Sunset Leopard

Gallery: WildlifePosted October 7, 2013177 views10 comments

We waited for ages and this Leopardess just lay still, eventually the sun set behind her, so I thought that an experiment was in order. The question is does it work.
Taken in Savute Marsh, Botswana
EOS 1DX
200-400 mm 1.4x at 480mm
ISO 800
F6.3
1/4000

Comments

10 comments

Comment posted by Jagdeep Rajput on October 7, 2013 at 7:53 AM

Of course it works

In fact you made it work !

Jagdeep Rajput

Registered on April 29, 2008, 686 Posts, 2857 Comments

Comment posted by Gary Gulash on October 7, 2013 at 9:10 AM

I think the experiment has been a success professor. Awesome composition and the rim lighting is sublime, wouldn't change anything.

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

Comment posted by James Blue on October 7, 2013 at 9:52 AM

It works big time!!! I don't know about you Ken, but I'm experiencing some serious lens love with the 2-4+1.4x

Jim

Registered on June 16, 2013, 16 Posts, 144 Comments

Comment posted by Mike Ramy on October 7, 2013 at 10:08 AM

Excellent Ken,
The Mood you captured is Outstanding.

Registered on June 16, 2012, 567 Posts, 2809 Comments

Comment posted by John Jeevaratnam on October 7, 2013 at 10:42 AM

Beautiful highlight from the sunset and a nice composition. I would critique these by suggesting increasing the 'Fill Light' for the shaded areas if you shot in RAW.

Registered on July 29, 2013, 112 Posts, 229 Comments

Comment posted by Morkel Erasmus on October 7, 2013 at 4:01 PM

Why wouldn't it work? Lovely light and mood. Perhaps needs a hint more at the bottom for balance, and I would lighten the shadows just a touch.

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

Comment posted by Ken Watkins on October 8, 2013 at 1:27 AM

Thanks everybody for your supportive comments.

James,
So far the 200-400 mm is proving the perfect Wildlife lens
John,
I think fill light has disappeared from CS6 and is now called "shadows"

Registered on December 15, 2010, 1537 Posts, 4877 Comments

Comment posted by Joe James on October 8, 2013 at 9:02 PM

I think it works quite well Ken!

Registered on November 20, 2009, 89 Posts, 808 Comments

Comment posted by Lon Sharp on October 13, 2013 at 11:14 AM

The cat with backlighting looks great. I find the background a little distracting, but minor in impact overall.

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

Comment posted by Jefferson Silva on October 13, 2013 at 7:21 PM

It works pretty well to me!

Registered on December 18, 2012, 162 Posts, 975 Comments