Motif: Siberian

Posted by Mark on Tue Mar 09, 2004 7:29 pm

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Siberian Tiger (captive), Detroit Zoo, MI
Nikon D2H, 500 mm f4 AFS, 1.4X, ISO200

To contribute to the motif this week, this was from a shoot earlier this winter and ended up being one of my favorites from the day.

Hammer away!

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by NDCheryl on Tue Mar 09, 2004 10:40 pm

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Unique perspective Mark. I have come back to this several times before commenting because i was trying to decide what it is that doesn't quite work for me and I think it is the crop. For my personal taste, I like a tighter crop near the head as a vertical or almost a square. I like the angle the head is turned at as it looks very 3D and the colors and detail are wonderful. Thanks for posting to the motif.

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by Harvey Edelman on Tue Mar 09, 2004 10:57 pm

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Nice rendering of this cat. I think posted a bit larger it would be more impactful.

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by E.J. Peiker on Tue Mar 09, 2004 11:01 pm

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Gorgeous photo of a gorgeous creature!

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by Dennis Olivero on Wed Mar 10, 2004 12:28 am

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Another fine motif contribution. Thanks for posting here Mark.. I like the intense stare.. Beautiful subject..

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by DC on Wed Mar 10, 2004 5:37 am

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I like it, but agree with Cheryl, something's not quite right. I think it's the "awkward" crop. But as I say I do like. It's a beautiful cat

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by Steve Sage on Wed Mar 10, 2004 11:08 am

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I haven't seen a Detroit tiger look this good in a long time!

Nice shot.

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by Noel on Wed Mar 10, 2004 1:44 pm

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My first thought is that I like that you've filled the whole frame with the animal. That and the pose give this a "very large cat" feel.

Am I the only one who secretly wishes I could reach out and pet their heads? Thank god for housecats on which I can expend that urge, or I'd probably be a paraplegic!

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