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Lonely Persian Leopard...

Postby fozzie on Wed Aug 15, 2007 7:57 pm

I have been trying for some while to get a decent shot of this 'BIG CAT'. This afternoon I believe I have been successful.

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Postby Louie on Wed Aug 15, 2007 8:07 pm

Very nice, worth the wait.
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Postby stubbsy on Wed Aug 15, 2007 8:15 pm

That's a great shot - one worth the wait I suspect. Sharp and great eye contact with no obvious interfering glass or wire
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Postby Big V on Wed Aug 15, 2007 8:35 pm

Well done Fozzie, well done.
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Postby adamj123 on Wed Aug 15, 2007 9:55 pm

Amazing! Leopards are one of my favorite animals! Where was this taken?
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Re: Lonely Persian Leopard...

Postby Greg B on Wed Aug 15, 2007 9:56 pm

fozzie wrote:I have been trying for some while to get a decent shot of this 'BIG CAT'. This afternoon I believe I have been successful.


You most certainly have, great shot foz. Well done. What a magnificent creature.
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Postby fozzie on Wed Aug 15, 2007 10:01 pm

damj123 - shot was taken at Adelaide Zoo.

adamj123 wrote:Amazing! Leopards are one of my favorite animals! Where was this taken?


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Postby marcotrov on Wed Aug 15, 2007 10:05 pm

Great shot Fozzie. Vibrant colour, piercing eye contact and sharp.
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Postby radar on Wed Aug 15, 2007 10:29 pm

It looks hungry :chook:

Well done fozzie, great capture. I'll have to get myself to Taronga Zoo and check out the big cats in Sydney.

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Postby DanielA on Wed Aug 15, 2007 10:54 pm

Nice sharp, bright shot Fozzie.

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Postby MarkW on Thu Aug 16, 2007 3:21 pm

Great bit of work fozzie

One of the secret of working with big cats is to bring a lure along with you. Young children or old and with a pronounced limp work the best. Always head for the big cats first up as soon as the zoo opens before they are fed and get bored with people looking at them.

I did a behind the scenes tour at Dubbo as I would do at any zoo I was near and at the lion night cages, the two females couldn't keep their eyes off the children playing ball until this old couple came up with the elderly gentleman on crutches. It was pure "hello breakfast". Its a shame that the night cages are double wired which prevented any decent shots as you cant focus out both sets of wire.
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Postby Finch on Thu Aug 16, 2007 5:53 pm

Nice work, Fozzie!
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Postby DebT on Mon Sep 03, 2007 7:54 pm

A very very nice shot .. in a very challenging situation
What the team may not realise is this leopard (Adelaide zoo) lives in a horrible old cage with thick black grid wire with missing paint and lots of reflection, lots of uneven shade in the enclosure, she never keeps still, rarely looks at the camera and is right in the back of the enclusure .
You really should be proud of this shot ! something I will aim to do this well

Personally I love it cropped to just the head shot
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Postby fozzie on Fri Sep 07, 2007 9:16 pm

DebT - ask requested.

DebT wrote: Personally I love it cropped to just the head shot
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Now for crop version of your Macaw :)

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Postby Bluebell on Fri Sep 07, 2007 10:02 pm

The cropped version works for me :D Brilliant.
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Postby blacknstormy on Fri Sep 07, 2007 10:07 pm

Fozzie - congrats on a bloody great shot - I prefer the cropped version, but still love both :)
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Postby sirhc55 on Fri Sep 07, 2007 10:20 pm

The crop makes this into a certainty for a wall hanging - Love it Foz :)
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Postby BBJ on Sat Sep 08, 2007 1:16 am

Mate love the shot now you will have that many pics before i get up there to check it out,anyhow well done mate great shot.
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Postby Chad on Sat Sep 08, 2007 1:28 am

WOW. The crop really shows some 'intent'. Very nice capture.
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Postby robw25 on Sat Sep 08, 2007 7:30 am

fozzie
ya bastard, love the cropped one, one day i'll come up and get some tips off ya

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Postby DebT on Sat Sep 08, 2007 9:03 am

Fozzie ,
Stunning crop- you can almost feel how soft the fur is and the eyes are a real stand out PS Macaw crop on the way
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