Safari, C&C welcome

[Adour]

Hello again all,

After over 700 pictures at the Safari park today here are 4 of the best. Would really appreciate some C&C, but otherwise just hope you enjoy them.

LJ

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http://www.smugmug.com/photos/426972944_yoqov-L.jpg

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[DReali]

I love #3, brilliant! 1 is good but it may have been better if you hadn't cut off the legs, however without a direct comparison i can't be certain of that. I really like the background in 2 but its a shame the leopard is facing away from you, maybe you could brighten its face. 4 would be good if iit weren't for the unfortunate positioning of the animal in the foreground, you got "mooned".

 

[jv08]

The fourth one is my favorite.

 

[Adour]

Thank you, I actually never got the legs fo #1, I cropped it to move the focused Flamingo away from the center (poor initial composition from me).

I was lucky with the cheetah, and have a whole sequence of him, I posted that one because of the movement and the feeling of his camoflauge working, but maybe one of these is better regrding his face:

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I thought the same about #4 but it is good to know that being mooned is an unfortunate distraction for a photograph.

Thank you again for your comments they are very welcome!

LJ