Enough!!

Gallery: WildlifePosted December 29, 2014228 views11 comments

Enough!! is what I imagine this mother leopard was saying to her cub who was "attacking" her. This was taken in a shady gully in the Sabi Sands region of Kreuger National Park in S. Africa. Two leaves near the cub's face were cloned. Cropped to about 70% of original.
Taken with a D4 and 80-400 lens at 260, f/5.6, 1/800 and Auto ISO at 900. C&C welcome. Richard

Comments

11 comments

Comment posted by Max Waugh on December 29, 2014 at 6:04 PM

Richard, the environment is great. I love how the grass seems to be enveloping them.

The only suggestions I'd have would be to maybe crop slightly from the bottom... and perhaps brighten it up a bit. It looks dark on my monitor.

Max

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Comment posted by Alberto Patiño on December 29, 2014 at 6:57 PM

I love the definition of this image, and the spontaneity of the beautiful models. I agree with cropping a bit off the bottom, but I think that the exposure is just right - it looks perfect on my monitor and/or for my taste

Registered on December 2, 2014, 278 Posts, 1736 Comments

Comment posted by Jerry Austin on December 29, 2014 at 10:57 PM

Awesome capture. I'd crop a bit off the bottom and brighten it up a tad. My two cents worth.

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Comment posted by Kathy Barnhart on December 30, 2014 at 12:53 AM

Wonderful movement and interaction in this image. I like how they are facing each other and how they blend into the tawny grass. Great moment!

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Comment posted by Ingrid Vekemans on December 30, 2014 at 10:24 AM

Great moment and action shot. A crop at the bottom might make it slightly better, but then again, the space there doesn't bother me either. Good light and exposure to my taste. I like the detail of the blood on mum's coat.

Grt, Ingrid.

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Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on December 30, 2014 at 10:50 AM

I really like the interaction in this one Richard. I also like the comp as presented here.

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Comment posted by Jim Zablotny on December 30, 2014 at 5:19 PM

Reminds me of some of the scraps that my cats get into. I also like the image as presented......................Jim

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Comment posted by Michael Cothran on December 30, 2014 at 6:06 PM

Great shot. My only suggestion would be to emphasize the cats a bit more. I would brighten them just a bit, but then add a darker vignette around them. IMO, that would make this image really POP.

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Comment posted by William Bickle on December 31, 2014 at 9:43 AM

Hello Richard

WOW, One of youe Best!

A Very Cool Capture with many attributes!

Cheers

Bill

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Comment posted by Lon Sharp on December 31, 2014 at 11:14 AM

I like the sinuous body postures, making for good composition. Others suggested, and I agree, you might try to emphasize the pair a little more with a tweak of selective brightness/contrast...but just a touch.

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Comment posted by Ken Watkins on January 6, 2015 at 1:50 AM

Richard,
Wonderful moment captured here

I have not seen a Leopard cub in ages

But I have seen a heavily pregnant one.

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