motif: leopard portrait

Posted by Cindy Marple on Wed Sep 24, 2003 11:36 pm

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We waited for quite a while for this lady to come down out of her tree perch. When she did she walked down the road and checked us all out. It was quite a thrill to see her up REALLY close. The pose seems a little awkward to me but I like the detail of her face. The reddish bg is the dirt road- the earth is quite reddish in the Samburu area.
Canon EOS 3, 70-200 f2.8 (?), sensia, out of the window of the land rover. Cropped some bottom and right.

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by Steve Sage on Thu Sep 25, 2003 12:11 am

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Very nice detail in the face. The selective focus works well here. This was worth the wait.

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by Carol Clarke on Thu Sep 25, 2003 2:46 am

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I can never get enough big cat shots Cindy, always good to see and this one is a lovely capture of this lady close up.

Lovely expression and DOF works fine for me on this shot.

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by DC on Thu Sep 25, 2003 3:12 am

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Very nice portrait Cindy. She certainly is a beauty.

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by NDCheryl on Thu Sep 25, 2003 6:29 am

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Ah yes. Our Samburu leopard. Very nice portrait that really emphasizes her expression.

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by abiggs on Thu Sep 25, 2003 7:22 am

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Me likey. Nice bokeh, too.

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by E.J. Peiker on Thu Sep 25, 2003 9:19 am

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Excellent - what a beautiful cat. I think cropping just above the legs is even better.

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by Dennis Olivero on Thu Sep 25, 2003 10:11 am

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Cindy, wow, great cats this week. I really like the portrait. I was going to suggest the same thing EJ did, just crop up to just where the legs start at the base of the chest.. I scrolled up and down on the screen to see this and I think it is better without the legs chopped but very nice as is.. Good going and thanks for another fine contribution..

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by Harvey Edelman on Thu Sep 25, 2003 12:01 pm

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Nice image. I'd also crop just above the legs for a bit better balance.

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by Rich S on Thu Sep 25, 2003 7:46 pm

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Lotta fine leopards here and this one is no exception. The look - including the fly in the eye - is very nice. While it may be level and the leopard just looks at an angle, I would be tempted to rotate it a couple of degrees.

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