Cheetah

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• jmp (8400)
• [2006-08-01 13:10]

Hi Adrian,
What a face! You have got a masterpiece: pose, color, background, details, pov, gesture,... to favorite!
Best regards,
José M.

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• carper (8208)
• [2006-08-01 13:11]

great Adrian,
this is where you are realy good in, a fantastic shot of a cheetah, good in pov, fantastic composition and a great dof, very good job.
gr. jaap

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• mbasil (3059)
• [2006-08-01 13:15]
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Wonderful portrati, Adrian. Great subject with a great exporession. Great composition, too, I like the nice tight framing. I like the limited color palette, too. And the frame is a nice piece. It looks just a bit dull on my monitor, so I tried punching it up a bit.
Mike

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• horia (12498)
• [2006-08-01 13:29]

Hi Adrian
Wow! What a look! He looks a bit nervous...I already feel chills down my spine...
Superb portrait of this BEAUTIFUL animal (my favourite mamal). Excellent POV, lovely colors, nice sharp details and very good framing.
I have to say...you really know how to insert emotions in your shots.

BRAVO and TFS
Horia

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• sAner (4742)
• [2006-08-01 13:48]

What a great portrait this is Adrian. Great eyes and perfect pose. Background is very nice aswell. Focus is sharp. Well done & TFS!

Regards,
Pieter

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• pac (1729)
• [2006-08-01 14:03]

Another great cat picture - very fine Adrian!

/Dan

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• pilonm (2667)
• [2006-08-01 14:33]
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Hello Adrian,

Wow! Another impressive picture from you, my friend! Look at those eyes!!! I don't want to be an antilope in face of this cheetah! I like the nice blurred pale brownish bg being similar to the cheetah fur! I think it is the first time I notice so well the nice black line joining the eyes and the mouth. Just one thing: I wonder why we don't see any details of the nose nostrils even if the exposure seems perfect to my eyes. Great shot, Adrian and TFS,

Michel

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• snaphappy (1666)
• [2006-08-01 15:18]

Great classic shot, I would be proud to own.

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• wallhalla15 (13787)
• [2006-08-01 15:21]

Hello Adrian,
this is a wonderful portrait shot. Excellent eye contact! Fantastic sharpness, details, natural colours and excellent POV. Excellent framing and note too. Thank you for posting.
Gr.
Heinz

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• jrubiocasado (5240)
• [2006-08-01 16:01]

Hi Adrian
Great portrait of the cheetah.
TFS.

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• SkyF (8113)
• [2006-08-01 16:23]

Hello Adrian,
I hope you can run fast ;-) he does not seem to be to happy *grin*. Very well captured, I love that wild expression on its eyes. Excellent details wonderful natural colors and very good sharpness. Superp portrait.
TFS Sky

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• saguzar (6637)
• [2006-08-01 16:40]

hello Adrian;
If you not wrote that was taken in GB, you could think that was taken in Africa. this cheetah has a strage look and you have make with this a beautifullll portrait. I like the similar tones of BG and the feline.
superb details.
thanks for sharing, my friend
Hernán

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• elroyie (6403)
• [2006-08-01 16:57]

He looks like imagining you on a grill... :)
Very good capture of this portrait.

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• Hil (4839)
• [2006-08-01 18:04]

Hi Adrian

Beautifully captured head shot, lovely pose, POV, details and lovely colours, sad note about the decline of this beautiful animal, I know a lot of the cubs don't make it to adulthood.

Well Done
Regards Hilary

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• AnimalExplorer (8322)
• [2006-08-01 18:55]

Excellent cheetah head shot the eyes are very appealing in the very nice exposed image with a very nice soft background. :)

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• blakitan (5449)
• [2006-08-01 20:52]

Hi Adrian,
Very nice close up picture of this cheetah. Sharp with great details. Greatly composed. Superb shot.

Ben Lakitan

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• arfer (0)
• [2006-08-01 21:40]

Hi Adrian

Beautiful image , the DOF ,the POV , National Geographic material.TFS

Rob

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• red45 (26863)
• [2006-08-02 2:01]

Hi Adrian!
Beautifull portrait. This face says - go away man :-) I love all cats and this one is very cute [and dangerous I think :-)]. Excellent work!

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• dew77 (13069)
• [2006-08-02 4:08]

Hello Adrian,
Very nice portrait.I liked POV,colors,eye contact,details,sharpness,simple BG,framing and composition a lot.
TFS...:-)

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• claudine (9885)
• [2006-08-02 5:38]
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Hi Adrian,
I like this sad/pensive/defying (?) expression of this beautiful Cheetah. This is a great portrait with good POV, lightning and details. I like the color of the BG that suits the animal perfectly. Interesting notes too about this fragile species. TFS. Best Regards,
Claudine

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• valy67 (5276)
• [2006-08-02 6:16]

Hi Adrian !
Awesome portrait of this Cheetah ! He looks quite angry, I wouldn't want to stand in front of him ! :-) His eyes are very impressive. Excellent details and textures on the fur, beautiful warm colors, great composition and POV, and a wonderful BG which is almost the same color as the Cheetah, his camouflage is excelent. Very well done !
Valérie.

