Eye Contact Photo | TrekEarth

Photographer’s Note

When I looked at this Leopard i found her looking at me right in the eyes, its like ready to jump. it was amazing experience.

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BWJ (1827) 2008-07-07 19:01

Hello Sam,
Wow! This is a fabulous capture of the Cheetah. Composition, colors and clarity are outstanding. Excellent work!
Warm wishes,
Betty

Fly (244) 2008-07-08 5:48

Well done Wisam. This is realy a great image of one of Africa's big five. I like the crisp focus of the picture and the hungry look in the leopard's eyes. Now you know what goes through a Big Whopper's mind when you sit down to lunch!!

sunamoon (5067) 2008-07-11 12:18

Hola Sam:

Que preciosa foto, me encantan estos animales por sus colores y su cara. Tiene una pose muy buena para la foto, los colores son perfectos con los del leopardo. Felicidades.

Un saludo,
Elena

giorgimer (22446) 2008-07-16 4:20

Hi Sam,

quite impressive. The saturated colors give great effect to its fur.

TFS

Gio

feather (51026) 2008-07-19 2:42

Leopards are very difficult to see in the wild in Africa so going to a wildlife park is a good opportunity to see them at close range. I like the way you have eye contact with her and with catch lights in her eyes. You have captured wonderful detail in her fur. The blurred rock in the foreground is a bit of a distraction. I assume you used a long focal length and struggled to increase the DOF enough to hand hold. Good shot though.
Kath

belido (17932) 2008-07-22 4:39

Hi Sam,

what a nice catch! This animal is simply beautiful. We call it "onça pintada" in Brazil. Your approximation is just perfect. I like the dof and the focus as much as the saturation. A lovely composition, well done!
Regards,
Carlos

dawekato (1990) 2008-07-24 7:59

Beautiful shot. Shows well the camouflage colours. Face could be sharper.

Blairfraser (847) 2008-07-29 15:39

Hey Sam.

This is a great capture! I love the eye contact you have here. Also great colours and a nice depth of field.

Good job!

Blair

rushfan2112 (2965) 2008-08-02 1:48

Nice shot Sam. Excellent eye contact. I acually don't mind the blurred foreground. However, it looks like you've applie a tad too much saturation and warmth - unless it was late evening with a low, warm sun.
Good work. Regards, Paul.

scalerman (25803) 2008-08-04 11:35

Sam: there's a fine interplay of color in this fine image - with a limited palette - would be fine TN material. regards, c

totoamoto (2312) 2008-08-07 2:09

re..
ici aussi le contraste est poussé.. mais quel résultat.. quel regard de (gros) chat... Sa peau est superbe..
Très belle photo.;
Cyril

fariischee (581) 2008-08-19 0:34

hmmm.. the feeling of being look at as a meal... here...

cheers.. and thanks..

nirvana73 (8984) 2008-08-20 13:12

Hello Sam,
excellent shot
great leopard
i like colors and skin of the leopard
tfs
regards
Ozhan

foozi (4819) 2008-08-20 16:10

Hello Sam,
a beautiful spotted creature you captured here. It blends well with the background making it so special.
You have done it very well, great clarity and sharpness and overall composition to make it very impressive nature shot.
Lovely and well executed shot.

Regards,
Foozi

pboehringer (770) 2008-09-22 10:10

Sam,
I don't think that the cat was ready to jump, but quite aware that there was a photographer to get the right shot of all the elegance at display ;-)
Peter

jvachon (544) 2008-10-26 15:02

hello Sam,
Very impressive--her eyes do grab one's attention. i can imagine what is was like seeing her in person.
Beautiful commpo, colours and clarity.
Outstanding!
have a good week,
Joni