Leopard on lookout

Gallery: WildlifePosted November 9, 201665 views5 comments

This female Leopard was on the lookout for breakfast as she gazed at a small herd of Impala about 50m away. Using the cover of the tree, she waited patiently, only moving occasionally to get a better POV of the moving herd.

Thanks to those who viewed or posted a comment on the previous thread.

Steve

Subject: Leopard (Panthera pardus) on the lookout
Location: Botswana
Camera: Canon 1DX MKII
Lens: 200-400f/4 HH
Exposure: 1/3200s at f/8 ISO3200 EV +0.33
Original format: Landscape, very slight crop
Processed via: LRCC & PSCC2015.5

Comments

5 comments

Comment posted by Ed Williams on November 9, 2016 at 11:36 PM

What a beautiful portrait of this gorgeous leopard Stephen. The sunlight and shade make for very nice lighting. I would like to pet that cat, but that is probably not a good idea. Well done.

Registered on December 28, 2010, 636 Posts, 3499 Comments

Comment posted by Brad Hill on November 11, 2016 at 8:49 AM

Hi Steve,

I also like the mottled lighting on this one...for me that adds a nice element of "reality" to the shot. For my taste it's a bit on the "busy" side, primarily owing to the background foliage (which obviously you could do nothing about, but still has the effect of inhibiting the subject from "standing out" as much as it could). If this is a crop and you have more pixels all-round I'd experiment with shifting the subject slightly to the right (giving it a little more room to look into).

Cheers...

Brad

Registered on May 29, 2007, 431 Posts, 6061 Comments

Comment posted by Stephen Kaluski on November 11, 2016 at 9:32 AM

Thanks guys.

Brad, sadly no more at he foot, but going more pano, incorporarting all that there is to the LHS and cropping a fraction off on the right, WDYT?

Steve

Registered on March 25, 2007, 189 Posts, 1064 Comments

Comment posted by Mark Seaver on November 13, 2016 at 11:25 AM

The clarity and sharpness is great here, Steve. I'm drawn to the intensity of here gaze yet her position looks pretty relaxed. In comparing the two versions, I prefer the original post as it does a better job of emphasizing her and her gaze.

Registered on January 23, 2011, 1103 Posts, 17270 Comments

Comment posted by Stephen Kaluski on November 13, 2016 at 11:50 AM

Cheers Mark, I think it can go either way, I just wished I had a tad more below so the paw isn't touching the trim edge.

Thanks

Registered on March 25, 2007, 189 Posts, 1064 Comments