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• marhowie (34593)
• [2006-08-02 7:56]

Hi Adrain,
Lovely color and light, very sharp and detailed..
Excellent framing, and you have captured the intensity of this cheetah's stare famously :)
Very well done.

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• chouette (3000)
• [2006-08-02 8:55]

Hello Adrian,
This image is WONDERFUL! I really like it. Beautiful color harmony with the background. Everything is perfect; DOF, POV, details. And I especially like the look on his face. TFS!

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• MojoUK (1479)
• [2006-08-02 11:02]

Hi Adrian,

Fabulous close up study of a very handsome chap. The complimentary colours of the natural looking background blend well with the Cheetah and the eye contact is excellent and something I feel is important with this kind of shot. Maybe a little more DoF if I were being really picky but looking at the EXIF you were pretty low on light so you can be forgiven on this occassion.:-)

TFS,

Mark.

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• SunToucher (8866)
• [2006-08-02 14:34]

Hi Adrian,
You nailed this one perfectly. Normally a b/g in the same color as the subject ruin a photo, but yours shows the great camouflage of the Cheetah. The details and the eyes are awsome.
TFS,
Niek

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• PDP (11755)
• [2006-08-02 16:08]

Hello Adrian, lovely shot. Superb focus on the eyes. It's a great composition, well done on exposure and tones too. Well done.

*I've turned off my points, I cannot recieve and I cannot give. I'm sorry for the latter*

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• Gudule (1204)
• [2006-08-02 17:36]

Votre note concernant ce magnifique animal sauvage qu'est le Cheetah, m'a bouleversé, à savoir qu'il est en voie d'extinction grave. Et la façon dont vous avez capté son regard est aussi bouleversante.
Ce regard est d'une grande signification.
Votre photo est donc extrêmement importante et devrait être conservée dans des archives. Elle a toutes les qualités pour cela.
Félicitations.

JN.

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• jcoowanitwong (11461)
• [2006-08-03 0:26]

Hi Adrian,
Excellent potrait of this big cat. So sad to hear that this wonderful creature may extinct from the wild within 20 years. Very well done.
JC

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• manyee (19726)
• [2006-08-03 3:25]

Hi Adrian,
A beautiful capture. Love that look and body language! Wow!
I particularly appreciate your look. Yesterday I was at an animal park and had the privilege to watch a 5 month-old cheetah cub run and play in an enclosure. It was an amazing experience.
It would be tragic if this beautiful animal should become extinct.
TFS this very well executed portrait. : )

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• scottevers7 (12259)
• [2006-08-03 7:33]

Hi Adrian,
EXCELLENT! If that is not a look of intensity I don't know what one is.
Beautiful colors and fine detail in this shot. Overall composition and framing look great. Perfect OOF backround. Nice work my friend!
Scott

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• liquidsunshine (11488)
• [2006-08-03 16:09]

I really like this shot a lot Adrian,
If I had more room in my favs, this would be in straight away.
The details are nice, clear and sharp. I love the eye contact here.
Good colours, lighting and exposure. The POV is fantastic, and the BG looks very natural.
Well composed and nicely framed.
Thanks for posting, have a great end to the week.

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• Graal (5002)
• [2006-08-04 2:26]

Hi Adrian,
good portrait, nice composition, natural colours and contrast. I like the DOF also. Well donephoto.
Gr., Aleksander

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• Alex99 (14679)
• [2006-08-04 5:03]

Hi Adrain.

The cheetah is my most favourite animal since the childhood. I still then read about it much and till now I watch its destiny. It was very pleasant to see its photo in such brilliant execution.

Excellent colour palette, composition and very deeply and thoughtful look of cheetah.

Great job and TFS,
Alexei.

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• flagman (2381)
• [2006-08-04 5:22]

Great photo
Great note
>sigh<

Well done

Andy

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• thistle (9152)
• [2006-08-04 6:37]

Hello Adrian,
Lovely shot! Cats seems to be born to be models and you know how to use it!
I very much like cheetahs and this one looks great too. He seem to be in not the best mood but his eyes are striking. I like everything about this picture though a little more Sun would probably made it even better.
Excellent work!

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• mrcrow (2996)
• [2006-08-04 11:54]

i do like this one better..its for me this one..
cool shot and personality wise more the animal..
dont really think animals see us as cuddly toys.
god bless and enjoy your weekend as well
i am off to harpurhey and the maranatha weekend seminars..
geof

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• TAZ (10918)
• [2006-08-04 12:18]

Another great portrait here ! I don't like how he looks at me ;-) Exposure, sharpness, DOF and BG are very good. Bravo again Adrian.

