Bloody Cheetahs

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Hi,

I was in Botswana a couple of months ago and was fortunate to see 4 cheetah brothers take down a male impala on our first evening drive. We watched them for while and took a number of group and individual photos.

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Although these two photos are my personal favorite, I’m undecided as to which one is more powerful and engaging photo. Which photo do you feel initially grabs the viewer? Thoughts on overall post processing on both photos is appreciated. The photo on the right was shot landscape so if the crop is too tight, I have plenty of room.

thank you


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They both grab me Isaac. I think the one with eye contact straight on has more impact though if you’re looking for one over the other.

Thanks Ed. Being too close to this both photos appeal to me in different ways. Appreciate it.

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I think that the second one has a lot more impact. It evokes quite a visceral reaction to the natural behaviour of predation… and eating.

Ditto what @Ed_Williams said !
It makes me feel like a dead prey :exploding_head:

Thanks Ryan, that’s the general consensus and I’ll be fine tuning that picture then printing it.

Thank you, everyone voting for the second. That’s the winner