Leopards in a tree revised

[philrostad]

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Description

This leopard and cub in a tree in Botswana. Low light so the ISO was high. I like the framing of the tree but maybe needs more crop?

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What would make this better?

Technical Details

Sony 200- 600 lens at 400 MM shot at 1/2000 F6.7 ISO 8000 hand held.

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[Ed_Williams]

Great look at this cat and kitten Phil. I really like the frame of the branches, the open mouth and the teeth of momma showing. I might think about selectively toning down and maybe blurring the bright BG just a bit.

[JRajput]

It is beautifully framed, you may crop off some canvas at the bottom.
Mother leopard has beautiful expressions but somehow brught BG is not very supportive.

[SandyR-B (Sandy Richards-Brown)]

Phil, you have captured some lovely interaction here. Mom’s expression is priceless.
I think cropping in on the right would frame the cats better; all that tree seems excessive. Then, darkening that bright BG would focus attention on these beautiful cats. Minor alterations to a very appealing image.
Something like this?

[philrostad]

I agree with the comments. I will try some of the edits and post the revised version.
Thank you