Leopard

[Callie]

Seeing a leopard in the wild always feels like picking the Forest Gump Box of chocolates - you never know what or where, but you know the sighting will be sweet!
When looking at various leopard images taken over many years, I sometimes want to adjust the way I look at the image and just add a touch of extra Photoshop to the image. I normally use Silver FXPro from Nik (DXO) to render the image B&W, and then go back into Photoshop to adjust the image with Blending Modes and masks, bringing back some colour or a different colour. These are three images of the same photograph, processed differently.
From Kruger NP
Sort of normal processing, except I do not like green, so more a winter-look.

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A faded, colour look

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And a B&W

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[Andy A]

Seeing a leopard in the wild always feels like picking the Forest Gump Box of chocolates - you never know what or where, but you know the sighting will be sweet!
When looking at various leopard images taken over many years, I sometimes want to adjust the way I look at the image and just add a touch of extra Photoshop to the image. I normally use Silver FXPro from Nik (DXO) to render the image B&W, and then go back into Photoshop to adjust the image with Blending Modes and masks, bringing back some colour or a different colour. These are three images of the same photograph, processed differently.
From Kruger NP
Sort of normal processing, except I do not like green, so more a winter-look.
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A faded, colour look
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And a B&W
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They are all superb photographs lovely subject. It is sometimes nice to use black and white something special about it

 

[Callie]

They are all superb photographs lovely subject. It is sometimes nice to use black and white something special about it

Thank you Andy; yes, they are great models. I seldom do B&W as I find it rather a difficult technique.

 

[ssheipel]

Gorgeous, all.

 

[Charles Loy]

Heck of a photo, super! I like the ears are at different positions

 

[Callie]

Gorgeous, all.

Heck of a photo, super! I like the ears are at different positions

Thanks Steven, Charles. Much appreciated.

 

[MrFotoFool]

Nice - I would love to see a leopard in the wild. (Some Indian friends are bugging me to let them show me Indian wildlife, so it may happen one day).

 

[Callie]

Nice - I would love to see a leopard in the wild. (Some Indian friends are bugging me to let them show me Indian wildlife, so it may happen one day).

Thank you Fred. It is a wonderful experience. Our first leopard had a freshly killed impala in his mouth and he walked right out of the bush and past our vehicle. Of cause, my camera was not around!

 

[ssheipel]

Thank you Fred. It is a wonderful experience. Our first leopard had a freshly killed impala in his mouth and he walked right out of the bush and past our vehicle. Of cause, my camera was not around!

Ouch! But of course seeing it is better always than the photo in the end. But, yah, ouch

 

[mjais]

Awesome shot of this wonderful cat (I saw one in Kruger in 2012 but did not get a good picture).
I like all the images shown, I think the colours in the last one work very well.

 

[Callie]

Awesome shot of this wonderful cat (I saw one in Kruger in 2012 but did not get a good picture).
I like all the images shown, I think the colours in the last one work very well.

Thank you so much!

 

[trapper12]

Lovely images Callie,great look in all three

 

[marc]

Agree, Leopards are a treat no matter the circumstances, #1 for me.........the original and best.

 

[thelordofthelight]

Beautiful set of images! Leopard sightings are always special for the simple reason that they live and share their territories with Apex predators like lions or tigers So they’ll have to be elusive to be able to survive.

 

[Callie]

Lovely images Callie,great look in all three

Thank you for looking.

Agree, Leopards are a treat no matter the circumstances, #1 for me.........the original and best.

Thanks Marc, and I agree, it is a super critter to see.

Beautiful set of images! Leopard sightings are always special for the simple reason that they live and share their territories with Apex predators like lions or tigers So they’ll have to be elusive to be able to survive.

Thanks, and don't forget the super predator - man!