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Chris Spracklen
{K:32552} 7/19/2004
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Tanks, Roger, for all your warm and encouraging comments!!
As to the 'double-edged bokeh' effect you mentioned, I have to admit that I've never met the term before so I find it hard to answer your question. All I can say is that I didn't have to 'remove' any bars because, to all intents and purposes, the D70 had already magically removed them ~ I guess, by way of the fact that I was using a long zoom, with a large aperture, and had manually focussed on the leopard! I do, however, recognise that something strange seems to be happening in the background areas!!
As to the 'photoart' category, I decided to drop it in that section because I felt the end result had a bit of an 'arty' feel about it.
Best regards,
Chris.
P.S. I very much hope you can get your scanner as I soooo enjoy your panoramas!!!
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Roger Williams
{K:86139} 7/19/2004
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Beautiful photo under the circumstances you describe. Incidentally, this is the first time I've seen the dreaded "double-edged bokeh" that I had heard affected this lens. (I translate a phrase from Japanese and am not sure if this is the "official" English term for it). You can see it in the out-of-focus areas. Looks a bit like camera-shake or mirror bounce, which is obviously ISN'T because of the perfectly sharp image of the leopard. I see you have used the "Photo Art" category for this one. Was this because of removing the cage bars or something like that?
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Enjoy
{K:16125} 7/16/2004
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Magnificent.... wow...
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Jim Christensen
{K:18843} 7/16/2004
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Great shot, perfect focus and very noise free at 800. beautiful animal well presented.
jimc
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Jeff Cartwright
{K:52046} 7/15/2004
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Hey!...Chris...So you Weren't on Noah's Ark!...That Ain't No Tiger!...Excellent Photograph of a Leopard....with it's Spots!!!
Jeff.
Thank you, for Your Comment, Chris!...Cowboys KicK....Jeff!!!
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Emmanuel Panagiotakis
{K:6267} 7/14/2004
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Very nice detail beautiful shot
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Den Thompson
{K:30432} 7/14/2004
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Have just come in from mowing the lawn. It was that bad I stood the chance of meeting one of these guys on the front lawn. This shot is remarkable. The clarity of the subject, exposure spot on. I do wonder what his/her concentration is focussed on and that gives an added interest.
Congrats
Den
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Laurie J. Herndon
{K:5338} 7/14/2004
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Hey Chris,
Go to www.photosilk.com and contact my business partner Michelle Miller. She would probably be interested in speaking to you regarding your images. Tell her Laurie referred you.
Again, wonderful images!
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Sam Andre
{K:12484} 7/14/2004
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Very good shot, extremely good if circumstances are taken into account... it's just like if she's posing for you. Good technique always makes difficult things look easy:)
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Giorgio Mesghetz
{K:6724} 7/14/2004
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super super super!!!oieah!ciao giorgio
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B:)liana
{K:30945} 7/14/2004
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wow. wow.. Chris.. superb shoot. fantastic one dear!
Kisses, Biliana
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Regina Rianelli
{K:24147} 7/14/2004
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WOOOOOOOOEEEEEEEEE......... Chris!
7/7
lovely feline shot, my Friend!
Cheers,
Regina
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Diana Cornelissen
{K:26437} 7/13/2004
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Wow... this one goes right into my favorites Chris! The colors, the composition.... great! But most of all I like the movement and speed in this picture. Beautiful capture!
greetings,
Diana.
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Linn Currie
{K:24426} 7/13/2004
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I told you you would be cat converted! Everything is possible in life :-))
Mr S. - fabulous work given all the circumstances and obstacles. It does look as if he was stalking in the jungle! It definitely has a feel of "wild" in it.
Well done.
Linn
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Stjepan Banovic
{K:571} 7/13/2004
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Beautiful shot!
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Nando Mondino
{K:14261} 7/13/2004
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Fantastic capture my friend!
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Craig Garland
{K:27077} 7/13/2004
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Chris; a wonderfully natural looking setting/composition that really shows the leopard's magnificent camoflage and sense of stealth. I really like this-- well done-- you really pushed your equipment to its limits. Cheers. Craig
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Don Loseke
{K:32503} 7/13/2004
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I wish I could hand hold a camera with long lens. Just too shaky any more. This is good. Looks like the cat was moving and you panned for the shot. Makes it look as if it was taken in the jungle. Don.
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Stephen Bowden
{K:64141} 7/13/2004
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It's my old age Chris - eyesight is going lol
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Chris Spracklen
{K:32552} 7/13/2004
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I'm not sure you would have wanted to try tickling this baby, Stephen! It's a leopard!!
Kind regards, Chris
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Stephen Bowden
{K:64141} 7/13/2004
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Nice capture Chris, I love cheetah's. I remember tickling a cheetah under the chin at Gerald Durrells zoo in the Channel Islands. Beautiful creatures :-)
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Teunis Haveman
{K:53426} 7/13/2004
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Chris, Beautiful shot
You life on an beautiful place
Teunis
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Lee Harris
{K:14694} 7/13/2004
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Excellent.
Very crisp and great lighting.
I do like how you composed this image as well.
Lee
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