Lazy Leopard Stretch/Bandipur

[Praveen Siddannavar]

From the same series of my recent weekend trip to Bandipur, loved the whiskers and the lazy stretch by the female leopard, however she was irritated all thru by the langurs giving alarm calls. Regret here that ideally I should have made a vertical shot on the field

Camera Model Canon EOS 7D, 500mm
Tv( Shutter Speed ) 1/640
Av( Aperture Value ) 7.1
ISO 640
EC - 0.3
Focal length 500mm
Cropped for vertical composition
Bean Bag Support

[Supreet Sahoo]

What a candid moment caught on camera .... really nice long whiskers as well ... Nice one Praveen

[Mrudul Godbole]

Lovely pose captured. Agree a vertical would have been great. The whiskers look great. Maybe less space on the bottom and more on the top would have been good. Why -0.3 EV and ISO 640? Wish the overhead branch was not present, but good that you got the face in clear. You got any with the eyes open? Thanks for sharing.

[Praveen Siddannavar]

Thanks Supreet and Mrudul for the comments.

Mrudul will try and open the eyes in PP and will post it for you

[Bhargava Srivari]

I am OK with the space at the bottom, because anyway, even with more space at the top, the leopard's remainder wouldn't have been visible! I like the mood of the frame...seems like the cat was up from a good day's siesta

tfs

Bhargava

[Abhishek Jamalabad]

Cracker of a shot, Praveen! I agree with Bhargava, more space at the top won't be too useful. Love the lazy look. The whiskers make this image for me .
TFS.

[Dipankar Mazumdar]

Aaah, Brilliant what a super pose, languid and a Sunday feel to it !!!
Must say the individual a rather generously endowed with whiskers !!!!. Agree with the comments on space around.
Thanx for sharing
Cheers
Dipankar

[Bibhav Behera]

Wow. Nice pose and look at the length of those Whiskers

[Roopak Gangadharan]

Nice one praveen.Agree with comments . wish the branch in front wasn't there. Is the yawn coming next ????
TFS
Roopak

[Sabyasachi Patra]

Superb pose. I don't mind the eyes not being open. It would have been good if you could have done a vertical in the field with 500 + 1.4x TC.

Cheers,
Sabyasachi