I had the opportunity to do some photography at Big Cat Rescue in Tampa a while ago. It's a very challenging location because the cats are behind wire fenced enclosures, and you can only get within about 3' of the main fence (another lower fence keeps you safely away.) Many of the cats sit right next to the fence and when they do wander away from it, you inevitably end up with the back fence in your shots. So, you do what you can and enjoy the beauty of these magnificent cats.
This tiger was quite cooperative. I wish I hadn't clipped his ear. This is nearly full frame, I just cropped a bit from the top for composition.
Nikon D300, 70-200mm f/2.8 @ 155mm, ISO 400, f/4, 1/250
ACR and CS5: selective sharpening and levels adjustment, lightened his eyes slightly.
I know what it's like to try and get fence free shots in these situations, and you seem to have done very well. I think if your perspective was even lower or the tiger would look up a little it would be even better.
I like the color and sharpness. Shooting wide open can help when photographing through fences. I do wish the shooting angle was a little lower; it would have made for better eye contact.
Maureen, I think all things considered you did a fantastic job w/ this. Sometimes if I clip something I try to crop in tighter so it looks cropped and not clipped. Just a thought:)
Thanks for the comments. I wish I had been able to get a lower perspective too, but that would have meant trying to shoot through two fences. I had trouble with just one :o
Denise, I will see if I can come up with tighter crop. Thank you.
Something totally different (for me)
