Lynx (captive)

Posted by Bart Breet on Thu Mar 11, 2004 4:36 pm

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Photographed at Ranua Wildlife Park, Finland.
Thanks to our guide we were allowed in the large lynx enclosures, but getting a shot without a fence in the BG proved to be a challenge.

Canon 10D, 500/4L IS, Gitzo 1325+1380, 1/500 @ f/5.6, ISO 200

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by Tom Bentley on Thu Mar 11, 2004 4:39 pm

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This is an awesome shot. I love the snow falling on him.

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by E.J. Peiker on Thu Mar 11, 2004 4:42 pm

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Awesome shot of a beautiful cat - just wish the watermark wasn't so prominent.

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by Noel on Thu Mar 11, 2004 5:59 pm

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Just beautiful, perfectly framed and tack sharp. Snow seems to go well with fuzzy cats.

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by Dennis Olivero on Thu Mar 11, 2004 6:33 pm

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Classic winter Lynx picture.. Thanks for contributing

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by NDCheryl on Thu Mar 11, 2004 7:12 pm

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Well done Bart. Beautiful cat with excellent detail. The snow puts it over the top.

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by Dave Zawalski on Thu Mar 11, 2004 10:48 pm

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fantastic! everything works on this one to me. snow really adds to it and composition is excellent.

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by Wayne Ellis on Fri Mar 12, 2004 1:56 am

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Well done Bart

Comments and reposts welcome

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by Phil Shaw on Fri Mar 12, 2004 2:42 am

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Excellent image Bart. You caught a good, attentive posture in the subject, and I particularly like the way you've rendered the fur; I would be interested in learning what sharpening technique you applied for posting.

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by Scott A. Flaherty on Fri Mar 12, 2004 8:35 am

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An excellent shot!

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by Tim Grams on Fri Mar 12, 2004 10:12 am

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That's excellent! The snow really makes the shot- not to mention the wonderful pose. Great job keeping any distracting elements out of the frame.

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by Bart Breet on Fri Mar 12, 2004 11:36 am

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Phil Shaw wrote: I would be interested in learning what sharpening technique you applied for posting.

Thanks for the comment Phil! I applied USM (100/0.2/0) about 5 times, then used the Creative Sharpener Brush (medium edges 2) of PK Sharpener on the face of the cat, and finally I used the fade tool and set the opacity to 50%.

I think PK sharpener is a fantastic sharpening tool for printing, but I haven't been able to get good results for web images. What do you think about this?

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by Phil Shaw on Sat Mar 13, 2004 3:20 am

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Bart Breet wrote:

I think PK sharpener is a fantastic sharpening tool for printing, but I haven't been able to get good results for web images. What do you think about this?

This is exactly my experience with PK sharpener. I tend to use the Capture Sharpener at the start of my workflow, but tend now to omit the Creative Sharpener, which often oversharpens fur. The Output sharpeners also seem to over sharpen and generate a lighter tone in images for web posting.

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