Snow leopard cub

Gallery: POP PhotosPosted September 7, 2015128 views4 comments

The snow leopard cubs at the Miller Park Zoo are about 3 months old, and are being taken out of their enclosure and let run around before zoo visitors enter. I found it challenging to photograph the 2 cubs as they were very active and kept going in and out of the sun and shadows. Used a higher ISO because of the light situation. Their reflexes were much faster than mine.

Canon T6i

1/160 @ F- 6.3 ISO 800

Sigma 18-250mm OS @ 128mm HH

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4 comments

Comment posted by Jerry Marella on September 7, 2015 at 4:16 PM

Sharp focus on this cub, John. the OOF body in the background sets the sharp profile off nicely. The green grass gives it a sense of wild even though it's a zoo animal. Well done.

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Comment posted by Harley Goldman on September 8, 2015 at 12:15 PM

Very well done! Great expression, nice DofF, too.

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Comment posted by Anil Rao on September 10, 2015 at 1:11 AM

What a lovely portrait of this beautiful creature. The intense gaze is quite hynotic.

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Comment posted by Preston Birdwell on September 20, 2015 at 3:35 PM

This is a fine portrait of a wonderful creature. The light and the sharpness of his/her face is really nice, and spot-on.

--P

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