On a Mission

Gallery: WildlifePosted March 2, 2014489 views12 comments

Red lowland bobcat, Yellowstone National Park, WY. Canon 5D3. 400 f/5.4. f/8. 1/500 s. See Larger Photo for best detail

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12 comments

Comment posted by Paul Breitkreuz on March 2, 2014 at 5:48 PM

Gorgeous capture of this very stealth looking hunter, Doug. The cat coloring and details, as well as the snow texture are perfect in every-way. Nicely captured scene.

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Comment posted by Peter Cross on March 2, 2014 at 8:00 PM

Nice catch Doug. Beautiful cat out in the open in fresh snow and good light. You really took advantage of it. He certainly looks like he's on a mission. Colors and detail are very nice. A keeper.

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Comment posted by Martin Dunn on March 3, 2014 at 7:19 AM

terrific shot of a cat I've never seen. Great pose and great detail. Good exposure of the subject and the snow.

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Comment posted by Gary Gulash on March 3, 2014 at 10:48 AM

Excellent close-up look at a wild bobcat in winter habitat. I like that focused gaze and tensed body posture, the elongated body makes for a dynamic diagonal in the composition.

The facial details look good, however I wonder if this might be just a little over sharpened - the fur and flying snow has a slight "crunchy" appearance that sometimes comes with sharpening. Is this a crop Doug? I'm always on the lookout for Lynx on my photo trips but rarely see them, so congratulations on photographing this elusive animal.

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Comment posted by Doug Roane on March 3, 2014 at 11:04 AM

Thanks folks! Thanks Gary - this image is cropped down by about 30%. I agree that the larger version does look a little oversharpened, though the standard size version looks ok to me. Thanks for the input!

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Comment posted by Gary Gulash on March 3, 2014 at 11:43 AM

Thanks Doug. Yes, I was referring mostly to the larger version regarding the sharpening. I was wondering about the crop as sometimes I find that large crops seem to easily "appear" as if they are over sharpened.

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Comment posted by Rick Cloran on March 3, 2014 at 3:20 PM

Super shot.

No nits from me on this one. What section of the park?

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Comment posted by Doug Roane on March 3, 2014 at 5:20 PM

Thanks Rick. This was on the west side of the park, along the Madison River

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Comment posted by Jerry Austin on March 3, 2014 at 5:52 PM

This is really nice. Tack sharp and the exposure is spot on. Very well done.

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Comment posted by Morkel Erasmus on March 4, 2014 at 10:15 AM

Lovely shot - like the diagonal walking line and the sneaky gaze!

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Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on March 6, 2014 at 8:59 AM

Nice capture...I am a bit envious as I have only seen one in the wild my entire life.

I don't think you could ask for a better scene, the snow really makes him pop. I also like the diagonal comp on this. Nicely done.

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Comment posted by Ashleigh Scully on March 6, 2014 at 7:44 PM

HI - wow so lucky! This is beautiful and I love the angled composition of the bobcat, too. He has such a focused stare also. Congratulations!

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