sweet cub

Gallery: WildlifePosted March 6, 2013153 views5 comments

Last week at the Sabi sand, South Africa, they were 3 cubs and mother Leopard.
I couldn,t get all together them.

I like this one, especially the eyes.

5 D MII
70-200mm f/2.8L IS II USM

1/640
f/2.8
ISO 400
FL 190mm

Thank you for looking, your C&C are appreciated.

Comments

5 comments

Comment posted by Max Waugh on March 6, 2013 at 6:45 PM

Basri, the Sabi Sands offers some excellent opportunities to photograph leopards, and it appears you took full advantage. There seems to be a fun interaction between mother and cub here, and it's impressive that she's kept all three alive to this age.

I have to say that the colors in this image look extreme on my monitor. In general they seem oversaturated, but I also detect a strong magenta/blue caste, particularly in the cub.

Max

Registered on September 26, 2008, 428 Posts, 2329 Comments

Comment posted by Lon Sharp on March 6, 2013 at 8:52 PM

The eyes are a wonderful asset to this capture and they are appropriately sharp. I fully agree with Max that there is a magenta cast that can be easily adjusted in post processing. I also agree with backing off on saturation.

Registered on December 9, 2007, 258 Posts, 9892 Comments

Comment posted by Gary Gulash on March 7, 2013 at 2:06 AM

Sweet look the little one gave you, the title is very apt. The way the additional leopards are partially cut off complicates the composition a little bit. I use Lightroom a lot for photo editing and typically I'll adjust vibrancy, which "selectively" enhances color, versus saturation which boost everything. You must have been very close to them with the 70-200.

Registered on January 28, 2005, 879 Posts, 12098 Comments

Comment posted by William Bickle on March 7, 2013 at 12:31 PM

Hello Basri

Excellent sharpness on the Cat!

Would enjoy seeing a Re[post after some Adjustments to Saturation mostly.

Bill

Registered on June 13, 2011, 183 Posts, 1702 Comments

Comment posted by Morkel Erasmus on March 10, 2013 at 1:10 AM

Seeing a leopardess with 3 cubs is special!
Lovely moment, though I agree with the colours looking oversaturated and "off" (white balance issue - magenta and blue coming through)

Registered on March 22, 2011, 385 Posts, 2068 Comments