Cheetah

[BJ Denning]

A couple Cheetah shots from my local Zoo. Now that the weather is warming up, perhaps they will finally get the lure out and I may get some running shots. Since I'm not getting to Africa anytime soon, this will have to do ...

All the same male, Shanto.

*edit* Just to mix it up I thought I would also annotate my PP.

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Shot was in the evening, thus the warm color. Shot was croped to 4x3 and canvas was extended to the 851px x 315px facebook banner size. I then used content aware fill to extend the negative space to the left. Next I duplicated the layer and set the blending mode to multiply (this burns/darkens the colors accentuating the warm colors), then I added a mask and revealed the Cheetah. The intent was to draw the eye to the cheetah by making him the brightest part. I finished with a high-pass sharping on just the Cheetah.


Shot was on a cloudy day around noon, thus the cooler colors. Similiar treatment as the first. Duplicate the layer and blend mode to multiply burns/darkens the colors. I then added a mask and revealed the Cheetah. Next I used content aware fill to remove some bright holes in the vegetation in the back. Finished with high pass sharpening of the cheetah


Not much treatment here. A little burning to lower the foreground, then unsharp mask for some quick sharpening.

[Brownbear]

Beautiful shots.. I especially love the lighting in the 1st and 3rd shots.

[BJ Denning]

Thanks Christina

[Geoff F]

Nice crisp shots, particularly the last one.

[BJ Denning]

Thanks Geoff

[rpcrowe]

All three are lovely but, my fav is the third...