Gallery: WildlifePosted December 8, 201583 views5 comments
The old mum sat comfortably in a busg, taken in Khwai Community, Botswana
EOS 1DX
200-400mm F4 at 560 mm
F8
ISO 400
1/500
Comments
5 comments
Comment posted by Jerry Austin on December 8, 2015 at 11:51 AM
Really nice Ken. Like the way she is framed by the tree. I would try to selectively lighten the leopard a bit and maybe darken the upper left corner as it pulls my eye a bit. Well done.
Registered on January 6, 2012, 651 Posts, 3448 Comments
Comment posted by Cay-Uwe Kulzer on December 8, 2015 at 12:28 PM
Ken,
it is nature photography and we cannot always find our subjects under ideal conditions, meaning that we cannot arrange the composition as we would wish. I like the technical part of the image. You have got very sharp details on the fur and that already let me look to the leopard, since also the exposure is very well managed under the light conditions. Anyhow I also feel that the upper left corner is somehow empty and just darkening it will not help in my opnion too much from composition point of view.
On the other hand, you are making me jelaous with all that leopard pictures ...
Registered on January 27, 2004, 494 Posts, 4021 Comments
Comment posted by Ken Watkins on December 9, 2015 at 8:26 AM
Jerry,
I agree the Leopard is too dark!
Cay-Uwe
No more Leopards for a while
Registered on December 15, 2010, 1537 Posts, 4877 Comments
Comment posted by William Bickle on December 9, 2015 at 2:51 PM
Hello Ken, Thanks for Sharing........... She looks Drowsy, with heavy eyes , maybe Very Tired & Comfortable?
Bill
Registered on June 13, 2011, 183 Posts, 1702 Comments
Comment posted by Brad Hill on December 12, 2015 at 9:19 AM
Hey Ken,
The droopy eyes and almost "sleepy-look" is what stands out for me. If this were mine I'd do some re-balancing of the exposure here (to reduce the brightness of the upper left corner and bring the leopard out a little more). I also think a crop from the top would also help to reduce the eye-pulling strength of that upper left corner.
Brad
Registered on May 29, 2007, 431 Posts, 6061 Comments
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5 commentsit is nature photography and we cannot always find our subjects under ideal conditions, meaning that we cannot arrange the composition as we would wish. I like the technical part of the image. You have got very sharp details on the fur and that already let me look to the leopard, since also the exposure is very well managed under the light conditions. Anyhow I also feel that the upper left corner is somehow empty and just darkening it will not help in my opnion too much from composition point of view.
On the other hand, you are making me jelaous with all that leopard pictures ...
I agree the Leopard is too dark!
Cay-Uwe
No more Leopards for a while
Bill
The droopy eyes and almost "sleepy-look" is what stands out for me. If this were mine I'd do some re-balancing of the exposure here (to reduce the brightness of the upper left corner and bring the leopard out a little more). I also think a crop from the top would also help to reduce the eye-pulling strength of that upper left corner.
Brad