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    I almost missed this shot. Our guide and hubby were excitedly telling me "look at the leopard in the tree". So I looked up in the trees and again and again without seeing her and finally hubby said "right in front of you" and there she was at eye level for a split second before she climbed down the tree.
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    Very well processed here, BG lighting well handled Gail, with nice composition and perspective.
    TFS


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    Hi Gail, can you tell me:
    - What was the compensation on this, as I would guess it was backlit, having shot so much like this recently?
    - Did you lighten the tree branch and termite mound on the LHS?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Steve Kaluski View Post
    Hi Gail, can you tell me:
    - What was the compensation on this, as I would guess it was backlit, having shot so much like this recently?
    - Did you lighten the tree branch and termite mound on the LHS?

    Thanks
    Steve
    Hi Steve,
    I shot this in Manual so I am not 100% sure of EV but I would have been at least +2/3 and maybe +1. The light was coming from the right around 5:00PM. I lightened the trunk on the right of the frame but did not touch the termite mound or the left trunk.
    Is there a way to tell on the EXIF data what my ev was?
    Gail

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    Gail,

    Another glorious shot (can we expect Cheetah next).

    Given the usual BG for Leopard shots this has come out very well indeed, I suspect the large tree to the right has helepd in fooling the meter. If I were to be very picky a slight turn of head would have made this even better,

    The Exposure compensation should show up in PS in the metadata.

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    Hi Gail, thanks for that, but checking the EXIF data it doesn't say the comp, so perhaps it was at 0?

    The reason I asked was I just felt the LHS was just looking a little light to me compare to the rest of the image and the green in the BKG has some characteristics of upping the comp. I like the pose and having the Leopard in the tree on an incline just adds a bit more to the comp. The 2.8 is a great lens for this close quarter work even if the subject is approx 18ft way.

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    Gail,

    Sorry. I did not notice that you took this with manual exposure. In this case there is no EV adjustment as you are not altering what the camera has selected as you have chosen your own settings, so the EXIF data is correct in showing 0.

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    Gail - nicely shot and processed. I like the comp and the pose with the curled tail showing.

    TFS,
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    Nice pose, DOF and exposure here Gail. Always good to get a "clear view" of these wonderful cats.
    I too noticed the variance in luminosity on the tree. If you did not adjust it in PP it may well have been the fall of light with a natural shadow on the main trunk.
    Where was this taken?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Morkel Erasmus View Post
    Nice pose, DOF and exposure here Gail. Always good to get a "clear view" of these wonderful cats.
    I too noticed the variance in luminosity on the tree. If you did not adjust it in PP it may well have been the fall of light with a natural shadow on the main trunk.
    Where was this taken?
    This was taken at Little Mombo in Botswana.
    Gail

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    Beautiful cat, Gail. Like the pose and vertical crop works well. Great grab considering you only had split second.

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    I liked this image Gail
    TFS

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