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    Nikon D3 70-200VRII 200mm, 1/60s at F8. ISO 200.

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    Hi Vivaldo, I like this a lot, love the vertical streaking of the panning movement and the swish of the tail as a counter balance.

    Just me, but not a lover of the darker bushes on the RHS in the 'sky' area.

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    Thanks Steve. I removed R/S leaves as you suggested.
    Last edited by Vivaldo Damilano; 02-09-2012 at 03:04 PM.

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    Interesting Vivaldo, the comment was more a 'gut' reaction and perhaps on reflection, the OP works, as I think it works with the tail & the space, WDYT?

    Would suggest waiting and see what the thoughts & feelings are from others, either way I still think it's an excellent capture.
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    Steve I would choose the repost but it will be interesting to here other opinions.

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    Love the shoulder and tail blur shimmy, with the head nicely sharp, like the RP a little better as well.
    The flying bits of bark are also a nice touch. VWD Viv.
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    Excellent use of blur on this image and unusual to see the vertical effect. Love the fact that you have the eyes sharp, really adds to the look. Like Marc, I like the flying bits of bark. I really don't have an opinion on the bush, either image works for me. Not much help, sorry.

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    Vivaldo - nicely done blur. I think I prefer the repost.

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    Super execution and a really strong shot. My first thought was either you must see quite a few leopards descending trees or you are very brave (and confident/able) to stake the shot on a pan. I admire that!


    I think it's really interesting that you have a shot with so much movement but a composition that is so central and vertical. I prefer the OP just slightly (maybe 'balance' - not sure why) but the edit adds more symmetry. Great work both ways in my eyes. Maybe a little more room at the bottom to get the sharp area up a bit would make it even better.

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    Oh my Vivaldo - I love this one! This is one of those blurs where the head had to be tack sharp and it is (at least at this size - would be interesting to see a crop of the head from the high res version? ).

    You know my stance on cloning so I don't mind the bush in the top right of the OP. I might just tone down its sharpness and contrast so it doesn't draw the eye much. Might also tone down overall saturation just a smidge.

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    Vivaldo,

    I have to confess that I am not a fan of blurred shots, was it a deliberate decision to shoot this slow or was there just not enough light?

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    Ken I went for the blur. I have always wanted to try shooting blured shot of animals, it for me is a art and of course not an easy shot to pull off. In the end I got a bit lucky

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    Thanks Vivaldo

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    Hi Morkel, here is a very big crop of the head. let me know WDYT

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    Paul unfortunately I don't see leopard running down treesevery day I did however try using a slow shutter speed and to be honest didn't expect much. Thanks for commenting.

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    Great capture...I like the cloned out branch, though you could probably selectively make it less eye catching withou fully removing it.

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    Gotta love this , awesome capture
    TFS

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