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Cheetah cub

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Posted by Bob Johnson on November 27, 2012 at 3:54 PM
Cheetah cub
One from this March in Ndutu, Tanzania. Added a little canvas at the top but not 100% sure about the comp and I did consider a portrait crop. The light was poor hence the high ISO but I have done my best (with a little help :wink:) in LR4 & CS6

1Dmk4, 500f4, ISO 1600, f4, 1/1000 balanced on the safari trucks rear window ledge

Bob :smile:
Posted by Neil Burton on November 27, 2012 at 4:30 PM
Maybe a touch more USM on the cheetah, canvas is a bit stretched at the top, see what you mean about the comp.
Posted by Phil Ellard on November 28, 2012 at 2:31 AM
:wavey: The comp is difficult as the cheetah is moving towards the bottom right but his head is going towards the left :confused: be interested in other views .... you did well to get a cheetah running in poor light :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast:
Posted by keith mitchell on November 28, 2012 at 3:11 AM
Bob i think Phil as covered your shot very well ,don't think i can add to that but i would certainly be pleased to have it :smile:

Keith.
Posted by Stephen Kaluski on November 28, 2012 at 3:21 AM
Hi Bob, an excellent image, well composed, nicely balanced. Like the low POV and angle. The pose of the cheetah conveys their agility and the lean of the body constantly adjusting to the movement of the prey. Like the upright of the counterbalancing tail. Could go a tad brighter, but watch the whites. The slight saturated/yellow tinge to the image is probably down to an untagged profile and based on your description I feel it should be a little cooler in it's look & feel.

TFS
Steve
Posted by David Sewell on November 28, 2012 at 4:14 AM
Cropping it to portrait will make it tight in the frame. I would just be pleased with what I had got were it mine.

David
Posted by Andy Shepherd on November 28, 2012 at 4:57 AM

Just add a touch more canvas at the top and it's spot on for me, comp isn't an issue either and I really like the running pose.

Nicely done, Bob.

Andy... :smile:
Posted by Bob Johnson on November 28, 2012 at 6:11 AM
Thanks for the comments :smile:

Steve, thanks for the advice.

Neil, yep a bit clumsy with my stretch technique but hope to improve this with practice :wink:

Bob :smile:
Posted by Neil Burton on November 28, 2012 at 6:41 AM
Just clone/heal some of the lower parts over the stretched bits ;)
Posted by John Robinson on November 28, 2012 at 3:13 PM
Looks ok to me Bob.Great sense of movement.
Got these just down the road from me but the wire spoils the pics :biggrin: :frown:
Cheers
JR
Posted by Paul Whippey on November 28, 2012 at 3:26 PM
Looks great Bob, you've caught this extremely agile cat nicely. I'd also add a little canvas to the top and push the exposure a tad, and possibly try a shadow/highlight pass but watch for noise, but I'm sure the 1Dmk4 can take this. :toast: :toast: :toast:
Posted by Nick Mckeown on November 28, 2012 at 6:11 PM
Like the comp as is Bob, perhaps lighten the image a wee bit if you feel so inclined. Great action shot perfectly captured. :wink:

Nick. :toast: :toast: :smile: :wavey: :toast: :toast:
Posted by Andy Astbury on November 29, 2012 at 4:06 AM
Processing nits aside Bob I think the shot and comp is epic Bob - that a class shot in my book :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast:

Sort the BG.

Duplicate image to a new layer, add 0.9 Gaussian blur.

Make a rough selection of the area covering the immediate FG and the Cheetah inc tail, add the selection as a mask to the blur layer, invert mask and feather by 8 to 10 pixels.

Posted by Bob Johnson on November 29, 2012 at 7:49 AM
Many thanks for all the advice fellas :wink:

Andy- thanks for that and I will make evry effort to follow your suggestion.

Bob :smile: