Bobcat licking his chops

Gallery: WildlifePosted December 11, 20072,520 views17 comments

Another shot of the bobcat I posted a few days. I took these shots near my sister's house in NW Colorado near Meeker. I took a few dozen shots, several different poses. In this one he is looking back at the magpies and ravens that came in to take their turn eating on the deer carcass.

I cropped the image, increased the contrast, did a little sharpening and saved for web.

Thank you all for the comments and suggestions on the previous bobcat photo. I tried to use your suggestions on this one. The ear tufts are not against the dark background, I increased the contrast and there is more room under the cat. Please let me know how I did.

Thanks for looking,
Dona Hilkey
Meeker, Colorado

Aperture priority, metering mode pattern, ISO 400, F/7.1 Focal length 700 mm

Canon 40D, Canon 500 F4 IS lens with 1.4X handheld or on beanbag from vehicle window.

Comments

17 comments

Comment posted by Cay-Uwe Kulzer on December 12, 2007 at 3:02 AM

Dona,

another nice image of the bobcat. The framing and composition is well done, not too tight, and with a good portion of free space / room to look at...

Registered on January 27, 2004, 494 Posts, 4021 Comments

Comment posted by Christine Adams on December 12, 2007 at 7:55 AM

Hi Dona! I like this shot even better than the other!! The habitat is very complimentary to the cat. Although I do think it appears to be a bit soft. The tongue just makes the shot too.

Registered on January 24, 2006, 119 Posts, 1871 Comments

Comment posted by Carol Hyman on December 12, 2007 at 5:25 PM

Dona, I'm sitting here howling. This is such a great capture. The cat licking is chops is grand!

Yes, I agree with Chris, I think the image is just a tad soft but not much.

Well done.

Carol

Registered on January 18, 2007, 597 Posts, 8062 Comments

Comment posted by Cheyenne Howell on December 12, 2007 at 7:50 PM

Dona, I really like this. It has sharpness, colour, composition and interest. Wish it were mine.

Registered on March 20, 2007, 190 Posts, 678 Comments

Comment posted by Richard & Gail Buq on December 12, 2007 at 10:20 PM

Any image captured of a bobcat is a real prize. You did a very nice job on this image. It is clearly seen that this cat is at ease. A very natural pose. Nicely done.

Richard Buquoi
Georgetown, TX

Registered on December 18, 2005, 151 Posts, 811 Comments

Comment posted by Mark Blount on December 13, 2007 at 6:11 AM

Dona,
Without a doubt spotted cats are my favorite animals. This post and the previous post of this cat is superb. I wish I could get the bobcats around here to cooperate a little more for photos. Very well done.

Registered on October 14, 2007, 58 Posts, 535 Comments

Comment posted by Josh Anderson on December 13, 2007 at 9:35 AM

Another excellent image Dona.

BTW, how much did you crop?

Registered on June 2, 2005, 493 Posts, 2996 Comments

Comment posted by Richard Olsen on December 13, 2007 at 4:32 PM

I like it!!

Never had one of these in the view finder
Congrats on an excellent photo and find!!

Registered on October 19, 2006, 306 Posts, 1571 Comments

Comment posted by Dona Hilkey on December 13, 2007 at 9:18 PM

Thanks to everyone who looked at my bobcat photos and especially those who commented on them.

Carol and Chris, I believe the image may not be perfectly sharp as you both said but I cannot see any softness myself. I've looked at it on three different monitors and it seems sharp to me, what am I missing? I don't know why I am not seeing the lack of sharpness. Could you give me detailed suggestions? What part of the image is not sharp to you? How much and what kind of sharpening would you use on this image? Hope I am not asking too many questions, I am always looking for ways to improve my image.
Thank you..

Registered on January 29, 2006, 22 Posts, 359 Comments

Comment posted by Vincent Grafhorst on December 14, 2007 at 1:04 PM

Hi Donna, great capture of an interesting cat. On a small jpeg like this it is extremely difficult to judge whether an image is really sharp or not. You have the original file, if you view it at 100 or 200% around the eyes and it is pin sharp than the only problem is the sharpening of the posted jpeg.

Registered on February 24, 2006, 504 Posts, 7203 Comments

Comment posted by Carol Hyman on December 17, 2007 at 9:21 PM

Congratulations on the EP, Dona.

Looks like you and that new camera are making it to the big time ;^)

Way to go.

Carol

Registered on January 18, 2007, 597 Posts, 8062 Comments

Comment posted by Charlie VanTassel on December 18, 2007 at 1:28 AM

This is a great shot, Dona. I find it impossible to even see these cats, even though they are all around here. I just get small glimpses of them running away. Very nice.

Registered on October 18, 2006, 644 Posts, 4801 Comments

Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on December 19, 2007 at 11:32 PM

Really excellent!
Sandy r

Registered on November 24, 2003, 3937 Posts, 12909 Comments

Comment posted by Peter Delaney on December 22, 2007 at 3:54 AM

lovely image

Registered on October 27, 2007, 57 Posts, 101 Comments

Comment posted by Jim DeWitt on January 11, 2008 at 8:11 PM

Superb, Dona, well-deserving of the EP.

Registered on August 28, 2006, 1240 Posts, 8506 Comments

Comment posted by Lisa Cuchara on January 11, 2008 at 10:25 PM

This is spectacular! I love the cat and the background and the placement of his ears but to have it licking its chops -- wow! Lighting is perfect! Wow!

Registered on May 10, 2006, 52 Posts, 48 Comments

Comment posted by Darren Colello on October 30, 2009 at 2:20 PM

This is a really cool image. Terrific encounter!

Registered on July 27, 2009, 175 Posts, 1100 Comments