Clouded Leopard looking at YOU
Headshot of a Clouded Leopard
Headshot of a Clouded Leopard
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Location
In Phoenix in a rescue.Time
March 22, 2022, 4:47 PM; Shaded area.Lighting
It was a little dark. under tress, so had to use ISO 1600 - possibly a little grainy.Equipment
Used my new Canon R5 mirrorless with Canon RF 70-200 mm f2.8 lens at 200 mm; I just got the lens so was clueless how to use it; different from my 5D Mark IV. F8 (F4 or 5.6 might have been better to allow more light in the camera). 1/160 sec. speed but could have been $100 since the subject was not moving. Sometimes I am too lazy to change the setting or anticipate the animal will move it's head. This one was posing for me!Inspiration
Wild cats are so magestic, have beautiful eyes and fur. I feed 40 domestic stray cats so have a propensity toward any cat of any size.Editing
I might have cropped it a little and also lightened it; I took up shadows in Photoshop Cloud.In my camera bag
I own Canon RF24-70, RF 70-200, RF400mm, F2.8, with a 2X extender (800mm); I used the 70-200 for this beautiful Clouded Leopard girl. The 400 is so heavy, it is like hold a 5 lb bag of sugar on your forhead looking up then adding ANOTHER 5 lb bag of sugar at the end of the first one; nearly 10 lbs with the body, long lens, filter, strap and huge lens shade.Feedback
If you can carry a tripod or lean your camera or lens on a post or fence, the quality will be better. If the animal is stationery, you can use a bigger aperture which lets in more light and then you can keep the ISO lower. Use IS (image Stabilization if the lens has it). Canon R5 has IS in the body also.
