Jaguar Stalking

Gallery: WildlifePosted November 20, 2015190 views8 comments

Another shot from our Pantanal, Brazil tour. This male Jaguar was stalking caiman along the riverbank.
Canon 5D3 500F4 1/1250 F5.6, Av mode, evaluative metering -0.3, iso 1600, handheld from boat.

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Comment posted by Cay-Uwe Kulzer on November 21, 2015 at 5:34 AM

Nate,

you manage to get a very nice setup of this jaguar, the light, the stare of the jaguar and its concentration is great. I just feel that the jaguar itself is a bit too much sharpen.

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Comment posted by Nate Chappell on November 21, 2015 at 9:03 AM

Thanks Cay-Uwe. After downsizing I selectively sharpened with amount 130 and radius 0.1 in smart sharpen. This is my typical setting and much lower than what I have seen many photographers use. Perhaps the Jaguar being wet causes it to look more sharpened than normal.

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Comment posted by Lon Sharp on November 21, 2015 at 11:15 AM

The pose is wonderful. I really like the mood established by the drama of warm but contrasty lighting for beautiful effect.

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Comment posted by Jagdeep Rajput on November 21, 2015 at 11:52 AM

Great pose n low POV!
I may prefer to blur the hanging branch over the Jaguar..
Jagdeep Rajput

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Comment posted by Katie Jones on November 21, 2015 at 12:49 PM

I love the light catching the eye and pose of of the jaguar. Perhaps it's my monitor calibration, but the green of the foliage seems a little over-saturated? Or perhaps that's just the way it looked? Very nice click!

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Comment posted by Cay-Uwe Kulzer on November 21, 2015 at 1:16 PM

Nate,

thanks for the clarification that the jaguar was wet, which explains my feeling of over sharpness devil

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Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on November 21, 2015 at 8:31 PM

Really love the pose here Nate. Not sue I have seen too many images of them stalking prey. Very cool!

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Comment posted by Richard Teller on November 22, 2015 at 9:55 AM

Really sweet light and great action pose. It tells the story because I knew what was happening as soon as I saw the image. Great shot.

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