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Description
Jawai, in Rajasthan (India), is a land where leopards roam freely amidst dramatic granite hills and open pastures. Unlike dense forests, these elusive cats thrive in rocky outcrops, blending seamlessly with the rugged terrain. The region is unique for its harmonious coexistence, where leopards and local communities share the same landscape with mutual respect.
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Wonderful composition and framing of the leopard. Off the cuff, I think the subject leopard, needs to be more prominate in the image, therefore a crop is in order. In addition, since the leopard seems to be a litle lost in the cbackground, I brightened the sujct to stand out more. Well done overall.
Great setting and wonderful subject, which gives many options for different compositions. And it works in B&W !
I maycrop off some canvas on LHS, after the diagonal rock ends and a touch crop off at bottom to eliminate the bright twigs. Further I may crush some blacks in the image.
Love the setting here, Sandipan. The tones and textures are quite nice, though it does appear that there’s some selective dodging around the leopard (including its immediate background) that’s a bit strong. Apologies if that’s not how you processed it, but it almost looks like the leopard’s in a spotlight.
Any reason to keep the brush in the lower right? Seems like it could be cropped without harming the overall comp, and that would really create a clean frame.
Joining late has the advantage of seeing some interesting comments already @Max_Waugh feels that the leopard is in a spotlight, @gDan52 likes to have the leopard stand out even more.
I like the choice for B&W here. For me, composition with the rocks is already interesting without the leopard (often an prerequisite for a successful image WITH an animal, when the habitat is included in the image). I agree with @Max_Waugh that there is no reason to keep the brush in the LRC. But I’d prefer to remove it without cropping, to keep the aspect ratio. Maybe just darken it.
No need for me to have the leopard stand out more. I like the idea of an image where you have to look through the camouflage. If there has been selective dodging around the leopard, I don’t think that that would be necessary to me.
