Snowy Sleeps in the Shade

I changed my approach on how I import raw for this shot, I did a lot of research of UFRaw and realised that apart from the fact it does not have sharpness in it, it does everything else fantastic.

So for this shot I used more of UFRaw's abilities, exported as tiff and then in gimp I did a linear resize and a gentle USM over the whole image. Its slightly cropped to make it 10x8, but its framed exactly how I took it.

I decided on B&W becuase in colour the green Irish grash looks weird next to the snow lepard and dominates the scene. The big cat is what I want people to see not the grass.

Full size version is here and easier to see the details with.

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I'm not a B&W expert by any means, but it took me a while to find the leopard. I think your background is too bright, and it dominates the scene even in B&W. Try using the channel mixer to determine what should be dark and what should be light. I also think you're going to need to do some dodging on your leopard to make her stand out more.

hmmm if thats true, i'm starting to think my main monitor might be too bright cause I can see the cat and the details on the stones behind, and black is still very much black and not grey.

I'll try it after I check this image out on the next 3 pc's i can find.

KarlosDaJackal wrote in post #6044651
hmmm if thats true, i'm starting to think my main monitor might be too bright cause I can see the cat and the details on the stones behind, and black is still very much black and not grey.

I'll try it after I check this image out on the next 3 pc's i can find.

I think I wasn't clear. I can see the leopard, as well as detail in the rock behind it. It's the bright foreground rocks and grass that keep my eye from seeking the leopard out. They keep my eye in the "L" shape around the top and right hand side of the image. I think making the leopard the highlight in the image would draw attention to it better.

LeuceDeuce wrote in post #6044785
I think I wasn't clear. I can see the leopard, as well as detail in the rock behind it. It's the bright foreground rocks and grass that keep my eye from seeking the leopard out. They keep my eye in the "L" shape around the top and right hand side of the image. I think making the leopard the highlight in the image would draw attention to it better.

Ah ok, i get you now, forgive me its been a long monday