Cheetah (c)

Gallery: WildlifePosted March 16, 2012402 views14 comments

Hi everyone! I got to go on a trip with my dad and younger sister earlier this month to Ontario and New York. While we were in Ontario my dad took us to the Toronto Zoo. It was so fun! I really wanted a nice cheetah picture, so my dad let me use the camera first for this guy. I got a few images of him laying down in the grass, as he didn't really move much. After we decided to go check out some other animals he got up and walked around his entire enclosure. I quickly got a few images of him when he sat down under this tree. I definitely like the way it turned out! Can't wait to go to Africa some day and photograph a cheetah in the wild...

I hope y'all like it!

Please check out the larger version for the most detail!

Thanks for looking!

Nikon D300
Nikkor 300mm f/4 ED AF-S
ISO 400
1/640sec @ f/4

NOTE: while the background was quite nice given the wide aperture, we did apply a gaussian blur to the background to soften the details and contrast a bit. We also did selective adjustments to tones and colour.

Comments

14 comments

Comment posted by Marlise Launstein on March 16, 2012 at 2:45 PM

Nice picture Jaye! I like how the cheetah is under the tree. I love his pose, I really like the sharpness of it, and I like the look in his face. Great shot Jaye!

Registered on August 31, 2011, 28 Posts, 175 Comments

Comment posted by John Tobias on March 16, 2012 at 3:43 PM

Very fine image of a cheetah. I really like the pose you caught the cat in. Good color, detail and sharpness. Thanks for sharing.

Registered on September 12, 2009, 2120 Posts, 6455 Comments

Comment posted by Carol Nichols on March 16, 2012 at 5:09 PM

Wow, Jenaya. This is really an amazing photo. I love the pose you have captured. It's perfectly sharp and nice DOF.

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Comment posted by Basri Akcasoy on March 16, 2012 at 7:01 PM

Excellent capture, with posture, sharpnss, DOF ana AOL composition. TFS.

(Larger version shows the technical excellency.)

Registered on February 16, 2012, 118 Posts, 767 Comments

Comment posted by Mario Moreno on March 17, 2012 at 7:45 AM

I must say that this image looks like it was taken in the wild .... Great work !!

Registered on January 24, 2012, 163 Posts, 369 Comments

Comment posted by Ajit Huilgol on March 17, 2012 at 9:10 AM

I normally don't comment on images taken in zoos, but this one is truly outstanding for its composition and sharpness!

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Comment posted by Balan Vinod on March 17, 2012 at 11:56 AM

Love the exposure and the sharpness of the image here ..the comp is wonderful too ..

Balan Vinod

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Comment posted by Vincent Grafhorst on March 17, 2012 at 2:24 PM

Jenaya, if you would have told me this was taken in Africa I would have believed you! I love how you have composed this with the tree filling the TRC. Excellent image overall, well done.

Registered on February 24, 2006, 504 Posts, 7203 Comments

Comment posted by Morkel Erasmus on March 17, 2012 at 3:56 PM

Wow Jenaya, I too would have taken this as "in the wild" had you not so honestly disclosed the location. Love the low angle, the diffused (overcast?) light and the pose. I do wish - in an ideal world - for more space on the RHS as opposed to the space on the LHS given the direction of the cat's gaze.

The larger file is definitely worth a look as it's much sharper and seems to "pop" more. If mine I would just gently dodge the deepest shadows on the face a bit and see if I can extract some detail in those areas (e.g. the nostrils).

PS: you and your family need to come to my valley for some "wild" cheetahs in great photographic conditions...

Registered on March 22, 2011, 385 Posts, 2068 Comments

Comment posted by Ken Archer on March 18, 2012 at 4:57 AM

Zoo and captive wildlife photos are so easy to recognize (usually), and I don't normally comment on them either, but this one is pretty incredible Jenaya, very wild looking. Looks like your ready to go to the real Africa to me. Sweet Photo

Ken Archer

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Comment posted by Hussain Nalwala on March 18, 2012 at 9:07 AM

Jenaya it is a picture well shot. Pretty sharp too...

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Comment posted by Steven Clark on March 20, 2012 at 12:54 PM

I have to agree with what others have already noted. I never would have known this was a captive image. He looks like he is getting ready for a good scratch! Great image!!

Registered on February 9, 2012, 4 Posts, 18 Comments

Comment posted by Hali Sowle on May 17, 2012 at 10:17 AM

Great pose, nice sharpness, and great job with the BG! What a nice image!

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Comment posted by Mohammad Hosseini on January 13, 2013 at 7:38 AM

Very nice image Jenaya, I like the effect of the PP, with the BG and the color correction. Well done.
Congrats on NANPA Scholarship.

Registered on May 16, 2011, 15 Posts, 301 Comments