I love the dynamism of this shot, but I personally think that removing the backdrop detracts from its impact. To me, it starts to resemble a digital effect, and while it may appeal to many, I feel it transforms a fairly good natural image into something akin to digital art. In my view, it would have been the perfect shot if the zebra behind the two in front wasn’t present. It’s one of those images that has a lot going for it, but unfortunately, the circumstances weren’t ideal. Removing the backdrop doesn’t quite achieve that ‘perfect shot’ effect.
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I do appreciate that you’ve omitted the watermark this time around. I found that in your initial post, it was quite distracting and the font type didn’t quite match the photo.

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