Jaguar Under Glass

[Dave Phillips]

actually the jaguar was behind glass at a small zoo in Tyler, Texas.....an older Canon 30D image.

Duped original
Increased sat and contrast
Fractalius B&W
Adjusted levels for deeper black
Masked jaguar body back in at 45%.....eyes/nose at 100%
Flattened
Selective adjustment of red/yellow saturation
Duped layer
Fractalius again..... glow 100 altered.
Set layer blend mode to Soft Light 65%
IMO, the light area top/central bg is questionable. I decided
it gives some separation so left it there.....opinions?

Thank you for looking in and c/c

[Patti Edens]

Fantastic image Dave. The original looks like a posed portrait. The jaguar's eyes are captivating. I didn't even notice the white area at the top until I read what you wrote, so it doesn't bother me.

[denise ippolito]

Dave, I love the frac. work here. Really nicely done. The eyes are killer. I might take the top white area down just a slight bit if it were mine, but not much as you said it gives some separation. My favorite part is the nose.

[Christopher Miller]

Nice pose and frac work, Dave. As Patti and Denise have already said, the jaguar's eyes just grab you. I suppose the white area could be toned down a little, but frankly I don't really notice it so to me it's no big issue.

[Cindy Mead]

I really like the effects of the fract. on this portrait Dave- the eyes are so very captivating. I think I'd try to burn down the bright area behind the jags head a tad as it does pull my eye away from that beautifully marked face a bit. Well done :)

[Jackie Schuknecht]

Another vote for toning down the white spot a bit Dave, so it doesn't compete with the face. Looks good for
"Under Glass".:)

[Cheryl Slechta]

Dave, a really beautiful piece of fractalius and pp work. The white part doesn't bother me at all.

[Dave Phillips]

comments appreciated.....If I revisit this image, will definitely tone down
or add some details to the light area, but just a wee bit