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Catamount
Catamount
madcrabber


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Free Study XIV (Advanced Editing IV)
Camera: Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Lens: Canon EF 75-300mm f/4.0-5.6 II
Location: Cougar Mountain Zoo, Issaquah, WA
Date: Oct 4, 2006
Aperture: f13
ISO: 800
Shutter: 1/800
Galleries: Nature, Animals
Date Uploaded: Oct 4, 2006

cropped(rotated at same time to give appearance the it is climbing uphill while looking down at you or prey)
saturation
lightness
contrast
flatten
USM
This male cougar is kept in a wired enclosure and you have to shoot throught he wires. It was my first attempt at this and the linear distortion is slightly visible running diagonally from top R to bottom L. All other shots attempted this day were sent to the digital bin of no return due to the lines apparent in them. Shot at 300mm on lens.

Statistics
Place: 217 out of 625
Avg (all users): 5.7674
Avg (commenters): 6.3529
Avg (participants): 5.7778
Avg (non-participants): 5.7297
Views since voting: 795
Views during voting: 275
Votes: 172
Comments: 17
Favorites: 0


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 Comments Made During the Challenge
11/05/2006 09:11:55 PM
beautiful. The shadows really work for this. That cat looks veeerry snaeky!
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11/05/2006 10:15:46 AM
good composition, i like how it seems to be hiding.
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11/04/2006 11:29:11 PM
looks sad
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11/04/2006 06:55:02 AM
Just one more step and I have got you!!! Great shot
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11/03/2006 04:33:05 PM
Subject well focused and focal point: 1
Lighting: 0 (a bit of dodging on rocks might help keep focus on cat's eye and face. As is, I am drawn away from the focal point by the light rocks)
Composition: 1
Background: 1
First impression/ Wow factor: 1
Artistic "override": +1 (unique perspective)
Total: 5
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11/03/2006 01:58:11 PM
Interetsing composition, good study of textures and contrasts.
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11/03/2006 04:50:47 AM
Unusual composition mthat I find hard to focus on the animal.
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11/02/2006 11:26:00 PM
Interesting shot, with the cat hiding behind the rock. The rock in the foreground is a bit distracting, but I kind of like the cat half hidden.
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11/02/2006 09:25:15 PM
nice and sharp. interesting composition. I like it.
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11/02/2006 08:41:34 PM
Beautifully composed and captured. :)
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11/02/2006 03:25:40 AM
The colors work so well here - the brown of the cat against the gray of the rock. I also like the difference in texture between the fur and the rock.
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11/02/2006 12:31:38 AM
0 = Poor, 0.5 = Fair, 1= Good, 1.5 = Great, 2= Perfection
Creativity = 1.5
Composition = 1
Lighting = 1
Contrast = 1
Focus = 0.5
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Total Score = 5
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11/01/2006 10:46:45 PM
I really like how he/she is "hiding" behind the rock. He looks kind of sad though. Is it a catamount or a cougar? I thought catamounts' ears were more pointy, and they had smaller heads. They are mean looking little boogers. (My college mascot was the catamount so I am basing it on that, and may be totally off base. In which case, just ignore everything after "sad.")
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11/01/2006 10:16:46 PM
excellent composition. this is how we see the wild, how we see danger: in fragments.... when it's too late... starting at 7
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11/01/2006 12:29:09 PM
great tones and composition.
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11/01/2006 10:43:35 AM
Very interesting colours here and an unusual and subtle composition.
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11/01/2006 12:43:17 AM
Nice composition and liked how you cropped it. Also like how he's half hidden. Good contrast, and high interest level. 7
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