Leopard Cub

Gallery: WildlifePosted January 13, 2014190 views13 comments

Young Leopard from Kirkman's Kamp, South Africa.

1Dx, 300 II 2.8, f 6.3, 1\1000, 1600 ISO Hand Held

Comments and critiques welcome and appreciated

Comments

13 comments

Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on January 13, 2014 at 10:05 PM

Great pose and eyes. The grasses around the face are not ideal, but what can you do? ANY shot like this of a wild leopard is incredible. Hope I get anything this nice on our upcoming trip.
Well-done!
Sandy

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Comment posted by Jerry Austin on January 13, 2014 at 10:15 PM

This is very nice.No nits from me.

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Comment posted by Karen Kane on January 13, 2014 at 10:27 PM

Really nice. Love the focus in that stare - it speaks CAT! Sweet

Registered on August 4, 2012, 66 Posts, 726 Comments

Comment posted by Gary Gulash on January 13, 2014 at 11:06 PM

This is really special Randy. Love the dof that focuses our attention on those eyes. The wonderful spots of the leopard and the colour blends in perfectly with the habitat. I like that dried root/branch in the foreground that grounds the image and echoes the posture of the elegant cat. The grass around the subject only helps to frame the body and show how tied-in with the habitat the leopard is. Beautiful, beautiful!

Registered on January 28, 2005, 879 Posts, 12098 Comments

Comment posted by Ken Watkins on January 14, 2014 at 8:04 AM

Randy,
This is great, lovely pose good eyes, and inclusion of "pesky grass" make it for me, it is real

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Comment posted by Jim Hackley on January 14, 2014 at 12:20 PM

Excellent shot with nice detail and sharpness where it needs to be. I like the look and the contrast with the spots. The larger image was a pleasure to view, well done.

Registered on September 17, 2009, 302 Posts, 5535 Comments

Comment posted by Brad Hill on January 14, 2014 at 2:55 PM

Hi Randy,

This one is really sweet. Aloof yet relaxed demeanour - as Karen says, it says "CAT". Like the overall colour scheme, and the grasses don't bother me a bit (agree with Gary on their tie-in with the habitat). Works real for me - no nits come to my mind at all. Very well done.

Cheers...

Brad

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Comment posted by Lon Sharp on January 14, 2014 at 3:39 PM

Sweet. I like how the vertical, in-focus grass on our right and the diagonal branch in the front help to frame the posture of this young subject! Nicely done.

Registered on December 9, 2007, 258 Posts, 9892 Comments

Comment posted by Mario Moreno on January 14, 2014 at 4:48 PM

Hi Randy ! I like the pose and tones in this image. My only problem would be the busy BG specially to the right of the leopard as it does distract. Maybe a tighter crop and a shallower DOF ….. I like it no matter what

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

Comment posted by Joe James on January 14, 2014 at 8:19 PM

Nicely done Randy, I like the COMP and DOF on this one.

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Comment posted by Morkel Erasmus on January 16, 2014 at 3:41 AM

Lovely soft light and portrait with the face in the clear, Randy.
The colours feel a bit muted to me but may well represent the colour of this particular cat - though I'd be tempted to play with a slight boost in vibrance/saturation all round?

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

Comment posted by Ingrid Vekemans on January 16, 2014 at 12:27 PM

Beautiful cat! I tend to agree with Morkel re. the colours. But very adorable…
Grt, Ingrid.

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Comment posted by Chris Brookhart on January 17, 2014 at 7:07 PM

I like this one just as it is, distracting weeds and all. For some reason I feel a pattern with the weeds both in FG and BG. Cool Shot!!

Registered on January 29, 2010, 10 Posts, 36 Comments