Pantanal cat

Juano

black mamba

Good shot, buddy, I really like the conversion work. As a lifelong lover of cats, I'm fairly shocked that I didn't know of this one. I'll have to fire up the internet search.

Juano

@black mamba said:
Good shot, buddy, I really like the conversion work. As a lifelong lover of cats, I'm fairly shocked that I didn't know of this one. I'll have to fire up the internet search.

Thanks Tom, These are jaguars in the Brazilian Pantanal. Incredible ecosystem.

El Gato

Excellent image! Just looking at your image I swear that if I were to touch it, I would feel the texture of the cat's fur. Wonderfully done and presented!

willard3

Well done, Cristóbal.

Great textures in the conversion.

Juano

@El Gato said:
Excellent image! Just looking at your image I swear that if I were to touch it, I would feel the texture of the cat's fur. Wonderfully done and presented!

@willard3 said:
Well done, Cristóbal.

Great textures in the conversion.

Thanks guys. The jaguar had been swimming in the river just before the shot. This in the Encontro das Águas state park in the Pantanal. Here is a link to google maps

https://www.google.com/maps/place/Parque+Estadual+Encontro+das+Águas,+Brazil/@-17.1184233,-56.688607,17z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x938373dbd3d90af3:0xb3e43bf947a1c635

Stumblebum

For me bg is way too bright and way too busy. Subject is almost lost. Maybe that was the intention? if not, I would explore super tight crop and try to calm down leftover bg. Cheers Cristobal!

torags

Good work Cristobal

The contrast screams... (also beautiful cat.. )

Juano

@Stumblebum said:
For me bg is way too bright and way too busy. Subject is almost lost. Maybe that was the intention? if not, I would explore super tight crop and try to calm down leftover bg. Cheers Cristobal!

Thanks Taz, I agree. It is already a tight crop with reduced clarity in the bg. I will attempt some further toning down.

@torags said:
Good work Cristobal

The contrast screams... (also beautiful cat.. )

Thanks!

Juano

How about this Taz, That is as much as I could smooth the background.

Stumblebum

Wow man I didn't think it would improve that much! The kitty is practically jumping out of my screen now.....bg most certainly has retreated and that is wonderful!

Juano

Thanks for the suggestion!

El Gato

Cristóbal....

Still stunning! Nice work on the bg.

Juano

@El Gato said:
Cristóbal....

Still stunning! Nice work on the bg.

Thanks!