Bobcat

[Joe Brown]

Taken at Bentsen-Rio Grande State Park, Texas



5D, 300 2.8, 1.4tc

C&C
Joe

[Lance Peters]

Hi Joe - a big warm welcome to the BPN family - nice first post. Please do include your full tech details including aperture and shutter speed.
I like this a lot - some might say the branches etc are a distraction - I think it shows the habitat nicely. like the intense stare and eye contact. Might sharpen and lighten the eyes just a tad.
I would also be tempted to crop a little from the LHS - lets see what everyone else thinks.

Looking forward to seeing more :)

[Anita Rakestraw]

Hi, Joe, welcome to BPN! Nice post; great details in the cat, and I like how this shows how well it is camouflaged by its coat colors and patterns. Lance's suggestion re the eyes is good, IMO.

[Joe Brown]

Hi Joe - a big warm welcome to the BPN family - nice first post. Please do include your full tech details including aperture and shutter speed.
I like this a lot - some might say the branches etc are a distraction - I think it shows the habitat nicely. like the intense stare and eye contact. Might sharpen and lighten the eyes just a tad.
I would also be tempted to crop a little from the LHS - lets see what everyone else thinks.

Looking forward to seeing more :)

Thanks very much Lance for the welcome, comments and feedback. As you suggested, I will try sharpening and lighten the eyes. Of course, it would have preferable for cat's head to be in more direct sun light but you have to take what you are given in situations like this. I see your point about cropping a little on the LHS and will also give this a try.
Settings, f6.3, 1/200", ISO 400,

Joe

[Joe Brown]

Hi, Joe, welcome to BPN! Nice post; great details in the cat, and I like how this shows how well it is camouflaged by its coat colors and patterns. Lance's suggestion re the eyes is good, IMO.

Thanks very much Anita for the welcome and the nice comments.

Joe

[Richard Waas]

Hi Joe and welcome to the BPN family. I love the capture and agree with Lance as to techs. I would adjust the levels or curves just a bit to up the contrast. Great job and keep 'em coming.... Congrats!!!

[David Thomasson]

Hi Joe, and welcome. This is a nice capture. I agree with Lance about the branches and habitat. I think they add to the feel of this animal in its element. I don't know
the true colors of this cat, but the image apears to me to have a cyan cast. If so, I would fix that and crop it a little on the right and a little more on the left.

I also sharpened a little (selectively) with Topaz Detail and enhanced the catchlights just a bit and darkened the bright area at top left.

[Gus Cobos]

Hi Joe,
I big warm welcome to the BPN family...I like your capture of this fine cat...the branches do not bother me because is shows the natural habitat...David's color corrected repost put it over the top...once again, welcome, and looking forward to more...:cool:

[Christopher Miller]

Hi Joe and welcome to BPN! A cleaner BG might be nice, but I would be happy to have this in my files. :) Like the eye contact, and Dave's repost really makes it shine. Well done, and looking forward to your next one.

[Alfred Forns]

Big Warm Welcome Joe !! Cats are special and this is a good one, face totally in the clear looks fine for me !!

Fine work on the repost David !!!

[Joe Brown]

Hi Joe, and welcome. This is a nice capture. I agree with Lance about the branches and habitat. I think they add to the feel of this animal in its element. I don't know
the true colors of this cat, but the image apears to me to have a cyan cast. If so, I would fix that and crop it a little on the right and a little more on the left.

I also sharpened a little (selectively) with Topaz Detail and enhanced the catchlights just a bit and darkened the bright area at top left.

Thanks very much David for the excellent feedback. Great work on my image. I have gone back to the raw file and processed it according to your suggestions. What do you think?

[David Thomasson]

Thanks very much David for the excellent feedback. Great work on my image. I have gone back to the raw file and processed it according to your suggestions. What do you think?

Great improvements! And your colors are probably closer to the actual colors than mine were (since I was just guessing). Good job!

[Joe Brown]

Thanks everyone Richard, Gus, Christopher and Alfred, for your warm welcome and valuable feedback.

Joe