Bobcat @ Topeka Zoo

Gallery: Man & FaunaPosted July 10, 2017105 views4 comments

This bobcat was rescued by the zoo in Topeka. He was actually someone’s pet. he’s very shy and hides in his den. I had a very hard time trying to get a shot of him through the wire cage.
Canon 6D w/70-200mm 2.8 lens
1/500 sec
f/2.8
ISO 3200
182mm
handheld

Comments

4 comments

Comment posted by Don Young on July 10, 2017 at 6:28 PM

Scott, it looks like you did a good job of luring the cat out. I think the light area in the upper right and lower left are a bit distracting. You might try to clone or crop them out and see how it looks.

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Comment posted by Jim Zablotny on July 10, 2017 at 6:33 PM

Hi Scott,

Crop out the light area at the bottom and you will have a very nice comp. Bobcats do not make great pets and are best left in the wild. This one tells a story and your photo provides documentation and a unique perspective on an animal that wiull never get released back into the wild,.............................Jim

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Comment posted by Allen Brooks on July 11, 2017 at 7:29 PM

This is a very nice look at the Bobcat. You might consider a tight crop to make this more of a portrait shot. Also, you could try to increase the contrast in the Bobcat with a levels layer or trying the dehaze in RAW.

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Comment posted by Scott Wilson on July 11, 2017 at 7:43 PM

Suggestions noted...
I like it.

Registered on June 14, 2017, 39 Posts, 73 Comments