Motif : High-noon Leopard


Posted by DC on Wed Jul 07, 2004 1:29 pm

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Was definitely high noon when I shot this, the light was very harsh.

Using flash to reduce the contrast also had the added benefit of making the BG dark.

I don't remember her tongue being out when I tripped the shutter.

Comments welcome and thanks for looking.
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by Paul Skoczylas on Wed Jul 07, 2004 1:49 pm
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Wow! The lighting in this is absolutely spectacular!

And the tongue is a nice bonus.

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by Dennis Olivero on Wed Jul 07, 2004 4:46 pm
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I agree with Paul. Excellent control of difficult light.. The upward glance and tongue give the impression to me that a drop of water is about to fall onto the tongue from some unseen leaf or plant... Great job Dave..
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by TSparger on Wed Jul 07, 2004 5:34 pm
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Awesome shot Dave. I agree that the lighting is very nice.
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by E.J. Peiker on Wed Jul 07, 2004 6:15 pm
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The tongue does it for me - cool shot!
 

by George DeCamp on Wed Jul 07, 2004 6:54 pm
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Gotta love the tongue and the light looks good to me! Wonderful fun image, congrats!!
 

by Jill on Wed Jul 07, 2004 8:26 pm
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Really cool image, Dave. Dennis is onto something with his water drop theory!! Super details and utterly unusual to see her tongue!!! 8) 8) 8)
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by NDCheryl on Wed Jul 07, 2004 8:53 pm
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Great shot Dave. You did an excellent job controlling the lighting. I really like the eye looking up and the tongue is a bonus as well.
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by Neil Fitzgerald on Wed Jul 07, 2004 10:13 pm
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Good lighting. I too love the pose.
 

by almac on Wed Jul 07, 2004 10:51 pm
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Nice use of flash Dave. Love that tongue !
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by DC on Thu Jul 08, 2004 3:10 am
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Thanks all for the comments, very much appreciated.

I too like water drop theory put forward by Dennis, I can't give away the secret :wink: but let's just say that it isn't far off :) :wink:
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by cjw on Thu Jul 08, 2004 5:51 am
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Great capture! Love the light.
 

by apana on Thu Jul 08, 2004 9:46 pm
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Dave this is wonderful! No nits.

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by Wil Hershberger on Sat Jul 10, 2004 7:35 pm
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This is wonderful and the tonge takes it over the top. What a bonus.
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