Pantanal Jaguar

Gallery: WildlifePosted February 12, 2016127 views6 comments

Here's another shot of the older, big male Jaguar we photographed a few times on our Brazil tour. As I said in the previous post he is blind in his right eye but still hunts well. At this point he had gotten up from the shade and sat seemingly posing for us photographers on the riverbank before setting off on his evening hunt.
Canon 5D3 500F4 1/400 F4, iso 1600

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6 comments

Comment posted by William Bickle on February 12, 2016 at 9:45 PM

Hello Nate.... A Seasoned guy....has so much character...the first thing I see is his tongue , which adds to the capture! I think the bright top right yellow , could be toned down some , so not to distract. and the top of his head., that could also be toned down a small amount.
Great to see , he is obviously not under much human pressure here !

Thanks for sharing...

Bill
www.billbickle.com

Registered on June 13, 2011, 183 Posts, 1702 Comments

Comment posted by Ken Watkins on February 13, 2016 at 1:52 AM

Nate,
I can only agree with Bills comments.
What a character!

Registered on December 15, 2010, 1537 Posts, 4877 Comments

Comment posted by Lon Sharp on February 13, 2016 at 12:08 PM

Excellent work and great perspective. If mine, I would darken the background bright spot just over his head.

Registered on December 9, 2007, 258 Posts, 9892 Comments

Comment posted by Jim Zablotny on February 13, 2016 at 1:06 PM

Hi Nate,

This guy has a lot of character--tough and well seasoned for survival. I would darken the light spots in the Bg as my only suggested edit........................Jim

Registered on January 17, 2004, 705 Posts, 3594 Comments

Comment posted by Hisham Atallah on February 13, 2016 at 1:14 PM

Love the low angle and background. A good story of survival against the odds.

Cheers,

Hisham.

Registered on November 5, 2014, 121 Posts, 352 Comments

Comment posted by Morkel Erasmus on February 16, 2016 at 5:20 PM

It's a dream of mine to see these guys do their thing in Pantanal.
Nice image and the blind eye really adds some character to this dude. Cool shooting angle thanks to the boat as well/

Registered on March 22, 2011, 385 Posts, 2068 Comments