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    Default Bobcat in Profile, Point Reyes National Seashore

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    Waiting for my flight to Ottawa to look for Snowy Owls with Daniel, so decided to post another bobcat image. Same one as the one I posted earlier, but a few frames later as he/she turned and trotted away. This time I cleared the hill and got full profile, but no eye contact.

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    Thank you for your comments on my previous bobcat image. Please let me know if you like this image better than the previous. Not something I would hang on my wall, but it is a good learning exercise. Will come back to Point Reyes again for sure.

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    Lovely to see this amazing creature never mind get a shot. Nice walking pose and great light angle. I am not sure how you sharpened but it does look a little crunchy.

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    Hi Loi - So exciting to see a bobcat and I like the concentration and walking pose depicted. A slight head turn or better body angle would have taken this over the top but it gives you a reason to keep going back to Point Reyes. Did you see the elk while you were there too? I agree with Dumay about the sharpening. Good luck in Ottawa.

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    How lucky to get a shot of these elusive cats! yes, he is on a mission to somewhere! I agree with the other comments on the sharpening aspect and pov, but hey! you did well!

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    Hi Loi,

    also this image I find overall a tad to bright for me. Sharpening is already mentioned above, it looks crunchy. Did you change your sharpening lately? You can do much better what I have seen last year!

    have a great eve

    Ciao Anette

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    Thank you for posting another Bobcat, Loi!

    I like the walking pose there and the framing is just right - nice of you to allow enough space for the subject to look/walk into

    You might have processed this at the same time with the previous one? I agree the sharpening here is also a tad too much. But maybe that is not the problem - I am thinking the crunchy look is due to a large crop, Loi. I really like this a lot, it just has this "over processed" feel to it, as if some IQ was lost and then you tried to get that detail back. My humble suggestion is, try to process this very special image from the beginning and this time do a very small crop, see what happens? I would be very happy to give it a try, you are welcome to send me the file if you like.

    Hope your travels bring you more amazing sightings and super images, please say hello to Daniel from me

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    Nice side-on view here Loi! I agree a very slight head-turn would have made a world of difference.
    As I have it this is not a feline that's often spotted in the open like this so I can imagine the thrill of the sighting!
    Have fun with the snowy owls...
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    Hi Everyone, thank you for your comments and helpful suggestions. I did the PP of this image while waiting for flights on my lap top. For sharpening, I usually do USM 110/0.3/0, but backed off to 80/0.3/0 for this image. The only recent change in my PP was to start experimenting with DDP4 using Arash's guide instead of LR5. It is a relatively large crop, 40% of FF. I usually do not have issues with image being crunchy for my avian image, no not sure why that is the case here. The light was harsh for sure, so when I have a chance I will look to reduce contrast may be with Luminosity mask.

    Gabriela, living in Southern California near Los Angeles, it is pretty hard to find wildlife to shoot, so my usual subjects are avian and just out of habit, i usually shoot wide open to get maximum SS for bird in flight. Should adjust my shooting style of course for subjects that are not moving so fast.

    Loi

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