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Wild Wild Cat

Wild Wild Cat

European wild cat (Felis silvestris silvestris) is threatening me

European wild cat (Felis silvestris silvestris) is threatening me
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camera

NIKON D7100

settings

settings

Aperture f/5.6 ISO 250 Shutter 1/160 Focal Length 1700/10

upload_date

upload_date

Apr, 2016

Views

425

Likes

+52

Awards

People's Choice in advice to an animal portrait photographer Photo Challenge

Peer Award

+8

Top Choice

+4

Magnificent Capture

Superb Composition

Absolute Masterpiece

All Star

Superior Skill

Top Ranks

Top 10 rank

Categories

Animals

Wowwwwwwwww!!!!!!! Boy you hit this one out of the park. Nice photograph.

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Behind The Lens

Location

In a forest enclosure in Szeged Zoo, Hungary

Time

Daytime

Lighting

There were weak lighting conditions, which made difficult to take sharp photos.

Equipment

NIKON D7100 + 70.0-300.0 mm f/4.5-5.6 lens - without flash and tripod.

Inspiration

I wanted to take a nice portrait of a wild cat, and I was lucky to find him in a good position.

Editing

Only some noise reducing and white balance correcting.

In my camera bag

The camera and two lenses.

Feedback

When there are weak lighting condition, we have to be close to the animal. So, we should behave calm and move slowly to not make it retreat.I used a branch as tripod to reduce the vibration.

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