by Ken Watkins
I thought that this may be "interesting", this female Cheetah was avoiding the sun even though it was first thing in the morning and still quite cold. She got up a little later.
Taken in North Mra Conservancy, Kemya
EOS 1DX
200-400mm F4 at 420 mm
F5.6
1/640
ISO 800
Comments
7 commentsReally like the diagonal created in this shot. I might try to lighten the cheetah and hill just a bit to make it stand out a little more. Otherwise, really nice capture.
Interesting graphic composition here, Ken. I like the delineation between gold and green.
Max
The exposure control in this image is really good. Looks like this lady could be the one that sadly lost 5 cubs just before you arrived
<div id="myEventWatcherDiv" style="display:none;"> </div>Hello Ken
Beautiful setting ...Like the exposure on the cat ....soft , low keyed...sharp.... the opposing backgrounds , showing triangular ,really pleases me, but think the brightness of the yellow background is somewhat overpowering and maybe toned down a small amount?
Bill
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Thanks everybody, I was interested to see what people would say especially regarding the exposure and processing
The comp feels just right and I think the exposure/processing works, too. I might tone down the yellow of the sunlit background a little.
I really like this image. I've gone back and forth a few times about the brightness of the background. The brightness of it is a bit distracting but OTOH it emphasizes the "avoiding the sun" part of the story. Either way a great photo of a regal subject. Nicely done.
Clinton