1/200 sec @ f4.5
ISO 400
Canon 1D MK II
Canon 70-200 F4 USM
430 EX Flash @ -1 EV

1/200 sec @ f4.5
ISO 400
Canon 1D MK II
Canon 70-200 F4 USM
430 EX Flash @ -1 EV
Love the sunset BG and comp here Brendon, it might be worth a try to reduce exp on the leopard and surrounding FG as for mine looks a little too bright.
Very nice nonetheless.
TFS
Brendon - Nice sunset colors and the comp works though a slight head turn towards you would have improved it. Marc's suggestion is a good one.
TFS,
Rachel
Brendon,
I am certainly no expert in using flash, let alone fill flash, but I agree with Marc that the Leopard appears a little bright.
Other than that a beautiful shot of a beautiful subject
Great BG and nice pose. Agree about toning down (and maybe warming?) the FG just a touch.

The different light color balance and directions, foreground, subject , and background, does not work for me. For me, needs somehow for all light of image to have the same look and feel.
Tom
Last edited by Tom Graham; 02-21-2012 at 05:29 PM. Reason: added word
Brendon
I selectively reduced the exp -.75 on the leopard and FG only, in attempt to reduce some of the flashed look, let me know what you think.
Cheers
Marc
Hi Brendon,
nice compo and lovely setting.
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Thanks all for your great comments and advice. Marc, I do like your repost but not sure if its my screen as it may well need calibrating, but i feel the reduction of exposure has removed the pop in the image, possibly something in between yours and mine. The image below i reduced the exposure on the leopard and foreground by 0.25
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The repost improves this image a lot.
TFS
Out of all 3 I like your second one Brendon. Excellent use of flash.
Love the pose and composition, Brandon. Like the lighting, and beautiful BG color. Maybe somewhere between second and third reposts?

Just another idea for shooting with flash at night.
Flash is used a lot in "fashion" photography on a seaside beach for dramatic sunset beach type shots. Sometimes the photographer uses daylight (normal) flash but often a gell or color filter is put over the flash to warm it up a lot. So that the flash color temperature more resembles the sunset color temperature. Have I ever done this for wildlife - no. But I've been saying I will - except I really don't like to use flash for night wildlife.
Tom
Last edited by Tom Graham; 02-23-2012 at 04:39 PM. Reason: format
I'm with your 2nd repost, Brendon. The light levels look perfectly balanced, rather pleasing to me on this one.