Motif: Beauty and Power

Posted by Carol Clarke on Mon Mar 08, 2004 7:26 am

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Amur Tiger

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Big cats are very special. I never tire of photographing them.

All comments and critiques always welcome and appreciated and thanks for looking.

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by apana on Mon Mar 08, 2004 8:27 am

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This lad is magnificent!!!

Big cats are very special. I never tire of photographing them.

I can see why!

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by E.J. Peiker on Mon Mar 08, 2004 10:05 am

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The perspective is what amazes me here. Not only were you close but below the tiger - looks like he could jump right down on you.

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by AForns on Mon Mar 08, 2004 10:30 am

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They are very special indeed. Carol I can stare a him for ever what an expression.

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by Harvey Edelman on Mon Mar 08, 2004 10:35 am

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by Dave Zawalski on Mon Mar 08, 2004 11:44 am

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great look..I too like the vantage point you got here Carol. the looking down pose is striking. wonderful details throughout. I aslo like it with a small crop from the bottom (to remove line of straight edge rock and paw) making it just a head and shoulders shot. well done.

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by NDCheryl on Mon Mar 08, 2004 12:57 pm

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Great shot Carol. The lower shooting angle is wonderful and helps emphasize the majestic appearance of this animal. Thanks for sharing. I too never tire of shooting the cats-big or small.

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by scubastu on Mon Mar 08, 2004 2:42 pm

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great shot!

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by Tim Grams on Mon Mar 08, 2004 4:40 pm

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Beautiful shot, Carol. The perspective really adds to the photo. Its a bit tight by the left ear.

Is this cropped significantly? There's more digital artifacts/pixelation than in your other posts.

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by Dennis Olivero on Mon Mar 08, 2004 4:44 pm

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Nice work Carol.. Excellent use of natural light and even the dark side has enough light to make the picture successful. Must have been looking at something reflective, because there is even a catch light in the right eye. I like the upward angle, gives a sense of power.. Thanks for posting..

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by Steve Sage on Mon Mar 08, 2004 11:37 pm

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A beauty Carol!

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by Carol Clarke on Tue Mar 09, 2004 4:02 am

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Tim Grams wrote:Beautiful shot, Carol. The perspective really adds to the photo. Its a bit tight by the left ear.

Is this cropped significantly? There's more digital artifacts/pixelation than in your other posts.

Thanks Tim, no this isn't much of a crop, pretty much full frame but I did clone out a branch behind him and if you're seeing things then maybe I didn't do it too well!!

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by Noel on Tue Mar 09, 2004 1:35 pm

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What a gorgeous animal! Nicely captured!

Did you blur the background any digitally? I ask because the edge of his ear on the left seems a trifle odd.

Edit: I see now from reading the thread that you did some cloning.

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