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Wildlife Photography

Wildlife Photography
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upload_dateAug, 2014

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5 Comments |
Storycatcher
 
Storycatcher October 15, 2014
Even better!
LawrenceGphotos
LawrenceGphotos October 16, 2014
Thank you Storycatcher
rexnet
 
rexnet October 15, 2014
JUST WONDERFUL
LawrenceGphotos
LawrenceGphotos October 16, 2014
Thank you rexnet
redwriter Platinum
 
redwriter July 19, 2015
Great shot, nice work. - Jake
LawrenceGphotos
LawrenceGphotos July 19, 2015
Thank you Redwriter
carolyns
 
carolyns July 19, 2015
Awesome photo! So sharp...
LawrenceGphotos
LawrenceGphotos July 19, 2015
Thank you Carolyns
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ralfeyertt September 29, 2016
Fantastic shot

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Behind The Lens

Location

This was captured at a local wildlife park near to where I live in Doncaster England

Time

It was around 11:30 in the morning on a nice sunny day

Lighting

Yes the light was a soft low light being defused by light cloud

Equipment

When I’m out on a shoot for wildlife I try a use my tripod, sometimes it’s not possible so I carry a small beanbag with me as well This helps to keep the camera steady when shooting at lower shutter speeds For this shot I used a Canon 5D Mark II with the canon EF 100-400 lens

Inspiration

I’m always automatically inspired when it comes to shooting wild cats, I’m a cat lover small and large from our domestic cat to the king, I love them all

Editing

I started with a bit of a crop and used curves in Photoshop to give the image some punch then used a slight adjustment on the shadows and highlight sliders to finish off

In my camera bag

Canon 5D Mark III Canon 500D Canon EF 14mm f/2.8L II USM Wide angle lens Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 Prim Lens Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 L USM Lens Canon EF 70-200 f/2.8 L IS USM Lens Canon EF 100-400 f/4.5-5.6 L IS USM Lens Auto Focus Macro Extension Tube 13+21+31mm DG II 2X C-AF Tele Converter Rain mac and beanbag Batteries and memory cards

Feedback

The most important bit of advice is be very patient, animals will do what they want and not when you want them to, set up your kit and wait, waiting pays off in the end Good luck

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