1/250 sec @ f6.3
Fill Flash
ISO 400
Canon 1 D MK II
Canon 70-200 F4 L USM

1/250 sec @ f6.3
Fill Flash
ISO 400
Canon 1 D MK II
Canon 70-200 F4 L USM
Love the moody sky BG Brendon, and they way he's resting nicely in the V of the rock, good use of fill flash with him popping nicely
Do you have any more room on the right? would wish to see a little more of his right eye, but not a huge concern.
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Nice to see one in cool blue surroundings for a different look. Also like the way the legs are falling over the groove in the rock.
Brendon - nice pose and separation from the bg, almost looks like a studio portrait. Did you blur the bg in pp? I see a slight blue cast in the whites on the inside of the legs below the chest.
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Rachel
I agree with the above.
I would have preferred a bit more room on the right.
Hi Brendon, would agree on the above, but my question is, why did you use Centreweighted Average for the metering?
cheers
Steve
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Agree about the nice blue sky giving it a different and refreshing look. Very nice protrait. A little head turn would have been a boost in a number of ways.
This isn't the leopard TJ (Tyson Junior), son of the famous Tyson from Okonjima is it?

Thanks all for your great comments, agreed i to see a light blue cast in some of the whites and perhaps an hint of magenta too. Steve i use center weighted average quite a lot when shooting AV, most of my images shot with canon are either center weighted average or matrix, i find they work well for me and most wildlife photography.
Interesting Brendon, might try it next week, however no sure how it copes with Backlit subjects as I use a different method, but happy to change if it gets the results.
Based on our discussion, this was my thinking, however I will say, I also take Tom G's POV here too, (we all see things differently), look at it in PS,but this is just taking/adjusting some simple colour channels, WDYT?
To me, albeit subtle, the eyes look cleaner, the rock looks warmer rather than cooler, perhaps the yellow or a channel in there could also be reduced too based on the head, it just all comes down to personal preferences.
- Removed the blue in the whites of the chest
- Reduced the magenta in the blue of the sky
- Reduced the magenta in the red channel on the head
- Added a fraction of black/neutral to the body
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Thanks very much Steve, indeed i see and improvement in the whites and the black help it to have just a tad more punch, thanks for taking the time to RP, its always great to see someone else's perspective![]()
It's just one persons take on the image Brendon.![]()
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I think I've seen this one before Brendon, albeit a while ago, still love it - you have an awesome collection of leopard images mate. Your OP rocked, though I think Steve's lifted it a notch with his repost.![]()
Super image made superlative by Steve K
TFS