Cliff leopard


Posted by Giri Cavale on Thu Sep 04, 2014 5:37 am

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I was lucky to get this leopard walking along the edge of this rock one early morning in Rajasthan, India. I quickly composed and underexposed the frame by around two full stops to get a silhouette of this leopard. 

One of my favourite images till date.

Nikkor 500mm on a Nikon D3s body.

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by Carol Clarke on Thu Sep 04, 2014 5:55 am
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Welcome to Wildlife! A nice clear silhouette with the distinctive shape of the leopard and enhanced by the curved diagonal of its cliff habitat. I can see why this is a favourite!
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by Gary Briney on Thu Sep 04, 2014 10:50 am
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Lovely silhouette and effective composition.
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by David J. Bogener on Fri Sep 05, 2014 2:01 pm
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Interesting and eye catching composition. I can certainly see why it is a favorite.
 

by jwild on Sat Sep 06, 2014 4:28 am
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Great silhouette, very nicely done!
I somehow feel, it can be given a better cut.
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by Cindy Marple on Sat Sep 06, 2014 4:33 pm
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Well done, the shape of the hillside is interesting and the leopard is placed nicely. I like that all the legs and tail are separated, important for the silhouette to be successful.
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by Morkel Erasmus on Sat Sep 06, 2014 4:33 pm
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This is top class imagery - love it!
I'd just crop so that the rock bottom ends in the bottom left corner of the image, as the top right corner is the starting point if you follow the leopard's trajectory down.
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by Chris Kayler on Sat Sep 06, 2014 9:32 pm
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For good reason! Really a striking image ... well done Giri! The comp rocks and the post of the Leopard is very nice too. Nothing much to add ... well done.
 

by Graeme Guy on Sun Sep 07, 2014 2:53 am
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Nice composition with the clean silhouette and the nice curve of the hill. I would be happy with this one.


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by Lerkes on Tue Sep 09, 2014 7:15 pm
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The curve of the hill and placement of the leopard are very nice. I like it a lot. Steve
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