Eye Of The Leopard

Kiren, beautiful image!
I love how similar the leopard and tree coloring are - perfect camoflage.
The BG is perfect here. the only possible nit is that I personally would remove the partial lower branch, leaving only the top one.
Sandy r

kiran, excellent photo and its pose makes it even more interesting. the thorns in the lower left seem a little bit of a distraction, although i do note they provide some framing.

Great shot! I really like the way the leopard is presented. Good clarity and color. Thanks for sharing.

Looks great, wonderful pose & composition !
Jagdeep Rajput

Hi Kiran,

A compelling shot! For me the thing that's most interesting about this is how the leopard blends with the tree and almost appears to be "growing" out of (or emerging from) it. I like the composition but am left wondering about how it would look with slightly less room on top (and slightly more on the bottom). I'm torn a little about the thorns below - see both sides of the "distraction' vs. "framing" effect...

But overall this is a very visually appealing and compelling shot as posted...

Cheers...

Brad

Superb! And regarding the thorns... The strength they add is a sense of authenticity of place, looking truly wild. Then, as a pure composition, the leopard/tree alone against that creamy warm background as pure negative space offers a more artistic, graphic feeling. Hmmm.

This is very artsy. Love how the leopard enters the frame from the top and the color combos. I like the thorny branches.

Great shot. Looks like the leopard is growing right out of the tree. This reminds me of a movie titled "Cat People". In the movie there is a song called "Leopard Tree Dream" and this photo evokes that feeling in my mind. My only complaint, and this is just a personal pref, is I wish the thorns weren't there as they distract me a little bit but nothing you could do about that.

Kiran, this is amazing. This is one of my absolute favourites!! I love leopards, I would love to have this image in my portfolio. Very well done. The colours, intensity and detail and overall composition is simply awesome.

Excellent photo, I love it. I really like Lon's discussion on the thorns. I like your comp just the way you have it.

very good: i like colors, framing, details. a BLC clean would have given a "...now I'll jump on you" feeling.

cheers, luca

This is wonderful. Great light and pose. The background is perfect. I can also see the two sides of the thorns in this image. Think I would leave it as is.

Super Nice Kiran!!!

Ken Archer

A dream shot captured beautifully. WOW!

This is really awesome and I think that cloning out the branches on the LL would make it perfect

Sandy, Thanks for your feedback, appreciate it !

Stuart, thanks for the views about the thorns (presenting both sides).

Jack, Jagdeep, thanks a lot !

Brad, thanks for the very detailed feedback. I agree the animals literally looks like an extension of the tree. I could have added more space on the bottom (had some), but then the thorny bush would have taken some attention away from the Leopard,imo. Had it been an empty LLC, I would have definitely cropped it just like how you mentioned.

Lon, thanks for the fantastic insight about the thorns and the message they convey !!

Sally, thank you for your feedback !

Robert, I am SO happy that my image could bring out those memories from the 80s (I just checked out the video on YouTube). Thanks for the analogy.

Darren, thanks a LOT ! I have been chasing Leopards for a long time, finally got a session where I could compose and shoot at leisure(somewhat) :-).

Dan, Thanks for your comment and feedback !

Luca, Thanks, I agree, if the BLC was clean, then it would look as if the Leopard is at a very high position (and drive the user's imagination) ready to pounce...agreed !

Nick, Ken, Patricia, Mark, Thanks !!

Very, very memorable photo -- one that will stand out in the viewer's memory, IMHO. Congrats!!!

Kiran,

This is absolutely puuurfffect in my opinion. The composition of this photo really can't be beat for a Leopard shot. It looks like the cat is about to drop out of the tree on some hapless Impala. I would vote on the side of keeping the thorns in the shot b/c that's what was there and I like the framing effect. Thanks for sharing this one.

Rebecka, Joseph,

Thanks a lot for the generous comments. Glad you enjoyed the picture.

Kiran

Kiran, congrats on wonderful EP - thought so!

Sandy r

Beautiful Congratulations to you

Congrats on the EP Kiran. Fabulous action image.

Really great image with sharp details and perfectly blurred BG. Nice work! Congrats on the EP!

Thank you so much, Angela, Miro, Sandy, Cheryl, Cindy !

This is really great- superb pose, details, and background- Bravo, Fabio