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Who's on the menu + repost

by Krunal Janani

Gallery: WildlifePosted June 23, 2014108 views7 comments
After yrs of wildlife safari's in my home country (India) I finally went to Masai Mara
The one thing I've always craved to see is a leopard, after about 7 safari's & seeing everything of the big five in Kenya i still hadn't spotted a leopard (i spotted Serval Cat Leptailurus serval 4 times but no good image) then we planned to go to the Masai village & luck was on our side, we spotted this preety lady lazing around on a tree & we stayed there for about 15 mins & took some nice compositions, will post them later :smile:

Av-11
Tv-400
ISO-400
beanbag, canon 5d, 400mm F/5.6

C & C welcomed :smile:

Comments

7 comments
Comment posted by Howard Cheek on June 23, 2014 at 9:01 AM
I like this direct eye contact.. She may have you in her menu plans? :wink:
I especially like the natural framing Krunal :toast:
Registered on July 24, 2008, 1201 Posts, 10758 Comments
Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on June 23, 2014 at 12:22 PM
Beautiful image - the leopard shot we'd all hope for!
Great eye contact, perfect framing, looks like good detail - but hard to tell without a large image.
The whole image is quite dark - I'd suggest putting some "light" on the leopard to accentuate those beautiful markings and face and bringing out the eyes a bit.

Sandy.
Registered on November 24, 2003, 3937 Posts, 12909 Comments
Comment posted by Brad Hill on June 23, 2014 at 5:32 PM
Hi Krunal,

Definitely an interesting composition! Overall I quite like this shot - the natural border/frame supplied by the large and sinuous boughs is pretty unique. Not sure if this is full-frame or a crop, but if it is a crop I'd suggest adding just a tad more room on top (so that the open space within the tree boughs doesn't touch the top of the image frame) and - in a perfect world - include the tip of the tail. I do wonder if slightly toning down the light sky just a bit might strengthen the image a little as well? Just a thought.

Cheers and thanks for sharing your long-awaited experience with us!

Brad
Registered on May 29, 2007, 431 Posts, 6061 Comments
Comment posted by Jim Zablotny on June 23, 2014 at 7:48 PM
Hi Krunal,

Increase the brightness a small amount and that should help this image. It looks sharp, but I always like to examine a larger version for fair evaluation. The pose and perch is perfect.......................................Jim
Registered on January 17, 2004, 705 Posts, 3594 Comments
Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on June 23, 2014 at 10:30 PM
Very pleasing image overall, but I am in complete agreement with Brad about the framing. Not sure you have the extra though. I also think it seems a bit underexposed. I don't think I would brighten the entire image, because I would leave the sky as is, but I would bring up the shadows on the subject and the tree.
Registered on June 19, 2008, 1005 Posts, 8028 Comments
Comment posted by Krunal Janani on June 24, 2014 at 2:39 AM
Thank you for your comments here's a edited version
Also this is a full frame so no chance of having a bit more space in the bottom or top :(
I had to get to back of the vehicle just to get the full view in the frame :smile:

P.S. i know this is a very dumb question but how the hell do i post the larger version i read the guidelines but cudn't figure it out (already have the version ready for upload)
Registered on September 16, 2010, 60 Posts, 1370 Comments
Comment posted by Ken Watkins on July 9, 2014 at 8:18 AM
Krunal,
Glad you got to see a Leopard at last, they are magnificent,
Re-post is a great improvement :toast: :toast:
Registered on December 15, 2010, 1537 Posts, 4877 Comments