Brenda Fishbaugh, QPSA
About the Image(s)
Canon 7D Mark II Canon 100-400 II handheld
ISO 2500 100mm f/8 1/1000 sec
I attended Adam Jones' workshop at Triple D Game Farm in Montana (the wolf and tiger I entered also were photographed here). Our first animal was this Siberian Lynx kitten, who was let loose on several acres and raced around smelling everything. It was quite a project to photograph him in focus...and in the frame! I did love this pic of him--an innocent kitten and dwarfed by two giant trees. I am unsure of the crop--I want the cat to show up, but for the viewer to know he was in the wild (sorta) and not photographed in a zoo.
Use DXO noise reduction since shooting at a high ISO. Normal Lightroom and Photoshop processing, including burning down the red leaves and desaturating the greenery around him. I did an Adam Jones trick--put the eyes on a separate layer and then lighten slightly to make them look as alive and vibrant as they do on a live animal. Successful?
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(Group 34)
I recall finding 3 Bobcat kittens in Oregon one time and quickly moved on.
Nice work
  Posted: 10/13/2018 23:31:38
(Group 78)
I do like the crop, though. Thoughts?
  Posted: 10/16/2018 12:19:28