think it may have happened when I blurred the BG . Thanks for pointing that out as those are the little things I don't want to let slip through the cracks.

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    I have just gone back and looked at the RAW file and converted to JPEG without any processing and I still see that line. Anyone know why or could give me an idea what happened?

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    Dumay,

    Its not a halo is it

    But more seriously can you give us some idea where this "line" is?

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    Along the Leopards back Ken

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    Not sure if this is a technical term, but I call it pixel bleeding. I see this in bird images with BG with branches, etc. If you get something dark and really OOF in the BG near something dark and mildly OOF in the FG, the dark pixels kind of merge - visual problem is only worsened during sharpening.

    I either ignore it or do some mild cloning.

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    Dumay - sorry, a little late to the party. Gorgeous leopard and image. Oof foliage doesn't bother me as the eyes and head are so detailed and mesmerizing. Soory, can't help with the line though Robert's explanation seems to make sense and his solution as well.

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    This leopard gave you some good shots, bud! Some good points raised...the OOF foliage BLC is not a distraction to me. I think Hilary was referring more to an area in the OP where the twigs seem sharper than the blurred leaves attached to them (just to the RHS of the right-most vertical ROT line?). Looking at the out-of-camera shot I cannot fathom why you felt the need to blur the BG as it's perfectly OOF to me . I do feel you overdid the work on the bright patches of sky coming through as they are a bit grey-blue in your OP...

    Cracking IQ and eye contact, though! You should post some more of your recent sightings...
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    terrific , agree with Kiran here
    TFS

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    Thanks for the comments... Roberts thanks for that explanation.

    Morkel the Blur i did was very mild and I can hardly tell the difference between the OP and reposted, there is a definite line in both regardless of the blur

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