Female Cheetah on the move

[Steve Kaluski]

• Steve Kaluski
• www.untamedimages.co.uk
• Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Classic 13.5.1 (Macintosh)

Subject: Cheetah (F) (Acinonyx jubatus)
Camera: Canon EOS R3
Lens: EF 500 f/4L IS II USM 1,4x MKIII
Exposure: 1/1000 at f/5.6 ISO1250
Original format: Landscape, FF

All Raw captures perfectly exposed, confirmed by Raw Digger

Thanks to those who viewed or posted a comment on the previous image

 

[Jonathan Ashton]

Well exposed but I have to confess I am not sure about the reference to "perfectly exposed" - are you saying technically you fully exploited the dynamic range of the image and having done that do you then make it optimal for visual perception? I recall using a viewer that offered similar but when the image was just about perfect from looking at highs and lows- well it looked so! Hey no surprise!

Details look outsanding but as an image I have come to expect rather more from you - this looks like something I would be pleased to get whereas with you I come to expect action/behavioural aspects or super lighting. Don't misunderstand I think it is a good image, but not one of your best.

 

[Steve Kaluski]

ThankWell exposed but I have to confess I am not sure about the reference to "perfectly exposed" - are you saying technically you fully exploited the dynamic range of the image and having done that do you then make it optimal for visual perception?

Thanks for commenting Jon.

What I mean is that when viewing in Raw Digger I have a full set of zeros in all four channels, in both under & over exposure, therefore I have the perfect exposure IMHO.

As presented its too tight, I needed to remove the TC and crop, but time was against me sadly, this is why a zoom is often far better and outstrips a fixed in certain instances.

Don't misunderstand I think it is a good image, but not one of your best.

I agree, just throwing things into the mix of posts.

 

[Gabriela Plesea]

Not easy to focus on a subject among tall grass so I am happy to see you managed to capture this cheetah
I like the colours here and detail is very nice. IQ is great.
Yes, framing maybe a bit tight... but just curious, were there any elements in the landscape that would have enhanced this image?
For me it works as is, Steve. I like the POV and the framing isn't much of an issue to me.
Just a simple and very effective close up of a cheetah walking, thank you so much for sharing

Warmest regards,
Gabriela

 

[Steve Kaluski]

Thanks Gabriela, but it's still not a winner, plus there are far batter Cheetahs being posted.

Hope you have managed to get out with 'The Boys'.

 

[Gabriela Plesea]

Steve, thank you so much, hope to see the boys sometime soon, they moved further north as we have quite a few lion in this section of the reserve at the moment. They are very clever, my boys, staying away from trouble.
Saw a lioness in the distance yesterday, sadly by the time we got there she had moved into a drainage line (this is the one girl with big cubs).
Now pouring with rain, we so needed this