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• liziafa (1231)
• [2006-08-05 4:47]

Hi Adrian,
Amazing photo,
Excellent composition, colors and details.
Well done and good job!
TFS Malgosia

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• wishnugaruda (13860)
• [2006-08-05 5:51]

Hi Adrian,
that's wonderful, I love those big cats, an impressive shot with excellent sharpness, thanks and have a nice weekend
Sabine - wishnugaruda

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• wkshelton (5492)
• [2006-08-05 8:22]

Excllent colors, Bg, POV Details are crisp, excellent details POV Great work, TFS Kyle

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• thor68 (4597)
• [2006-08-05 9:15]

"don´t make me angry, you wouldn´t like me when i´m angry." *g*
excellent portrait, adrian! :-)
great composition and terrific eye-contact, excellent mean-looking pose and superb details.
well seen & captured, thorsten.

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• Silke (5398)
• [2006-08-07 3:53]

Hello Adrian
This is a super capture -- looks like you've captured serious CATittude here. Superb sharpness, lovely BG, perfect colours and outstanding composition
TFS
Silke

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• janhendrik (2384)
• [2006-08-07 11:34]

Hi Adrian,

This is a superb portrait shot of this cheetah. I like it very much. Well done.

Jan-Hendrik

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• Dando (3052)
• [2006-08-09 8:41]

Hi Adrian, excellent work my friend. I love the natural tones and that stare, that says I will hunt you down and eat you, is magnificent. Details, colours, POV and exposure are perfect. A beautiful shot of a beautiful cat, very well done and TFS.
Dean.

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• Xplorator (7612)
• [2006-08-10 2:03]

Superbe feline, regardless he wasnt in the best of moods, rather spooked. TFS

THE CRITIQUE SCALE
Composition & POV : 10
Sharpness & DOF : 10
Light & color: 9
Creativity & Originality: 10

Best regards,
Xplorator (Radu F.)

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• osse (7745)
• [2006-08-12 6:35]

Hi Adrian
Be careful he have seen you.Ore is he giving you a pose. Great portrait shot. Great colours, light, sharpnes, details and POV.
Well done my friend

osse

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• RAP (7405)
• [2006-08-13 7:13]

Impresionante retrato de este maravilloso felino Adrian.
La belleza de su pelaje, muestra también el nivel de mimetismo que tiene con su entorno.
La expresión captada, los detalles y nitidez permite ver hasta sus bigotes, además de su penetrante mirada.
Gracias por compartirla con nosotros.
Cordiales saludos... Ricardo

Impressive portrait of this wonderful feline Adrian.
The beauty of its coat, also shows the level of mimicry that has with their environment.
The captured expression, the details and clarity allows to see until their mustaches, besides their penetrating glance. Thank you for sharing with us.
Cordial greetings... Ricardo

... tomorrow

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• vhemmati (407)
• [2006-08-16 14:12]
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Hi,

Can't get enough of your beautiful works, certainly as inspiration for me. The pose, the plane of focus, the light control, everything is perfect in this shot.

TFS

-Varahram

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• coasties (27512)
• [2006-08-17 13:26]

Hi Adrian

Wow... a beautiful face with a mean expression. Excellent camera work. :-)

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• hekcik (1823)
• [2006-08-21 6:59]

Hello Adrian,

Amazing shot! Very good composed, great detail, seems that we are same to the foot of it...! Well done!

TFS :-)
Norbert

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• sily (1859)
• [2006-08-26 6:03]

Hi catlover!
I'll add this to my colection of the most beautiful cat views,These are acctually my favourite animals, and I always find only a photo from distance because they are so hard to catch up close like here,so thank you very much!

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• loot (9137)
• [2006-12-31 1:58]
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Hi Adrian

So what happened to you my friend? Did the rat race caught hold of you or did you move on to greener pastures? I see you have not posted any new photos since end September. Although I do notice that you pop in to contribute this and that on the ‘Forum’ and then you also make a couple of quick hit critiques, but we (I) miss your masterful postings of the assortment of felines, raptors, and various other animals you used to post.

I rest my case for the beauty of this shot. Technically, artistically, aesthetically it is perfect. That drop dead penetrating stare is absolutely magnificent. Did you dangle a rabbit in front of his face to get this reaction or is it just your ‘good looks’ that caught his attention. The colours are stunningly natural, and the details, BG, and exposure are all spot-on.

Very good work my friend and TFS.
Regards
Loot

PS. Keep well and may you and you loved ones have a wonderful and fulfililng 2007, on or off TN.

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• Watershed (289)
• [2007-02-18 6:30]

Hi Adrian,
Thanks for this amazing capture! I really love it. The composition and POV are perfect and it's the same for the colours and details. Thanks for the beautifull shot of my favorite big cat :D
Stéph

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• Miss_Piggy (3231)
• [2008-05-19 1:49]

Hallo Adrian
This just remains a beautifully created animal. The markings and patterns on the face are just amazing and you have captured this one with great clarity. The hypnotized stare is really something special and the intense look on its face is fabulous. A very nice frame filling portrait shot on this Cheetah. Superb detail and colours in the exposure. Thanks for sharing.
Kind regards.
Anna